Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-9)

The Cleveland Cavaliers are en route to Spectrum Center on Tuesday where they will meet the Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte opens this contest as 9-point underdogs. The total has been set at 232.

The Cavaliers faced off with the Hornets and went home with a win by a final score of 114-108 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 22 and the Hornets accumulated 26 fouls. They also made 10 of 21 tries from 3-point land. Charlotte shot 72.7% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 22 shots. Furthermore, Charlotte collected 43 boards (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Charlotte dished out 25 assists and had 8 steals for the game. When talking about defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 51.3% from the field on 41 out of 80 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 40 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers knocked down 25 of their 34 shots for a rate of 73.5%. Cleveland walked away from the game having earned a 47.1% field goal percentage (41 out of 87) and made 7 of 27 shots from distance.

Darius Garland is a guy who came through for this contest. Garland shot 40.0% from the floor and recorded 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He was able to score 28 points on 8 out of 20 shooting.

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Cleveland heads into this one with a win-loss record of 43-27 for the season. They have an average of 112.0 pts per game (24th in the NBA) while connecting on 48.7% from the field. The Cavaliers are shooting 36.3% on three-point shots (805 of 2,216) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cleveland is grabbing 41.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,741 dimes this season, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.8 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers have forced 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 6th in the league in allowing assists with 1,606 relinquished so far this season. The Cavaliers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.6% (2,728 of 5,849) and they relinquish 40.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 1st in basketball in PPG allowed (106.7).

For their last game, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 114-108 when they played the Cavaliers. The Hornets recorded 36 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for this game. They turned it over 19 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Cavaliers were called for 22 fouls in this matchup which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a clip of 72.7%. In reference to 3-point shots, Charlotte made 10 out of their 21 attempts (47.6%). Overall, the Hornets walked away from this one shooting 41 for 80 from the field which had them shooting 51.3%. The Hornets allowed the Cavaliers to knock down 41 out of 87 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.1% in this game. They wrapped up this game 25.9% from downtown by going 7 out of 27 and ended up shooting 25 out of 34 from the free throw line (73.5%). Concerning rebounding, Charlotte allowed Cleveland to pull down 40 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Terry Rozier pitched in for the Hornets for the matchup. He made 10 of 19 in this game for a field goal rate of 52.6%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. Rozier accumulated 27 points in his 39 mins on the court and had 6 assists for the contest.

Charlotte has a record of 22-48 so far this year. The Hornets have committed 20.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 74.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.9 times per contest (17th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. Charlotte has earned 7,823 pts on the year (111.8 per contest) and they snag 44.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Hornets are connecting on 45.5% from the field, which ranks them 26th in the NBA.

The Hornets defensively are ranked 24th in the league in PPG surrendered with 117.5. They have forced 14.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the field (18th in the NBA). The Charlotte defense surrenders 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (868 of 2,425) and their opponents are knocking down 79.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.9 assists and 46.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 23rd and 29th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Charlotte (+9) and under 232 points

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