The Charlotte Hornets (7-26) are heavy underdogs (by 15.5 points) to end a five-game road losing streak when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (30-4) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET.

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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025
• Time: 6:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: FDSOH and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Cavaliers 123 – Hornets 103

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Spread & Total Prediction for Cavaliers vs. Hornets

• Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 15.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Cavaliers (-19.8)
• Pick OU:

  Over (223.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 225.9

• The Hornets (16-17-0 ATS) have covered the spread 73.5% of the time, 25% less often than the Cavaliers (25-9-0) this season.
• When it comes to going over the point total in 2024-25, Charlotte and its opponents don’t do it as often (36.4% of the time) as Cleveland and its opponents (64.7%).
• The Cavaliers have a .903 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (28-3) this season while the Hornets have a .200 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (6-24).

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Cavaliers Performance Insights

• The Cavaliers have been lifted by their offense, as they rank second-best in the NBA by scoring 122.7 points per game. They rank 10th in the league in points allowed (110.8 per contest).
• With 43.9 boards per game, Cleveland ranks 16th in the NBA. It allows 44 rebounds per contest, which ranks 15th in the league.
• With 29.1 dimes per game, the Cavaliers rank fifth-best in the league in the category.
• Cleveland ranks third-best in the NBA by committing only 12.3 turnovers per game. In terms of forced turnovers, it ranks seventh in the league (14.6 per contest).
• When it comes to three-point shooting, it’s been a dominant stretch for the Cavaliers, who are sinking 16.4 threes per game (third-best in NBA) and shooting 40.6% from downtown (best).

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Hornets Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Hornets are the second-worst team in the NBA (105.8 points per game). On defense, they are 15th (112.4 points conceded per game).
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is fourth-best in the league in rebounds (45.8 per game) and 20th in rebounds allowed (44.5).
• The Hornets are fourth-worst in the league in assists (23.6 per game) in 2024-25.
• Charlotte commits 15.2 turnovers per game and force 13.9 per game, ranking 21st and 15th, respectively, in the NBA.
• The Hornets are seventh in the league in 3-pointers made (14.3 per game) and 22nd in 3-point percentage (34.3%).

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