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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -7.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 223.
Houston lost its last outing, a 108-103 result against the Wizards on January 25. The Rockets failed to cover in that game as a +2-point underdog, while the 211 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Cleveland was a 105-103 loser in its last match on the road against the Knicks. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 208 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Cleveland:
Team record: 22-11 SU,18-13-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-13-1 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Houston:
Team record: 9-22 SU,13-15-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Houston is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games
Houston is 1-14 SU in its last 15 games
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Cleveland at Oklahoma City Friday, January 27
Houston at Detroit Saturday, January 28