The Charlotte Hornets (7-26) are heavy, 15.5-point underdogs as they attempt to stop a nine-game losing streak when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (30-4) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The matchup airs at 6:00 PM ET on FDSOH and FDSSE. The matchup has an over/under of 224.5.
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Cavaliers Cover -15.5 vs Hornets -110
Cavaliers vs. Hornets betting lines
- Cavaliers odds to win: -1408
- Hornets odds to win: +816
- Spread: Cavaliers (-15.5)
- Total: 224.5
- TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Cavaliers Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- Cleveland has a 13-5 record against the spread at home and is 17-1 in home contests.
- This season, Cleveland has a 1-1 record ATS in home games when playing as 15.5-point favorites or more.
- Cavaliers games have hit the over on the set point total 12 times at home this season.
- Recent history gives an edge to Cleveland to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 228.4 points per contest.
Cavaliers Recent Trends
- The Cavaliers are 9-1 overall and 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 games.
- The final score of the last 10 Cavaliers games has surpassed the set total eight times.
- The Cavaliers’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 226.9 points scored. That’s 2.4 more points than this contest’s over/under.
- Over their past 10 games, the Cavaliers have a points-per-game average 2.3 points above their season-long scoring average.
Cavaliers Betting Records
- The Cavaliers are 28-3 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 90.3% of those games).
- Cleveland has played as a moneyline favorite of -1408 or shorter twice this season, and won both.
- The Cavaliers have an implied moneyline win probability of 93.4% in this matchup.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.4 (first in NBA) | 45.1 (fourth) | 43.9 (16th) | 44 (15th) | 29.1 (fifth) | 12.3 (third) |
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Hornets Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- The Hornets have an 8-7 record against the spread on the road and are 2-13 in road contests.
- Hornets games have hit the over on the set point total seven times on the road this year.
- The Hornets and their opponents have averaged a total of 222.7 points per road contest this year, 1.8 points fewer than this game’s projected total.
Hornets Recent Trends
- The Hornets have a 1-9 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread four times in those games.
- Hornets’ past 10 games saw three go over the total.
- The past 10 Hornets games averaged 2.2 fewer points (222.3) than this matchup’s over/under.
- Over the last 10 games, the Hornets are scoring 103.5 points per game compared to their 105.8 season average.
Hornets Betting Records
- This season, Charlotte has been the underdog 30 times and won six, or 20%, of those games.
- The Hornets have not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +816 odds on them winning this game.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 10.9% chance of a victory for the Hornets.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.6 (30th in NBA) | 46.5 (14th) | 45.8 (fourth) | 44.5 (20th) | 23.6 (27th) | 15.2 (21st) |
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