Charlotte Hornets at Cleveland Cavaliers 12/18/19 - NBA Betting Picks & Odds
Charlotte Hornets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
NBA: 7:00 PM EST
Dec. 18, 2019
TV: FSOH, FSCR
Latest Odds : CLE -3.5 Total 213.5
The Hornets get to play in back to back games this week. The first game is on Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings. The second game, though, is going to be facing the struggling Cavaliers team. The Hornets are heading into the game here with a 12-17record overall. The game prior to the game against the Kings was a 107-85 loss to the Indiana Pacers.
On the season thus far Devonte Graham has stepped up to lead the Hornets in scoring with 19.6 points a game. Graham has been helped by Terry Rozier who has managed to get 16.6 points a game. Cleaning up the glass has been the job of Cody Zeller with 7.9 boards a game. As a team the Hornets are giving up 111.1 points per game.
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Cleveland may try to be competing with the Knicks to see who is the worst team this year. The Cavaliers slogan of be the fight definitely has not held true for the Cavs with a 6-21 record on the year. The last game on the court for Cleveland was a 133-113 loss.
This season the Cavaliers defense has been problematic giving up 114.2 points a game on the year. Colin Sexton has stepped up to lead Cleveland in scoring with 17.7 points a game. Kevin Love has helped out to a point with 15.9 points a game so far. Rebounding on average has seen Love complete a double double with 10.6 boards a game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Under is 7-2 in Cavaliers last 9 home games.
Hornets are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
Cavaliers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Wednesday games.
Under is 6-2 in Hornets last 8 overall.
Free Betting Pick: Charlotte Hornets +3.5
The Cavaliers have struggled quite a bit on the year so far and those struggles have cost the Cavaliers a lot of games. What else does not help Cleveland is the Cavs do have a super star power in Kevin Love, but have not been able to exploit his power completely or provide him the support that is needed. Look for the Hornets to take advantage of the fact that the Cavaliers are struggling, but also take advantage of their better defense on the court. Final Score, Charlotte Hornets win 118-111.