The Charlotte Hornets (7-26) are heavy underdogs (by 15.5 points) to break 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

• 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 is 25-9-0 against the spread this year.
• Charlotte is 16-17-0 against the spread this year.
• The Cavaliers have won once ATS (1-1) as a 15.5-point favorite or more this year.

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Pick OU:

Over (221.5)

• Cavaliers games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 221.5 points 25 times.
• The Hornets have played 14 games this season that ended with a point total above 221.5 points.
• Cleveland has an average total of 228 in its outings this year, 6.5 more points than this game’s over/under.
• The average total for Charlotte’s games this season is 222.2 points, 0.7 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• The Cavaliers are the fourth-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Hornets have scored the 30th-most points.
• This contest features the NBA’s ninth-ranked (Hornets) and 11th-ranked (Cavaliers) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-1205)

• The Cavaliers have entered the game as favorites 31 times this season and won 28, or 90.3%, of those games.
• The Hornets have been chosen as underdogs in 30 games this year and have walked away with the win six times (20%) in those games.
• 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 +725.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cavaliers have a 92.3% chance to win.

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