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

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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 (222.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 225.9

• The Cavaliers sport a 25-9-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 16-17-0 mark of the Hornets.
• When it comes to going over the over/under in 2024-25, Cleveland does it better (64.7% of the time) than Charlotte (36.4%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Cavaliers are 28-3, a better tally than the Hornets have posted (6-24) as moneyline underdogs.

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Cavaliers Performance Insights

• The Cavaliers have been carried 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).
• Cleveland ranks 16th in the NBA with 43.9 rebounds per game so far this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 15th with 44 rebounds allowed per contest.
• The Cavaliers have been piling up assists in 2024-25, ranking fifth-best in the NBA with 29.1 dimes per game.
• 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).
• The Cavaliers have been shining in terms of three-point shooting this season, ranking third-best in the NBA in three-pointers per game (16.4) and best in three-point percentage (40.6%).

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Hornets Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Hornets are second-worst in the league on offense (105.8 points scored per game) and 15th defensively (112.4 points allowed).
• On the glass, Charlotte is fourth-best in the NBA in rebounds (45.8 per game). It is 20th in rebounds conceded (44.5 per game).
• At 23.6 assists per game, the Hornets are fourth-worst in the league.
• Charlotte is 21st in the NBA in turnovers per game (15.2) and 15th in turnovers forced (13.9).
• At 14.3 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.3% from beyond the arc, the Hornets are seventh and 22nd in the league, respectively, in those categories.

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