NBA Best Bets: Cavaliers vs. Hornets Picks for November 17

Published 11:35 pm Saturday, November 16, 2024

The Cleveland Cavaliers (14-0) are heavily favored (-10.5) to build on a 14-game win streak when they host the Charlotte Hornets (5-7) at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, November 17, 2024 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The matchup airs on FDSOH and FDSSE.

If you want to gain an edge on Sunday’s game, discover the best bets available below (according to our computer predictions).

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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Game Info

  • When: Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
  • Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio
  • TV: FDSOH and FDSSE
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Darius Garland Over 21.5 PTS

  • Darius Garland’s 21.1-point scoring average is 0.4 less than Sunday’s over/under.
  • This season, Garland has scored beyond the points prop number in eight of 15 games with a set total.
  • The Cavaliers are the NBA’s highest-scoring team (123.4 points per game), while the Hornets are 15th defensively in terms of points conceded per game (112.8).
  • Cleveland is 12-0 when putting up more points than 112.8.

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LaMelo Ball Over 27.5 PTS

  • Sunday’s over/under for LaMelo Ball is 27.5 points, 2.1 fewer than his season average.
  • Ball is 8-for-12 at going over his points prop this season.
  • Charlotte is the NBA’s 25th-ranked team offensively (108.3 points per game), while Cleveland is 10th-ranked on defense (111.2 conceded).
  • When scoring more points than 111.2, Charlotte is 2-1.

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Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 10.5)

  • Cleveland’s record against the spread is 10-4-0.
  • Against the spread, Charlotte is 7-5-0 this season.
  • The Cavaliers have won twice ATS (2-2) as a 10.5-point favorite or more this season.
  • The Hornets have won once ATS (1-1) as a 10.5-point underdog or more this season.

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Pick OU:

Over (224.5)

  • The Cavaliers’ 14 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 224.5 points 10 times.
  • The Hornets have played four games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 224.5 points.
  • The average total in Cleveland’s outings this year is 226.3, 1.8 more than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The average over/under for Charlotte’s matchups this season is 224.7, 0.2 fewer points than this game’s point total.
  • The Cavaliers score the most points in the NBA this season, while the Hornets’ offense racks up the 26th-most.
  • This outing features the league’s sixth-ranked (Hornets) and 24th-ranked (Cavaliers) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-549)

  • This season, the Cavaliers have been listed as the favorite in 12 games and won them all.
  • The Hornets have come away with four wins in the 11 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • Cleveland has been at least a -549 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 +400.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 84.6% chance of a victory for the Cavaliers.

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