The Cleveland Cavaliers (30-4) are heavy favorites (-15.5) as they look to extend a seven-game home win streak when they take on the Charlotte Hornets (7-26) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The contest airs at 6:00 PM ET on FDSOH and FDSSE.

Our computer predictions in this article will assist you in deciding on the best bets available for Sunday’s game.

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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 season.
• Charlotte is 16-17-0 against the spread this season.
• The Cavaliers have won once ATS (1-1) as a 15.5-point favorite or more this year.

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Pick OU:

Over (223.5)

• Cavaliers games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 223.5 points 25 times.
• The Hornets have played 11 games this season that have gone over 223.5 combined points scored.
• The average total in Cleveland’s games this year is 228, 4.5 more than this matchup’s over/under.
• The average over/under for Charlotte’s contests this season is 222.2, 1.3 fewer points than this game’s point total.
• The Cavaliers are the fifth-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Hornets have scored the 30th-most points.
• The Hornets have surrendered the seventh-fewest points in the league this season, while the Cavaliers have given up the 10th-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-1408)

• 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 victorious in six, or 20%, of the 30 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Cleveland has played as a favorite of -1408 or more twice this season and won both games.
• Charlotte has yet to enter a game this year with longer moneyline odds than +800.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 93.4% chance of a victory for the Cavaliers.

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