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Team	Spread	Total	Moneyline
Cleveland Cavaliers		O
Houston Rockets		U

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Team	Spread	Total	Moneyline
Cleveland Cavaliers		O
Houston Rockets		U

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Cleveland Cavaliers @ Houston Rockets

Predicted Points: 125

Distance Traveled to Today's Game:
1421 Miles Since 12/25/2025

Last 10 Games

Date	Report	Result
12/25/2025	@ New York Knicks 124-126	L
12/25/2025	vs New Orleans Pelicans 141-118	W
12/22/2025	vs Charlotte Hornets 139-132	W
12/19/2025	vs Chicago Bulls 125-136	L
12/17/2025	@ Chicago Bulls 111-127	L
12/14/2025	vs Charlotte Hornets 111-119	L
12/12/2025	@ Washington Wizards 130-126	W
12/06/2025	vs Golden State Warriors 94-99	L
12/05/2025	vs San Antonio Spurs 130-117	W
12/03/2025	vs Portland Trail Blazers 110-122	L

Cleveland Cavaliers @ Houston Rockets

Current Game Lines and Spreads

Team	Spread	Game Total	Moneyline Play
Cleveland Cavaliers	+4	235.5	HOU
Houston Rockets	-4	235.5	HOU

Recommended Plays

Play Type	Recommendation
Spread Play	CLE +4
Game Total Over/Under	O235.5
Cleveland Cavaliers Total	O116.5
Houston Rockets Total	O119.5

Cleveland Cavaliers Predictive Modeling Accuracy

Scenario	Wins	Losses	Accuracy
Overall Play	20	10	66.67%
Location-Specific (Away)	12	1	92.31%
Betting Position (Dog)	3	0	100.00%
Combined Scenario (Away Dog)	3	2	0.60%

Houston Rockets Predictive Modeling Accuracy

Scenario	Wins	Losses	Accuracy
Overall Play	11	19	36.67%
Location-Specific (Home)	3	7	30.00%
Betting Position (Dog)	3	5	37.50%
Combined Scenario (Home Dog)	6	10	0.38%

Predicted Points: 121

Distance Traveled to Today's Game:
1374 Miles Since 12/25/2025

Last 10 Games

Date	Report	Result
12/25/2025	@ Los Angeles Lakers 119-96	W
12/25/2025	@ Los Angeles Clippers 108-128	L
12/21/2025	@ Sacramento Kings 124-125	L
12/20/2025	@ Denver Nuggets 115-101	W
12/18/2025	@ New Orleans Pelicans 128-133	L
12/15/2025	@ Denver Nuggets 125-128	L
12/11/2025	vs Los Angeles Clippers 115-113	W
12/06/2025	@ Dallas Mavericks 109-122	L
12/05/2025	vs Phoenix Suns 117-98	W
12/03/2025	vs Sacramento Kings 121-95	W

Team Injuries

Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries

Donovan Mitchell

Status: Day-to-day

Date: 2025-12-18

Mitchell is questionable for Friday's game against the Bulls due to illness.

Luke Travers

Status: Out

Date: 2025-12-18

Travers finished Friday's 130-117 victory over the Spurs with two points (1-3 FG, 0-2 3Pt), one rebound and two assists across 10 minutes.

Max Strus

Status: Out

Date: 2025-12-16

Strus (foot) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Bulls.

Sam Merrill

Status: Out

Date: 2025-12-16

Merrill is listed as out for Wednesday's game against the Bulls due to a right hand sprain.

Evan Mobley

Status: Out

Date: 2025-12-13

Mobley sustained a Grade 1 left calf strain during the Cavaliers' 130-126 win over the Wizards on Friday.

Larry Nance Jr.

Status: Out

Date: 2025-11-30

An MRI revealed a Grade 1 soleus strain in Nance's right calf and he is expected to miss the next 3-4 weeks of action.

Houston Rockets Injuries

Tari Eason

Status: Out

Date: 2025-12-18

Eason is out for Thursday's game against the Pelicans due to a right oblique strain, per Will Guillory of The Athletic.

Dorian Finney-Smith

Status: Out

Date: 2025-12-03

The Rockets are eyeing January for Finney-Smith (ankle) to make his season debut, Michael Shapiro of SI.com reports.

Fred VanVleet

Status: Out

Date: 2025-09-22

VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may be out for the entire 2025-26 campaign, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

Cleveland Cavaliers Averages

Stat	Average	Away Average
Field Goal Attempts	92.7	94.29
Field Goals Made	42.97	43.07
Three-Point Attempts	43.36	44.36
Three-Point Made	15.15	15.57
Free Throw Attempts	23.67	25.07
Free Throws Made	18.45	19.79
Offensive Rebounds	12.39	13.21
Defensive Rebounds	32.03	31.86
Assists	27.58	27.5
Steals	8.88	9.71
Blocks	4.97	4.5
Turnovers	13.36	13.29
Personal Fouls	21.09	20.43
Points	119.55	121.5

Houston Rockets Averages

Stat	Average	Home Average
Field Goal Attempts	90.62	90.91
Field Goals Made	44.28	44.36
Three-Point Attempts	30.17	29.27
Three-Point Made	12.07	12.09
Free Throw Attempts	25.28	25.55
Free Throws Made	19.72	20.0
Offensive Rebounds	16.17	16.45
Defensive Rebounds	32.59	33.09
Assists	25.79	24.64
Steals	8.97	10.0
Blocks	5.55	5.18
Turnovers	15.1	13.91
Personal Fouls	20.0	19.45
Points	120.34	120.82

Rolling Averages

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Team	Last 10 Games	Last 5 Games	Last 3 Games
FG%	47.0%	50.0%
CLE FG%	47.0%	50.0%	49.0%
HOU FG%	50.0%	50.0%	51.0%

Three-Point Percentage (3P%)

Team	Last 10 Games	Last 5 Games	Last 3 Games
3P%	35.0%	41.0%
CLE 3P%	35.0%	42.0%	39.0%
HOU 3P%	41.0%	42.0%	37.0%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Team	Last 10 Games	Last 5 Games	Last 3 Games
FT%	83.0%	76.0%
CLE FT%	83.0%	83.0%	78.0%
HOU FT%	76.0%	75.0%	74.0%

Points

Team	Last 10 Games	Last 5 Games	Last 3 Games
CLE Points	120.5	125.8	121.67
HOU Points	117.7	116.6	114.67

Quarterly Points and Points in Paint Comparison

Team	1st Q	2nd Q	3rd Q	4th Q	PIP
CLE	31.1	30.0	30.6	29.7	51.1
HOU	28.4	28.3	29.5	26.8	51.1

Team Performance Breakdown

Away

Home

Detailed Stats

Field Goals Attempted (FGA)

92.7 90.62

Field Goals Made (FGM)

42.97 44.28

Three-Point Attempts (TPA)

43.36 30.17

Three-Point Made (TPM)

15.15 12.07

Free Throws Attempted (FTA)

23.67 25.28

Free Throws Made (FTM)

18.45 19.72

Field Goal Percentage (FGP)

N/A N/A

Three-Point Percentage (TPP)

N/A N/A

Free Throw Percentage (FTP)

N/A N/A

Offensive Rebounds (ORR)

12.39 16.17

Defensive Rebounds (DER)

32.03 32.59

Assists (AST)

27.58 25.79

Steals (STL)

8.88 8.97

Blocks (BLK)

4.97 5.55

Turnovers (TOO)

13.36 15.1

Personal Fouls (PF)

21.09 20.0

Points (PTS)

119.55 120.34

Projected Lineups

Cleveland Cavaliers

Darius Garland

Position: PG

PTS 17

REB 2

AST 6

STL 0

BLK 0

FG% 40%

3P% 39%

FT% 67%

Donovan Mitchell

Position: SG

PTS 29

REB 4

AST 5

STL 1

BLK 0

FG% 48%

3P% 38%

FT% 77%

Sam Merrill

Position: SF

PTS 13

REB 2

AST 2

STL 0

BLK 0

FG% 49%

3P% 44%

FT% 50%

Evan Mobley

Position: PF

PTS 18

REB 9

AST 4

STL 0

BLK 1

FG% 50%

3P% 31%

FT% 64%

Jarrett Allen

Position: C

PTS 13

REB 7

AST 2

STL 0

BLK 0

FG% 61%

3P% 5%

FT% 63%

Houston Rockets

Amen Thompson

Position: PG

PTS 17

REB 7

AST 5

STL 1

BLK 0

FG% 50%

3P% 22%

FT% 75%

Kevin Durant

Position: SG

PTS 25

REB 4

AST 4

STL 0

BLK 0

FG% 52%

3P% 48%

FT% 88%

Tari Eason

Position: SF

PTS 9

REB 3

AST 1

STL 0

BLK 0

FG% 38%

3P% 38%

FT% 18%

Jabari Smith Jr

Position: PF

PTS 15

REB 6

AST 1

STL 0

BLK 0

FG% 46%

3P% 36%

FT% 57.0%

Alperen Sengun

Position: C

PTS 22

REB 9

AST 6

STL 1

BLK 1

FG% 53%

3P% 22%

FT% 69%

Race to Milestones

Race to 10 Points

Quarter	CLE	Win %	VS	HOU	Win %
Q1	12/25	48.0%	•	12/22	54.55%
Q2	12/25	48.0%	•	11/22	50.0%
Q3	16/25	64.0%	•	14/22	63.64%
Q4	17/25	68.0%	•	14/22	63.64%

Race to 15 Points

Quarter	CLE	Win %	VS	HOU	Win %
Q1	13/25	52.0%	•	12/22	54.55%
Q2	15/25	60.0%	•	11/22	50.0%
Q3	15/25	60.0%	•	13/22	59.09%
Q4	19/25	76.0%	•	15/22	68.18%

Head-to-Head Race To Snapshot

Race to 10

Qtr	CLE First	HOU First	CLE %	HOU %	Games	Edge
Q1	2	1	66.7%	33.3%	3	Away
Q2	0	3	0.0%	100.0%	3	Home
Q3	2	1	66.7%	33.3%	3	Away
Q4	3	0	100.0%	0.0%	3	Away

Includes only quarters reaching 10 points.

Race to 15

Qtr	CLE First	HOU First	CLE %	HOU %	Games	Edge
Q1	2	1	66.7%	33.3%	3	Away
Q2	1	2	33.3%	66.7%	3	Home
Q3	2	1	66.7%	33.3%	3	Away
Q4	3	0	100.0%	0.0%	3	Away

Includes only quarters reaching 15 points.

Recent Matchups (Race to 10)

Date	Home	Away	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
2025-01-22	Rockets	Cavaliers	Cavaliers	Rockets	Cavaliers	Cavaliers
2025-01-25	Cavaliers	Rockets	Cavaliers	Rockets	Cavaliers	Cavaliers
2025-11-19	Cavaliers	Rockets	Rockets	Rockets	Rockets	Cavaliers

Recent Matchups (Race to 15)

Date	Home	Away	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
2025-01-22	Rockets	Cavaliers	Cavaliers	Rockets	Rockets	Cavaliers
2025-01-25	Cavaliers	Rockets	Rockets	Rockets	Cavaliers	Cavaliers
2025-11-19	Cavaliers	Rockets	Cavaliers	Cavaliers	Cavaliers	Cavaliers

Quarter and Halftime Leaders (League Snapshot)

Q1 Leaders

Team	GP	Lead	% Lead	Avg Q MOV	Wins When Lead	Avg Final MOV
Spurs	24	18	75.0%	6	11	7
Nuggets	24	17	70.8%	7	13	16
Celtics	25	16	64.0%	7	9	17
Heat	25	16	64.0%	7	11	14
Rockets	22	14	63.6%	7	10	22
Pistons	25	15	60.0%	5	12	10
Thunder	25	15	60.0%	12	14	20
Hawks	26	15	57.7%	6	11	12
Cavaliers	25	14	56.0%	6	9	13
Clippers	25	13	52.0%	6	4	18

Q2 Leaders

Team	GP	Lead	% Lead	Avg Q MOV	Wins When Lead	Avg Final MOV
76ers	24	18	75.0%	7	10	10
Celtics	25	18	72.0%	7	14	16
Thunder	25	18	72.0%	8	17	20
Pistons	25	17	68.0%	7	15	10
Hornets	25	15	60.0%	7	5	17
Lakers	24	14	58.3%	6	13	10
Raptors	26	15	57.7%	6	11	11
Warriors	26	15	57.7%	7	9	13
Magic	25	14	56.0%	8	11	15
Clippers	25	14	56.0%	6	3	17

Q3 Leaders

Team	GP	Lead	% Lead	Avg Q MOV	Wins When Lead	Avg Final MOV
Thunder	25	19	76.0%	9	18	21
Nuggets	24	16	66.7%	8	14	14
Raptors	26	17	65.4%	7	10	14
Rockets	22	14	63.6%	8	11	18
Warriors	26	15	57.7%	7	8	14
Cavaliers	25	14	56.0%	9	9	14
Grizzlies	25	14	56.0%	6	7	13
Magic	25	14	56.0%	5	10	14
Knicks	24	13	54.2%	10	10	18
Wizards	23	12	52.2%	10	3	10

Q4 Leaders

Team	GP	Lead	% Lead	Avg Q MOV	Wins When Lead	Avg Final MOV
Rockets	22	16	72.7%	5	13	16
Lakers	24	17	70.8%	4	12	10
Spurs	24	15	62.5%	6	12	11
Cavaliers	25	14	56.0%	8	9	12
Heat	25	14	56.0%	7	8	15
Magic	25	14	56.0%	6	10	16
Pacers	25	14	56.0%	6	4	16
Nuggets	24	13	54.2%	5	12	14
76ers	24	13	54.2%	9	8	8
Mavericks	26	14	53.9%	7	5	6

Halftime Leaders

Team	GP	Lead	% Lead	Avg HT MOV	Wins When Lead	Avg Final MOV
Pistons	25	19	76.0%	8	16	10
Thunder	25	19	76.0%	14	17	20
Spurs	24	18	75.0%	8	14	11
Nuggets	24	17	70.8%	9	12	17
Knicks	24	16	66.7%	11	14	16
76ers	24	16	66.7%	10	11	10
Celtics	25	16	64.0%	12	13	17
Clippers	25	16	64.0%	7	4	16
Heat	25	16	64.0%	9	12	14
Raptors	26	16	61.5%	6	13	13