Hornets vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown & Projections – Sun, Apr 14th 2024

Get ready to buzz into excitement as the underdog Charlotte Hornets zip into the hive of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, looking to sting the soaring Cleveland Cavaliers in today’s showdown! It’s a clash of David and Goliath, with the Hornets trying to shake off their sticky season and the Cavaliers aiming to cement their top-tier status in the Eastern conference. With the clock set to tip at 1 PM EST, the stakes are high and the betting lines are buzzing, setting an over/under that promises plenty of action. While the Cavs recently clinched a victory against the Pacers, the Hornets are nursing the wounds of a tough loss to the Celtics. Will the Cavaliers continue their charge, or will the Hornets pull off a buzzy surprise? It’s game time, folks—let’s see if the Hornets can make some honey out of this Cavalier challenge!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 14, 2024 01:00PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	CHA ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+650	-1100	210.0	15.5/-15.5
Recent	+550	-850	210.5	13.0/-13.0
Difference	-100	+250	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

9W-31L

15.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

26W-13L

84.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

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

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	vs BOS	98-131L	33	20	19	76
04/10	vs ATL	115-114W	33	25	13	79
04/09	@ DAL	104-130L	39	24	11	89
04/07	@ OKL	118-121L	36	29	18	83
04/05	@ ORL	124-115W	36	29	18	72
04/03	@ POR	86-89L	36	22	9	78
04/01	@ BOS	104-118L	40	28	6	91
03/31	@ LAC	118-130L	31	32	9	88
03/29	@ GSW	97-115L	41	23	11	84
03/27	@ CLE	118-111W	38	30	15	76

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	@ IND	129-120W	41	28	9	95
04/10	@ MEM	110-98W	47	27	13	82
04/07	vs LAC	118-120L	36	27	11	88
04/06	vs LAL	97-116L	40	24	18	90
04/03	vs PHX	101-122L	37	28	15	83
04/02	vs UTA	129-113W	41	38	13	85
03/31	vs DEN	101-130L	28	26	15	82
03/29	@ PHI	117-114W	37	34	13	84
03/27	vs CHA	111-118L	32	33	13	85
03/25	@ CHA	115-92W	47	41	12	86

Starting Lineups

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Miles Bridges PF	27.3	29.2	36.4	100%	36.8
Tre Mann SG	24.7	35.3	26.3	90%	28.6
Vasilije Micic PG	19.9	22.1	23.2	67%	26.5
Brandon Miller SF	23.5	33.0	31.3	100%	31.6
Grant Williams C	22.1	31.8	26.3	33%	31.4

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	46.5	38.0	36.1	100%	36.5
Evan Mobley PF	39.3	32.1	34.1	100%	34.5
Isaac Okoro SG	25.9	10.6	18.5	57%	20.0
Craig Porter Jr. PG	30.0	8.0	8.5	0%	0
Max Strus SF	35.6	29.2	24.7	100%	24.1

Hornets Notable Injuries

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Donovan Mitchell (PG/SG): Avg: 26.6pts, 5.1reb, 6.1ast, 35.3 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 6.5
Darius Garland (PG): Avg: 17.8pts, 2.6reb, 6.5ast, 32.9 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 5.7
Caris LeVert (PG/SG): Avg: 14.0pts, 4.1reb, 5.1ast, 28.6 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 5.2
Sam Merrill (SG): Avg: 7.9pts, 2.0reb, 1.8ast, 17.5 minutes. Last game: 04/07/24. Impact: 2.4

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
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Pts	15.5	20.6	+5.1	80%	80%	67%	67%	CHA	+4.6	#30
Max Strus	CLE	Pts	12.5	15.5	+3.0	20%	40%	40%	40%	CHA	+0.2	#16
Isaac Okoro	CLE	Reb	3.5	4.1	+0.6	20%	20%	40%	40%	CHA	-2.8	#4

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Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#30	#27	#5	#25	7.5%
PF	#27	#7	#29	#24	4.3%
PG	#18	#17	#29	#24	13.2%
SF	#16	#4	#13	#12	-8.5%
SG	#8	#28	#30	#23	4.5%

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#10	#16	#18	#14	0.7%
PF	#29	#8	#12	#23	4.1%
PG	#25	#1	#22	#20	4.9%
SF	#11	#29	#12	#15	-0.6%
SG	#9	#7	#28	#15	-2.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

103.4

107.9

Rebounds per Game

36.9

38.5

Assists per Game

24.6

28.7

Steals per Game

6.7

7.4

Blocks per Game

3.8

3.9

Shots per Game

82.5

83.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.1

12.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.7

55.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.0

36.4

Turnovers per Game

12.7

13.4

Fouls per Game

16.0

15.8

Recent Trends

Leaky Black (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 50.4% to 11.4, 23.0 min average previous 3 games.
Miles Bridges (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 34.9% to 26.9, 41.4 min average previous 3 games.
Vasilije Micic (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 37.6% to 21.4, 34.3 min average previous 3 games.
Dean Wade (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 60.2% to 28.1, 17.5 min average previous 3 games.