The Houston Rockets (31-35) will look to build on a four-game winning run when hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers (42-24) on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Toyota Center. It airs at 5:00 PM ET on Space City Home Network and BSOH.
The Cavaliers are a 6.5-point favorite against the Rockets when the Cavaliers and the Rockets meet. The matchup’s over/under is set at 216.5.
Cavaliers vs. Rockets Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 7:29 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Cleveland -6.5
- Total: 216.5
- Moneyline: Cleveland -278, Houston +220
Cavaliers at Rockets odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Rockets (+ 6.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (216.5)
- Prediction:
Cavaliers 113 – Rockets 112
- Cleveland has won 32, or 72.7%, of the 44 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- This season, Cleveland has come away with a win 14 times in 17 chances when named as a favorite of at least -278 or shorter on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Cleveland has a 73.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Houston is 14-30 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 31.8% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +220 or longer, Houston has gone 4-13 (23.5%).
- Houston has a 31.2% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- The Cavaliers put up just 1.2 more points per game (113.8) than the Rockets give up (112.6).
- Cleveland has a 23-15 record against the spread and a 28-10 record overall when scoring more than 112.6 points.
- When it scores more than 109.4 points, Houston is 23-18-1 against the spread and 22-20 overall.
- Cleveland has an ATS record of 27-13-2 and a 35-7 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 113.2 points.
- The Cavaliers are at the 18th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (113.8 PPG), while the Rockets allow the 10th-fewest points per game (112.6) in the league.
- The 19th-ranked scoring NBA team (113.2 PPG) is Houston, while the Cleveland squad ranks fourth in the league defensively (109.4 PPG).
- The Cavaliers have totaled 285 more points than their opponents this season (4.4 per game on average), and the Rockets have scored 37 more points than their opponents (0.6 per game).
Over/Under
- Cleveland’s average implied point total this year is 3.1 more points than its implied total in Saturday’s game (115.1 implied points on average compared to 112 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, Cleveland has scored more than 112 points in 39 games.
- The average implied point total on the year for Houston (115.4) is 10.4 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (105).
How to watch Cavaliers vs. Rockets
- Game Day: Saturday, March 16, 2024
- Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Space City Home Network and BSOH
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Arena: Toyota Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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