The Houston Rockets finish up a four-game homestand at Toyota Center with Wednesday’s visit from Cleveland, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We have the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as all the information you’ll need to make the smartest bets at Tipico Sportsbook.
The Rockets-Cavaliers game tips at 7 p.m. CST and can be viewed or streamed via AT&T SportsNet Southwest and NBA League Pass.
The rebuilding Rockets (14-36) haven’t won at Toyota Center since Dec. 8, a losing streak now at 11 games. The surging Cavaliers (31-20), on the other hand, enter with nine wins in their last 11 games and are only 1.5 games back of the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. On paper, it’s a lopsided matchup of a contender versus one of the NBA’s worst teams.
Yet, this particular meeting is loaded with juicy storylines, and perhaps that will give the home team some extra energy to make Wednesday’s battle a competitive game. For 21-year-old guard Kevin Porter Jr., it will be his first time to play against Cleveland since the Cavs traded their former 2019 first-round selection to Houston just over a year ago.
Meanwhile, for backcourt mate Jalen Green — the No. 2 overall pick from the 2021 NBA draft — it’s a battle with Cleveland’s Evan Mobley, who was taken right behind Green at No. 3 in the first round. To this point, Mobley has generally outplayed Green in the NBA, but Green would certainly love to make a statement in the head-to-head matchup to suggest that Houston may still have made the best long-term decision.
Wednesday’s matchup of Cleveland and Houston features Kevin Porter Jr.’s first game versus his original NBA team and a battle of highly drafted rookies Evan Mobley and Jalen Green. https://t.co/y7kw9OipHl
— The Rockets Wire (@TheRocketsWire) February 2, 2022
