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Houston Rockets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
A winning streak will be on the line for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday when they battle the Houston Rockets at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -8.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 216.5.
Cleveland won its last outing, a 105-94 result against the Heat on December 13. The Cavaliers covered in that game as a -5.5-point favorite, while the 199 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Houston was a 132-126 winner on the road against the Hawks. They covered the +10.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (258) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 9-18 SU,15-11-1 ATS
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Houston is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 17-12 SU,23-5-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Houston home to New York Thursday, December 16
Cleveland at Milwaukee Saturday, December 18