Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 1/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Rockets (28-14) will try to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-6) at Toyota Center on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and took home the win by a score of 118-92 in their last game. Cleveland ended the game having earned a 43.2% field goal percentage (41 of 95) and converted 19 of their 46 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers made 17 of 23 shots for a rate of 73.9%. Regarding rebounding, they collected 50 with 15 of them being offensive. They also dished out 27 assists for this game in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When discussing defense, Cleveland allowed 46.8% from the field on 36 of 77 shooting. Phoenix dished out 22 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. On top of that, Phoenix had 34 rebounds (1 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 1 block. Phoenix finished 76.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 13 tries. They also buried 10 of 26 tries from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 18 and the Suns finished the game with 20 fouls.

Jarrett Allen is a guy who was a major contributor in this game. Allen finished shooting 83.3% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 22 mins played and pulled down 11 boards. He accumulated 12 points on 5 out of 6 shooting.

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Cleveland steps onto the court with a record of 36-6 on the season. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Cleveland is collecting 44.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 1,222 dimes this year, which ranks 5th in the league in terms of passing. The Cavaliers are shooting 39.6% on shots from distance (679 of 1,714) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. They average 122.0 pts per contest (2nd in the league) while going 49.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers have forced 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are ranked 11th in the league in allowing assists with 1,084 relinquished so far this season. The Cavaliers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.9% (1,729 of 3,767) and they relinquish 43.4 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 12th in basketball in opponents PPG (111.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 107-96 against the Pistons. The Rockets snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 18 steals for this contest. The Pistons were called for 11 fouls for this contest which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 68.8%. In regard to 3-point shots, Houston made 11 out of 39 attempts (28.2%). Overall, the Rockets walked away from this one shooting 37 out of 94 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.4%. The Rockets permitted the Pistons to bury 42 of their 88 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 47.7% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 37.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 out of 27 and finished the contest at 13 out of 15 at the charity stripe (86.7%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Houston permitted Detroit to get 52 overall (13 on the offensive side).

Dillon Brooks pitched in for the Rockets for the contest. He converted 2 out of 7 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 28.6%, but finished without a board. Brooks tallied 5 points in his 30 mins on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Houston has a record of 28-14 on the year. As an offense, the Rockets are shooting 44.8% from the field, which is ranked 23rd in the league. Houston has earned 4,780 pts for the campaign (113.8 per game) and they pull in 48.4 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 22.3 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest. The Rockets are committing 19.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.6% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense surrenders 36.2% from downtown (523 of 1,446) and their opponents are connecting on 74.0% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 22.5 dimes and 43.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 2nd and 8th in the league. The Rockets on defense are ranked 4th in the league in PPG given up with 107.8. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.1% from the floor (5th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston and under the total points

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