Texans count on home advantage!
Shortly before the end of the year, a particularly exciting West-East duel between the Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers will take place at the Toyota Center in Texas.
The Texans have won 80 percent of their home games so far this season, with only the two top teams in the NBA, Detroit in the East and Denver in the West, recording a victory against Coach Ime Udoka’s squad. The two-time champions from the 1990s are particularly strong on offense in front of their home crowd. They have averaged 121.2 points in home games so far this season!
The visitors, for their part, are traveling to the Lone Star State in shaky form. Only three of their last eight NBA games have ended in victory for the Ohio basketball team. Against this backdrop, the Houston Rockets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers prediction of another home win for Udoka’s team by at least five points looks promising.
In addition, we expect more than 118.5 points from the home offense. The prediction is based not only on the fact that, as mentioned, they are very accurate at home, but also on the personnel situation of the visitors.
They recently lost Ewan Mobley, a particularly efficient center who, with 9.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, is the most successful man on the Cavaliers in these two rankings. Although the “Big Man” made his comeback in the last game against the Knicks, he still lacks competitive practice due to his previous injury break.
Houston Rockets – Cleveland Cavaliers Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
For the visiting team from Rocket Arena, their upcoming opponent has not been a happy hunting ground in recent times: the 2016 champions have lost all four of their previous encounters.
The bookies now expect this balance of power to continue and are once again assigning the home team the role of favorites in the Houston Rockets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers odds.
Houston Rockets – Cleveland Cavaliers Tip
The Cavs have been on the decline in recent weeks. One reason for this was the absence of top center Jarrett Allen. Admittedly, the “big man” has been back on board for several games now, but his return has not changed much in terms of the team’s sporting decline. The majority (4) of the last six games since his return have nevertheless ended in defeat for Coach Kenny Atkinson’s team.
In addition, Allen may be back, but as mentioned at the beginning, the equally powerful center Evan Mobley, who averages around nine rebounds and more than one block per game, is currently missing. Even though he has also been back for one game, he is unlikely to be back to full strength due to his previous injury. We therefore continue to consider the visitors’ defense to be weakened.
Now the visitors face another very strong home team in the Rockets. The hosts have won eight of their ten home games this season, and their 80 percent win rate is surpassed only by the San Antonio Spurs and the champions from Oklahoma in the Western Conference home standings.
In light of this situation, the Houston Rockets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers betting odds for a home win by at least five points are worth considering! In our opinion, the odds on Alperen Sengün’s next double-double for the home team could also be worthwhile. The Turkish center is currently in excellent form – he has only failed to score in double digits in points and rebounds in two of his last eight games.
