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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Houston Rockets
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Houston Rockets will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -2.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 217.5.
Houston won its last outing, a 135-119 result against the Wizards on March 14. The Rockets covered in that game as a -9-point favorite, while the 254 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Cleveland was a 116-95 winner in its last match on the road against the Pelicans. They covered the +5.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 211 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Cleveland:
Team record: 42-24 SU,33-31-2 ATS
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Cleveland is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
Houston:
Team record: 31-35 SU,35-29-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Houston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games
Next up:
Cleveland at Indiana Monday, March 18
Houston at Washington Tuesday, March 19