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The Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Houston Rockets at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Cavaliers are 11-21 overall and 8-9 at home, while Houston is 11-18 overall and 6-11 on the road. The Rockets have won five of the last six games between the two teams. Houston is favored by three-points in the latest Cavaliers vs. Rockets odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 217.5. Before entering any Rockets vs. Cavaliers picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the advanced computer model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and it returned over $5,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks last season. The model is also up almost $8,700 on top-rated NBA picks over the past two-plus seasons. Dating back to last season, it enters Week 10 of the 2020-21 NBA schedule on a stunning 85-49 roll on top-rated NBA picks against the spread. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Cavaliers vs. Rockets. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Cavaliers vs. Rockets:

  • Cavaliers vs. Rockets spread: Cavaliers +3
  • Cavaliers vs. Rockets over-under: 217.5 points

What you need to know about the Cavaliers

Lamar Stevens' dunk with 4.1 seconds remaining proved to be the decisive basket in Cleveland's 112-111 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. The victory brought a 10-game Cavaliers losing streak to an end. It was the longest losing streak in the league this season. Cleveland's last win before Tuesday came on Feb. 1

Collin Sexton led the charger for Cleveland, finishing with 29 points. Jarrett Allen had 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Cavaliers, while Dylan Windler made five three-point attempts. The Cavaliers' opponents have shot 48.4 percent from the floor on average, which is the second highest shooting percentage allowed in the league.

What you need to know about the Rockets

The Rockets were downed by the Bulls on Monday, 122-100. Houston trailed 61-55 with 9:33 left in the third before Chicago went on a 12-2 run to finish the quarter. The Rockets never closed to within more than 19 points in the fourth quarter. They shot just 38.5 percent from the field in the loss.

Houston is 2-17 in games in which it has trailed by double digits. David Nwaba scored 22 points on Monday. The Rockets have lost eight consecutive games and have not won since Feb. 4.  They last dropped nine consecutive games in 2001. Victor Oladipo (foot) and Eric Gordon (ankle) are questionable for Wednesday's game. The Rockets have only been able to knock down 44.5 percent of their shots, which is the fifth lowest field goal percentage in the league. 

How to make Rockets vs. Cavaliers picks

The model has simulated Cavaliers vs. Rockets 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Rockets vs. Cavaliers? And which side of the spread hits in 60 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Rockets vs. Cavaliers spread to jump on Wednesday, all from the model that is on an incredible 85-49 roll.