The Charlotte Hornets (6-16) are big, 11.5-point underdogs as they try to break a seven-game losing streak when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers (20-3) on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at Spectrum Center. The game airs at 1:00 PM ET on FDSSE and FDSOH.

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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024
• Time: 1:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: FDSSE and FDSOH
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Venue: Spectrum Center

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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Cavaliers 118 – Hornets 108

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Spread & Total Prediction for Cavaliers vs. Hornets

• Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 11.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Cavaliers (-9.6)
• Pick OU:

  Over (220.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.5

• The Cavaliers have a 17-6-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 12-10-0 mark from the Hornets.
• Cleveland covers the spread when it is an 11.5-point favorite or more 60% of the time. That’s more often than Charlotte covers as an underdog of 11.5 or more (50%).
• Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total 60.9% of the time this season (14 out of 23). That’s more often than Charlotte and its opponents have (nine out of 22).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Cavaliers are 18-2, a better record than the Hornets have posted (5-16) as moneyline underdogs.

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Cavaliers Performance Insights

• The Cavaliers sport a top-five offense this season, ranking best in the league with 122 points per game. Defensively, they rank 11th with 111.4 points allowed per contest.
• This year, Cleveland is averaging 43.2 rebounds per game (19th-ranked in NBA) and ceding 43.8 rebounds per contest (15th-ranked).
• The Cavaliers are delivering 28.2 dimes per game, which ranks them seventh in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Cleveland is committing 12.6 turnovers per game (sixth-ranked in league). It is forcing 15 turnovers per contest (seventh-ranked).
• The Cavaliers are playing well when it comes to three-point shooting, as they rank fourth-best in the league in threes (15.6 per game) and best in shooting percentage from beyond the arc (40.5%).

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Hornets Performance Insights

• The Hornets are the fourth-worst squad in the NBA in points scored (107 per game) and 15th in points conceded (112.6).
• At 45.5 rebounds per game and 42.9 rebounds conceded, Charlotte is seventh and ninth in the league, respectively.
• The Hornets are fourth-worst in the NBA in assists (23 per game) in 2024-25.
• Charlotte is 20th in the league in turnovers per game (15) and 17th in turnovers forced (13.6).
• Beyond the arc, the Hornets are third-best in the league in 3-pointers made per game (16). They are 15th in 3-point percentage at 36.4%.

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