The Charlotte Hornets (7-26) are heavy underdogs (+15.5) as they try to stop a five-game road slide when they square off against the Cleveland Cavaliers (30-4) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The matchup airs at 6:00 PM ET on FDSOH and FDSSE.

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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Game Info

• When: Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
• Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio
• TV: FDSOH and FDSSE
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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 15.5)

• Cleveland has beaten the spread 25 times in 34 games.
• Against the spread, Charlotte is 16-17-0 this season.
• The Cavaliers have one win ATS (1-1) as a 15.5-point favorite or greater this season.

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Pick OU:

Over (222.5)

• Cavaliers games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 222.5 points 25 times.
• The Hornets and their opponents have combined to score more than 222.5 points in 13 of 33 games this season.
• Cleveland has an average point total of 228 in its outings this year, 5.5 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• Charlotte has had an average of 222.2 points scored in its games so far this season, 0.3 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
• The Cavaliers score the fifth-most points in the NBA this season, while the Hornets’ offense puts up the 30th-most.
• The Hornets have allowed the seventh-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Cavaliers have given up the 10th-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-1205)

• The Cavaliers have won 28, or 90.3%, of the 31 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• The Hornets have been victorious in six, or 20%, of the 30 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Cleveland has been at least a -1205 moneyline favorite three times this season and won all of those games.
• Charlotte has yet to enter a game this year with longer moneyline odds than +750.
• The implied probability of a win from the Cavaliers, based on the moneyline, is 92.3%.

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