Hornets vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown & Projections – Mon, Mar 25th 2024

Well, hoop fans, strap in for a buzz-worthy showdown tonight as the struggling yet persistent Charlotte Hornets, who’ve been stung with a 17W-53L record, swarm into the hive of the formidable 42W-29L Cleveland Cavaliers at the grand Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. It’s a 7:00PM EST tipoff, folks, and let’s just say the Eastern conference standings are looking like a game of limbo for the Hornets – how low can they go? Meanwhile, the Cavaliers, just 4.0 games back, are galloping towards the top. The bookies have set the over/under at 206.5 with the Hornets stinging at 12.0 and the Cavaliers charging at -12.0. Both teams are hungry for a win, fresh off the sting of recent defeats – the Cavs, left in the dust by Miami, 84-121, and the Hornets, who got a buzz-kill from Atlanta, 91-132. So, whether you’re a Cavalier about your betting or you’re just here for the Hornets’ honey, tonight’s game promises to be a slam dunk of excitement.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 25, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

8W-29L

26.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

22W-13L

74.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

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

Starting Lineups

Hornets Notable Injuries

• JT Thor (PF/C): Avg: 2.7pts, 2.2reb, 0.4ast, 12.2 minutes. Last game: 03/19/24. Impact: 0.7

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

• Donovan Mitchell (PG/SG): Avg: 27.4pts, 5.3reb, 6.1ast, 35.4 minutes. Last game: 03/16/24. Impact: 6.8
• Marcus Morris Sr. (SF/PF): Avg: 6.7pts, 3.0reb, 0.8ast, 17.6 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 2.6
• Damian Jones (C): Avg: 2.8pts, 1.7reb, 0.4ast, 7.2 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 1.9
• Isaiah Mobley (C): Avg: 1.7pts, 0.8reb, 0.7ast, 6.9 minutes. Last game: 03/13/24. Impact: 1.1
• Pete Nance (PF): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.3reb, 0.0ast, 2.5 minutes. Last game: 03/10/24. Impact: 0.1

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.

Recent Trends

• Leaky Black (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 39.8% to 23.0, 16.4 min average previous 3 games.
• Evan Mobley (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.8% to 24.0, 35.1 min average previous 3 games.
• Aleksej Pokusevski (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 35.7% to 24.1, 17.8 min average previous 3 games.
• Max Strus (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 73.5% to 33.7, 19.4 min average previous 3 games.
• Tristan Thompson (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.2% to 11.5, 16.7 min average previous 3 games.
• Dean Wade (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 60.2% to 28.1, 17.5 min average previous 3 games.
The Hornets have a 3-game losing streak on the road. Overall, they are on a 4-game losing streak.