Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 11/19/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Houston Rockets (9-3) are en route to Rocket Arena on Wednesday where they will meet the Cleveland Cavaliers (10-5).

The Rockets faced off with the Magic and walked away with a win by a score of 117-113 in their last game. Houston ended having earned a 42.0% FG percentage (42 of 100) and buried 8 of their 20 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Rockets converted 25 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 86.2%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 60 with 19 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning defense, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 41.8% from the field on 38 of 91 shooting. Orlando totaled 21 assists and had 11 steals in this matchup. In addition, Orlando pulled down 38 boards (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Orlando finished the game shooting 73.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of their 34 shots. They also knocked down 12 of 37 shots from beyond the perimeter. Concerning personal fouls, the Rockets walked away with 23 while the Magic had 22 personal fouls.

Kevin Durant is one guy who played a role in this contest. Durant ended up shooting 54.2% from the floor and distributed 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 45 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. He accounted for 35 points on 13 out of 24 shooting.

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Houston enters this one with a record of 9-3 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 15.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.5 fouls every game. As a team, Houston is grabbing 50.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 310 dimes this season, which is 30th in the league in terms of passing. The Rockets are connecting on 42.6% on three-point attempts (155 of 364) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 124.8 points per game (1st in the NBA) while hitting 49.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Rockets have forced 14.0 turnovers every game and they draw 23.2 fouls. They are 1st in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 304 relinquished for the season. The Rockets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.4% (492 of 1,084) and they relinquish 37.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 7th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Cavaliers went home victorious with a score of 118-106 against the Bucks. When it comes to rebounding, Cleveland permitted Milwaukee to get 34 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They went 47.2% from beyond the arc by hitting 17 out of 36 and ended up going 11 out of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). The Cavaliers permitted the Bucks to knock down 39 of 93 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.9% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Cavaliers walked away from this one shooting 44 out of 79 from the field which had them at 55.7%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Cleveland converted 15 out of 35 attempts (42.9%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. The Bucks had 17 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They turned it over 18 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Cavaliers were able to pull down 41 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 45 for this game.

Donovan Mitchell ended up being a factor for the Cavaliers for the game. He made 14 out of 22 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Mitchell earned 37 points in his 36 mins of playing time and added 7 dimes in this contest.

Cleveland has a mark of 10-5 on the year. The Cavaliers are committing 22.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 27.5 times per contest (7th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.9 times per contest. Cleveland has tallied 1,814 points for the season (120.9 per contest) and they pull in 43.9 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Cavaliers are hitting on 45.9% from the field, which has them ranked 20th in the league.

The Cleveland defense surrenders 37.8% from downtown (202 of 535) and their opponents are converting on 79.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 27.4 dimes and 45.1 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 23rd and 20th in the league. The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 17th in the NBA in PPG given up with 116.2. They are forcing their opponents into 17.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the field (12th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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