Hornets vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown

Get ready to buzz into excitement as the underdog Charlotte Hornets swarm into the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, looking to sting the high-flying Cleveland Cavaliers in today’s NBA Playoff face-off! With the Hornets hoping to shake off their sluggish season record and the Cavaliers cruising on a sky-high winning streak, tonight’s 7:00 PM EST tipoff promises more thrills than a rollercoaster. As the Cavs aim to cement their top spot in the Eastern conference, and the Hornets fight to climb out of their hole, the stakes are as high as the over/under at 224.5. Fresh off a victory and a loss respectively, both teams are buzzing for a win, but only one will fly away victorious. So, as the Hornets try to weave a surprise upset, let’s see if they can make the Cavaliers feel a little Hornet’s bite!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 05, 2025 07:00PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	CHA ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+750	-1400	224.0	15.5/-15.5
Recent	+280	-410	224.5	15.5/-15.5
Difference	-470	+990	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

1W-9L

AWAY

11W-43L

26.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

9W-1L

HOME

41W-13L

73.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/07/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	40	23	30	23	00	116	Under
12/07/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	18	34	31	19	00	102	Under
11/17/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	28	31	40	15	00	114	Over
11/17/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	38	34	30	26	00	128	Over
04/14/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	24	33	31	32	00	120	Over
04/14/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	33	25	38	14	00	110	Over
03/27/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	43	27	26	15	00	111	Over
03/27/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	33	36	31	18	00	118	Over
03/25/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	20	17	29	26	00	92	Under
03/25/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	20	31	27	37	00	115	Under
04/09/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	17	32	21	36	00	106	Under
04/09/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	29	21	20	00	95	Under
03/14/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	33	35	22	00	120	Under
03/14/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	27	21	28	28	00	104	Under
03/12/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	27	29	33	00	114	Under
03/12/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	35	24	30	19	00	108	Under
11/18/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	14	32	24	35	152	122	Over
11/18/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	30	24	23	1512	132	Over
03/02/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	38	26	32	23	00	119	Under
03/02/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	31	18	31	18	00	98	Under
02/04/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	22	30	24	26	00	102	Under
02/04/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	31	15	19	36	00	101	Under
11/01/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	40	25	23	25	00	113	Under
11/01/21	Charlotte Hornets CHA	21	28	27	34	00	110	Under
10/22/21	Charlotte Hornets CHA	27	27	36	33	00	123	Over
10/22/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	29	30	23	00	112	Over

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/03	vs DET	94-98L	45	25	17	80
12/30	@ CHI	108-115L	56	23	14	101
12/28	@ OKL	94-106L	44	17	18	80
12/26	vs WAS	110-113L	50	31	18	94
12/20	vs PHI	98-108L	44	22	17	78
12/19	vs WAS	114-123L	52	30	8	106
12/13	vs CHI	95-109L	54	22	16	98
12/08	vs IND	113-109W	45	24	24	78
12/07	@ CLE	102-116L	37	21	10	86
12/05	vs NYK	101-125L	40	27	10	89

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/03	vs DAL	134-122W	46	38	7	98
12/31	vs LAL	122-110W	48	32	11	93
12/30	vs GSW	113-95W	54	25	16	96
12/27	vs DEN	149-135W	38	40	10	96
12/21	@ PHI	126-99W	49	31	13	90
12/20	@ MIL	124-101W	48	30	15	91
12/13	@ WAS	115-105W	50	27	11	91
12/08	vs MIA	113-122L	36	25	9	86
12/07	vs CHA	116-102W	47	28	11	84
12/05	@ DEN	126-114W	47	32	15	94

Starting Lineups

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
LaMelo Ball PG	49.0	63.6	49.7	100%	49.0
Miles Bridges PF	46.0	46.2	35.1	100%	35.5
Josh Green SG	17.0	17.4	15.2	83%	16.4
Brandon Miller SF	35.0	38.0	37.1	100%	37.4
Mark Williams C	37.0	35.0	29.2	87%	31.2

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	31.0	34.6	31.7	100%	32.1
Darius Garland PG	36.0	42.9	36.6	100%	37.0
Donovan Mitchell SG	40.0	36.9	40.6	100%	41.0
Evan Mobley PF	37.0	42.2	38.0	100%	38.4
Dean Wade SF	18.0	23.4	17.6	60%	19.6

Hornets Notable Injuries

Moussa Diabate (C): Avg: 3.1pts, 5.6reb, 0.6ast, 14.2 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 1.9
KJ Simpson (PG): Avg: 4.7pts, 1.7reb, 1.9ast, 15.3 minutes. Last game: 01/03/25. Impact: 1.9
Nick Smith Jr. (SG/SF): Avg: 4.9pts, 1.3reb, 1.1ast, 13.1 minutes. Last game: 01/03/25. Impact: 1.3

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Tristan Thompson (C): Avg: 2.8pts, 3.1reb, 0.9ast, 10.0 minutes. Last game: 01/03/25. Impact: 1.1
JT Thor (PF): Avg: 3.0pts, 2.1reb, 0.4ast, 11.2 minutes. Last game: 01/03/25. Impact: 1.4

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Miles Bridges	CHA	Pts	18.5	24.2	+5.7	80%	70%	60%	60%	CLE	-0.8	#13
Mark Williams	CHA	Pts	13.5	16.3	+2.8	80%	50%	40%	40%	CLE	-0.8	#10
LaMelo Ball	CHA	Reb	4.5	5.0	+0.5	80%	60%	60%	60%	CLE	-0.1	#14
Caris LeVert	CLE	Reb	2.5	2.6	+0.1	40%	50%	53%	53%	CHA	-0.4	#9

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Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#25	#19	#7	#19	2.7%
PF	#27	#18	#18	#26	7.5%
PG	#16	#30	#13	#19	2.1%
SF	#2	#3	#23	#9	-6.2%
SG	#3	#9	#20	#8	-5.8%

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#29	#25	#25	6.9%
PF	#10	#26	#24	#21	2.4%
PG	#23	#14	#3	#9	-4.4%
SF	#13	#25	#14	#16	-0.0%
SG	#14	#3	#13	#6	-6.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

104.8

122.4

Rebounds per Game

46.9

44.9

Assists per Game

23.7

29.0

Steals per Game

7.8

8.3

Blocks per Game

4.9

4.6

Shots per Game

89.3

90.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.8

16.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

49.3

57.7

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.7

40.7

Turnovers per Game

15.3

12.4

Fouls per Game

20.0

17.7

Recent Trends

LaMelo Ball (PG) is on an impressive streak, exceeding 30 points in 5 consecutive games.
Seth Curry (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 76.0% to 26.4, 15.0 min average previous 3 games.
Josh Green (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.1% to 37.4, 28.8 min average previous 3 games.
DaQuan Jeffries (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 44.7% to 13.9, 25.1 min average previous 3 games.
Cody Martin (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.4% to 19.6, 28.2 min average previous 3 games.
Vasilije Micic (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 49.3% to 29.4, 19.7 min average previous 3 games.
Nick Richards (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.7% to 14.0, 20.8 min average previous 3 games.
Mark Williams (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.0% to 27.3, 21.0 min average previous 3 games.