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Houston Rockets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 127-119 winner as they battled the Hawks at home. The Cavaliers covered in the match as a -4.5-point favorite, while 246 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Houston was a 128-119 loser in its last match on the road against the Bucks. They failed to cover the +7-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 247 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Houston:
Team record: 13-10 SU,15-6-2 ATS
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 14-12 SU,11-13-2 ATS
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games
Cleveland is 6-12-1 ATS in its last 19 games at home
Next up:
Houston home to Atlanta Wednesday, December 20
Cleveland home to Utah Wednesday, December 20