Cavaliers vs Rockets prediction NBA · Saturday, December 27
At a glance
The Houston Rockets (18-10) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (17-15) on Saturday, December 27 at 8:00 PM ET at Toyota Center (Houston) in NBA action. Final score: Cavaliers 100 – Rockets 117. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Rockets a 65% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Rockets are 8-2 at home and the Cavaliers are 6-7 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Rockets and 4-6 for the Cavaliers (current streaks: Rockets W1, Cavaliers L1).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Rockets, but the Cavaliers have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Rockets 119 – 114 Cavaliers, a margin of about 4.7 points in favor of the Rockets and a total around 234 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The Cavaliers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Rockets' defense allows clearly fewer points (111.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CLEHOU
Top performers
Cavaliers
Jaylon TysonG · #2023pts / game
Donovan MitchellG · #456assistsJaylon TysonG · #2015reboundsRockets
Kevin DurantF · #730pts / game
Reed SheppardG · #158assists
Amen ThompsonG · #19reboundsRecent form
CLEHOU
HOU
Team comparison
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 17-15 | Record | 18-10 |
| 120.6 | Points scored / game | 118.6 |
| 116.3 | Points allowed / game | 111.4 |
| +3.7 | Adjusted margin / game | +6.1 |
| L1 | Current streak | W1 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 6-7 road | Home / road record | 8-2 home |
| 64-18 (+9.5) | Last season | 52-30 (+4.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Cavaliers
Injury report Rockets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.