Cavaliers Vs Rockets: NBA Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 26, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 25, 2023

A matchup featuring one of the NBA’s hottest teams will see the Cleveland Cavaliers (47-28, 8-2 over their last 10) play the Houston Rockets (18-56) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on March 26, 2023. The Cavaliers are 14-point favorites. The matchup has a 228.5 point total.

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Cavaliers Vs Rockets Betting Odds

Favorite Spread Total
Cavaliers -14 228.5

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Injury Report as of March 26

Cavaliers: Raul Neto: Out (Hamstring)

Rockets: John Wall: Out (Abdominal), Danny Green: Out (Trade Pending), Jae’Sean Tate: Out (Injury Management)

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Cavaliers (-14)
Total Pick Under (228.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Cavaliers Vs Rockets Stat Rankings

Cavaliers Avg. (Rank) Rockets Avg. (Rank)
112.2 (25th) Points Scored 110.6 (29th)
106.7 (1st) Points Allowed 118.7 (29th)
41.3 (25th) Rebounds 46.3 (4th)
9.8 (19th) Off. Rebounds 13.2 (1st)
11.5 (19th) 3pt Made 10.6 (28th)
24.9 (18th) Assists 22.4 (30th)
12.6 (5th) Turnovers 15.7 (30th)

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Cavaliers Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Donovan Mitchell 63 27.5 4.2 4.5 1.5 0.4 3.5
Darius Garland 64 21.7 2.7 7.8 1.3 0.1 2.5
Evan Mobley 73 16.3 9.0 2.7 0.8 1.4 0.3
Jarrett Allen 64 14.3 9.9 1.7 0.8 1.2 0.0
Caris LeVert 69 12.0 3.9 3.9 1.0 0.3 1.6

Rockets Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Jalen Green 68 21.9 3.9 3.6 0.8 0.3 2.5
Kevin Porter Jr. 52 18.6 5.6 5.9 1.3 0.3 2.2
Alperen Sengun 67 14.7 8.7 3.8 0.9 0.9 0.2
Jabari Smith Jr. 71 12.6 7.1 1.2 0.5 0.9 1.6
Kenyon Martin Jr. 74 12.6 5.5 1.5 0.5 0.4 0.8

Betting Trends

  • The Cavaliers are 39-34-2 against the spread this year.
  • As a 14-point favorite or greater, Cleveland has one win ATS (1-1) this season.
  • There have been 38 Cavaliers games (out of 75) that hit the over this year.
  • Cleveland’s games have had more than 228.5 points scored on 22 occasions this year.
  • The over/under for this game is 228.5 points, 9.5 more than the average point total for Cavaliers games this season.
  • Against the spread, the Rockets are 29-41-4 this year.
  • Houston doesn’t have a win ATS (0-2) as a 14-point underdog or greater this year.
  • There have been 37 Rockets games (out of 74) that went over the total this season.
  • Houston’s games have gone over 228.5 points on 34 occasions this season.
  • The average total points scored in Rockets games this year (228.5) is 0.8 points higher than the total for this matchup.

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