Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Spectrum Center is the location where the Charlotte Hornets (6-15) will go up against the Cleveland Cavaliers (19-3) on Saturday.

The Cavaliers faced the Wizards and notched a win by a score of 118-87 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 20 and the Wizards totaled 21 personal fouls. They made 4 out of their 26 tries from three-point range. Washington finished the contest at 76.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of 25 attempts. Furthermore, Washington collected 52 boards (13 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Washington doled out 18 assists and had 4 steals in this game. Concerning defending, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 38.6% from the floor on 32 of 83 shooting. They also doled out 31 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they compiled 45 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers knocked down 16 of 25 tries for a percentage of 64.0%. Cleveland finished the game with a 48.3% field goal percentage (43 of 89) and made 16 out of their 46 3-point shots.

Donovan Mitchell is one guy who was a factor in this contest. Mitchell walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the field and recorded 7 dimes. He was on the court for 28 mins and grabbed 5 boards. He ended up scoring 19 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Cleveland steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 19-3 on the campaign. They cough up possession 13.2 times per game and as a team are committing 18.6 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Cleveland is pulling in 43.0 rebounds per game and has earned 617 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 6th in the league in terms of passing. The Cavaliers are hitting 40.2% on 3-point shots (336 of 836) and 78.1% from the free throw line. They average 121.8 pts per game (1st in basketball) while going 50.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are forcing 15.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are 16th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 563 conceded for the campaign. The Cavaliers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.4% (889 of 1,957) and they relinquish 43.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 37.5% from 3-point land and they rank 11th in the NBA in opponents PPG (111.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 110-104 when they played the 76ers. The Hornets were able to corral 32 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 47 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The 76ers were called for 22 fouls for this contest which took the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to make 23 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 82.1%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Charlotte buried 13 of 34 attempts (38.2%). Overall, the Hornets ended up going 34 for 77 from the field which had them sitting at 44.2%. The Hornets permitted the 76ers to knock down 38 out of their 82 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 46.3% for this game. They finished 40.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 16 out of 40 and ended up going 18 of 20 from the charity stripe (90.0%). In regard to rebounding, Charlotte allowed Philadelphia to get 31 in all (8 offensive).

Brandon Miller was important for the Hornets for the matchup. Miller tallied 34 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the game. He knocked down 12 out of 25 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 48.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 6-15 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hornets are shooting 42.5% from the floor, which is ranked 30th in the league. Charlotte has scored 2,254 points this year (107.3 per contest) and they collect 45.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 22.9 times per contest (27th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 16.3 times per game. The Hornets are responsible for committing 21.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 78.6% from the free throw line.

The Charlotte defense concedes 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (283 of 793) and their opponents are making 77.4% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 25.8 assists and 42.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks 15th and 9th in basketball. The Hornets defensively are ranked 14th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 112.0. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the floor (20th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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