The Cleveland Cavaliers (30-4) are heavily favored (-15.5) to continue a nine-game winning streak when they host the Charlotte Hornets (7-26) at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The game airs 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 (223.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 225.9

• The Cavaliers have covered the spread more often than the Hornets this year, sporting an ATS record of 25-9-0, as opposed to the 16-17-0 record of the Hornets.
• Cleveland and its opponents have exceeded the over/under 64.7% of the time this season (22 out of 34). That’s more often than Charlotte and its opponents have (12 out of 33).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Cavaliers are 28-3, while the Hornets are 6-24 as moneyline underdogs.

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Cavaliers Performance Insights

• The Cavaliers own a top-five offense this year, ranking second-best in the league with 122.7 points per game. At the other end of the court, they rank 10th with 110.8 points allowed per contest.
• With 43.9 boards per game, Cleveland is 16th in the NBA. It gives up 44 rebounds per contest, which ranks 15th in the league.
• The Cavaliers have been tallying plenty of assists in 2024-25, ranking fifth-best in the NBA with 29.1 dimes per contest.
• Cleveland is forcing 14.6 turnovers per game this season (seventh-ranked in NBA), but it has averaged just 12.3 turnovers per contest (third-best).
• The Cavaliers have been thriving when it comes to three-point shooting this year, 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

• The Hornets are the second-worst squad in the league in points scored (105.8 per game) and 15th in points conceded (112.4).
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is fourth-best in the NBA in rebounds (45.8 per game) and 20th in rebounds allowed (44.5).
• This season the Hornets are fourth-worst in the NBA in assists at 23.6 per game.
• At 15.2 turnovers committed per game and 13.9 turnovers forced, Charlotte is 21st and 15th in the NBA, respectively.
• At 14.3 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.3% from downtown, the Hornets are seventh and 22nd in the NBA, respectively, in those categories.

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