Cavs with a must-win task!
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets will face each other on Wednesday night. Which tip the betting base has in store for this game today can be read below.
Cleveland Cavaliers – Statistics & current form
The Cavs keep working their way up in the Eastern Conference. After four recent wins, they are already in fourth place. They have also been doing better on their own turf recently, winning three in a row. An important factor for the comparatively successful course of the season is the very efficient work in defence.
Only the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns have a better defensive rating than the men from Ohio. The home side only allows 104 points per 100 opponent possessions. Even the loss of Colling Sexton, who will miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury, has been absorbed well by the home side so far.
Houston Rockets – Statistics & current form
The guests from Texas arrive in a decimated form: Various players like Kevin Porter or rookie Jalen Green have to miss out due to injuries. In addition, Houston is weak away from home. They have only won two of their 14 away games so far.
However, the only two victories against Atlanta and Oklahoma came in the past three away games, so there are signs of improvement in this respect. Another advantage of the team from the Lone Star State is its very flexible offence. No fewer than seven players scored in double figures in Silas’ recent win over the Atlanta Hawks.
Cleveland Cavaliers – Houston Rockets Pick
For the game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets, the tip aims for a home win with at least an eight-point difference. The guests will not be in their best line-up. Especially the absence of Eric Gordon weakens the Rockets.
The shooting guard scored 32 points in the team’s most recent win over Atlanta, but will now be spared as the Rockets play the Knicks again the night after next and the “oldie” is only expected to play in one of these back-to-back games.
The stable condition of the home side also speaks in favour of the prediction. With four wins in a row, they currently have the longest streak of its kind in the Eastern Conference. Unibet offers odds of 1.67 on the Cavaliers vs. the Raptors
