The Cleveland Cavaliers (30-4) are big, 15.5-point favorites as they attempt to continue a nine-game winning streak when they host the Charlotte Hornets (7-26) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The game airs at 6:00 PM ET on FDSOH and FDSSE.

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

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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Game Info

• When: Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
• Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio
• TV: FDSOH and FDSSE
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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 15.5)

• Cleveland has 25 wins in 34 games against the spread this year.
• Charlotte has covered the spread 16 times in 33 games.
• As a 15.5-point favorite or greater, the Cavaliers have one win ATS (1-1) this season.

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Pick OU:

Over (221.5)

• In 25 of 34 games this season, the Cavaliers and their opponents have combined to total more than 221.5 points.
• The Hornets and their opponents have combined to score more than 221.5 points in 14 of 33 games this season.
• Cleveland’s games this year have an average point total of 228, 6.5 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• Charlotte’s games this season have had an average of 222.2 points, 0.7 fewer points than this game’s total.
• The Cavaliers are the fourth-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Hornets have scored the 30th-most points.
• This outing features the league’s eighth-ranked (Hornets) and 11th-ranked (Cavaliers) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-1205)

• This season, the Cavaliers have won 28 out of the 31 games, or 90.3%, in which they’ve been favored.
• The Hornets have been chosen as underdogs in 30 games this year and have walked away with the win six times (20%) in those games.
• Cleveland has been at least a -1205 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 +725.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 92.3% chance of a victory for the Cavaliers.

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