Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 2/4/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Friday, February 4, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports SE-CHA

The Cleveland Cavaliers (31-21) are hitting the road to Spectrum Center on Friday where they will try to defeat the Charlotte Hornets (28-24).

The Cavaliers played the Rockets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-104 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Cavaliers left the arena with 27 and the Rockets accounted for 12 fouls. They made 14 of 40 shots from 3-point range. Houston ended up going 69.7% from the charity stripe by making 23 of 33 attempts. On top of that, Houston snagged 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Houston distributed 37 assists and had 25 steals for the matchup. In terms of the defense, Cleveland allowed their opponent to shoot 47.6% from the floor on 39 of 82 shooting. They also dished out 23 assists for the game while forcing 3 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they compiled 48 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers buried 15 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 55.6%. Cleveland ended having earned a 51.3% FG percentage (41 out of 80) and made 7 of their 21 3-pointers.

Evan Mobley is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. Mobley finished 60.0% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes. He played for 36 minutes and also collected 12 rebounds. He was able to score 29 points on 12 out of 20 shooting.

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Cleveland enters this matchup with a record of 31-21 on the season. They are averaging 106.8 pts per game (23rd in the NBA) while shooting 46.7% from the floor. The Cavaliers are shooting 35.0% on 3-point shots (613 of 1,751) and 75.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cleveland is collecting 45.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,325 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 15.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.9 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 1st in basketball in PPG allowed (102.5). The Cavaliers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.2% (2,011 of 4,550) and they concede 43.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 8th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,199 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Hornets took a loss by a score of 113-107 against the Celtics. Regarding attacking the glass, Charlotte allowed Boston to pull down 36 in all (6 offensive). They shot 38.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 14 out of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 17 from the charity stripe (88.2%). The Hornets allowed the Celtics to make 42 out of their 82 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.2% in the game. Overall, the Hornets shot 37 out of 87 from the field which had them shooting 42.5%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Charlotte made 12 of 40 tries (30.0%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a clip of 77.8%. The Celtics committed 18 fouls for the game which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while earning 12 steals for the contest. The Hornets were able to pull down 32 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 46 in the matchup.

LaMelo Ball was important for the Hornets for this game. He made 12 of 24 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Ball earned 38 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and tallied 9 assists in this matchup.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 28-24 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Hornets are shooting 46.1% from the field, which has them ranked 13th in the league. Charlotte has accumulated 5,946 pts on the season (114.3 per game) and they pull down 44.3 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 27.0 times per contest (4th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per game. The Hornets are responsible for committing 19.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.6% from the free throw line.

The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 29th in the league in PPG surrendered with 114.6. They are forcing 15.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (23rd in the NBA). The Charlotte defense gives up 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (734 of 2,051) and their opponents are connecting on 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 25.9 assists and 47.5 boards per game, which is 30th and 28th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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