Rockets vs Cavaliers Pick: Wednesday, February 24th
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Feb 24, 2021
Rockets vs Cavaliers Pick: Wednesday, February 24th: The Rockets are a banged-up squad who’s lost eight straight. They are coming off a 120-100 loss at home vs the Bulls on Monday night. David Nwaba came off the bench to lead them in scoring with 22 points and 9 rebounds, but he hurt his wrist during the game and is listed as questionable. Cristian Wood has been out of the lineup since Feb 4th with an ankle injury and was said not to be close to returning as of Sunday. Victor Oladipo (right foot strain) is questionable for Wednesday’s game vs. Cleveland. Eric Gordon is also questionable due to an ankle injury, Which could open up minutes for Danuel House, Jae’Sean Tate, Sterling Brown, and Ben McLemore.
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Rockets vs Cavaliers Odds
| NBA Opening Odds | Spread |
|---|---|
| Rockets | -2.5 |
| Cavaliers | +2.5 |
| Total | 216.5 |
| Where/When | Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse | 7:30 PM ET |
The Cavs are on the 2nd half of a back-to-back after snapping their ten-game losing streak with a 112-111 win at home over the Hawks last night. Colin Sexton led them in scoring for the 6th straight game with 29 points, while Darius Garland went for 17 points and eight assists. However, the two combined to turn the ball over 11 times. Andre Drummond is out of the lineup awaiting a trade; Larry Nance Jr will out of the lineup until April. Kevin Love is expected to return to the lineup soon, but they are clearly in no rush to bring him back, and Taurean Prince is questionable to play with an ankle injury. This means Jarrett Allen is doing all the heavy lifting.
Rockets vs Cavaliers ATS Stats
| NBA Team | ATS Record | ATS Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Rockets | 11-18 | -1.1 |
| Cavaliers | 11-21 | -3.7 |