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

Published 11:36 pm Saturday, November 16, 2024

The Charlotte Hornets (5-7) are heavy underdogs (+10.5) as they look to stop a four-game road slide when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (14-0) on Sunday, November 17, 2024 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The matchup airs at 6:00 PM ET on FDSOH and FDSSE.

For the best bets you can make on Sunday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.

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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 22.5 PTS

  • Sunday’s points prop for Darius Garland is 22.5. That’s 1.4 more than his season average.
  • Garland has hit the points prop over at a 8-for-15 clip this season.
  • The Cavaliers are the NBA’s highest-scoring squad (123.4 points per game), while the Hornets are 15th in points conceded (112.8 per game).
  • When Cleveland scores more than 112.8 points, its record is 12-0.

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LaMelo Ball Over 26.5 PTS

  • The 26.5-point over/under for LaMelo Ball on Sunday is 3.1 lower than his season scoring average.
  • Ball is 8-for-12 at scoring more than 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).
  • Charlotte is 2-1 when scoring more points than 111.2.

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Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 10.5)

  • Cleveland is 10-4-0 against the spread this season.
  • Charlotte has beaten the spread seven times in 12 games.
  • The Cavaliers have two wins ATS (2-2) as a 10.5-point favorite or greater this year.
  • The Hornets have one win ATS (1-1) as a 10.5-point underdog or more this season.

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Pick OU:

Over (224.5)

  • In 10 of 14 games this season, the Cavaliers and their opponents have scored more than 224.5 points.
  • The Hornets have played four games this season that ended with a combined score over 224.5 points.
  • Cleveland’s contests this year have an average point total of 226.3, 1.8 more points than this game’s over/under.
  • The average total for Charlotte’s games this season is 224.7 points, 0.2 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The Cavaliers are the highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Hornets have scored the 26th-most points.
  • This game features the league’s sixth-ranked (Hornets) and 24th-ranked (Cavaliers) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-549)

  • The Cavaliers have been listed as the favorite 12 times this season and have won all of those games.
  • 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 Cavaliers have a 84.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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