NBA Best Bets: Cavaliers vs. Hornets Picks for December 7

Published 11:33 pm Friday, December 6, 2024

The Charlotte Hornets (6-16) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (20-3) after losing five home games in a row. The Cavaliers are heavy favorites by 12.5 points in the contest, which tips at 1:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 7, 2024.

To find the best bets you can place on Saturday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Game Info

  • When: Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET
  • Where: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • TV: FDSSE and FDSOH
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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 12.5)

  • Cleveland’s record against the spread is 17-6-0.
  • Against the spread, Charlotte is 12-10-0 this year.
  • As a 12.5-point favorite or greater, the Cavaliers have two wins ATS (2-1).
  • The Hornets have won once ATS (1-1) as a 12.5-point underdog or more this year.

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Pick OU:

Over (218.5)

  • The Cavaliers and their opponents have combined to score more than 218.5 points in 18 of 23 games this season.
  • The Hornets have combined with their opponent to score more than 218.5 points in 10 of 22 games this season.
  • The average point total in Cleveland’s matchups this year is 229, 10.5 more points than this game’s over/under.
  • Charlotte’s games this year have had a 222.5-point total on average, four more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Hornets are the NBA’s 27th-highest scoring team this season compared to the third-ranked Cavaliers.
  • The Cavaliers are the NBA’s 15th-ranked scoring defense while the Hornets are the 12th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-901)

  • This season, the Cavaliers have won 18 out of the 20 games, or 90%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • The Hornets have been chosen as underdogs in 21 games this year and have walked away with the win five times (23.8%) in those games.
  • Cleveland has been at least a -901 moneyline favorite three times this season and won all of those games.
  • Charlotte has been named as an underdog of +575 or more just one time this season and left with a loss in that game.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cavaliers have a 90% chance to win.

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