Houston Rockets at Cleveland Cavaliers odds, picks and predictions

Kevin Erickson | Staff Writer

The Houston Rockets (13-10) and Cleveland Cavaliers (14-12) meet Monday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Rockets vs. Cavaliers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting; Cleveland won 2-0 last season

The Rockets were tripped up 128-119 on Sunday in Milwaukee, just missing the cover as a 7-point underdog. The non-cover snapped a 5-0 against the spread (ATS) run. The Over (231) cashed, but the Under is still 5-2 in the past 7 games overall.

The Cavaliers picked up a 127-119 win and cover as 4.5-point favorites against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday while cashing the Over (236). The Cavs snapped a 3-game losing streak, although Cleveland is still 4-2 ATS in the previous 6 games overall.

Rockets at Cavaliers odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:13 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Rockets +152 (bet $100 to win $152) | Cavaliers -180 (bet $180 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Rockets +4 (-108) | Cavaliers -4 (-112)
Over/Under (O/U): 215 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Rockets at Cavaliers key injuries

Rockets

G Amen Thompson (illness) questionable

Cavaliers

G Darius Garland (jaw) out
C Evan Mobley (knee) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Rockets at Cavaliers picks and predictions

Prediction

Cavaliers 110, Rockets 107

Moneyline

The Cavaliers (-180) will cost you almost 2 times your potential return, and that's a risky play given that Cleveland is just 1-3 SU across the past 4 outings. The Cavs are still finding their way with Garland and Mobley on the shelf.

PASS.

Against the spread

The ROCKETS +4 (-108) are worth a look in what could be a very close game.

The Cavaliers -4 (-112) are missing some key parts. In addition, Cleveland lost its most recent game against a Western Conference team outright, falling 103-95 against the Portland Trail Blazers on Nov. 30 as an 11.5-point favorite. Cleveland is also 2-3 SU/ATS in the past 5 games overall against Western Conference teams.

Houston has managed a 5-1 ATS mark in the past 6 games overall while going 16-3-1 ATS in the past 20 and cashing in 6 of the past 9 road outings.

Over/Under

OVER 214 (-112) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.

The Over has connected in 2 of the past 3 games for the Rockets, but the Under is 3-1 in the past 4 games on the road.

The Over is 2-1 in the past 3 games for the Cavs, too, but the total has gone low in 7 of the past 10 games overall, with a slight 3-2 edge to the Under in the previous 5 games on the home hardwood.

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