Charlotte Hornets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 1/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Charlotte Hornets (7-25) are hitting the road to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (29-4).

The Hornets took the court against the Bulls and ended up losing by a score of 115-108 in their last contest. Charlotte ended having earned a 41.6% FG percentage (42 of 101) and made 10 of 43 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Hornets buried 14 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 63 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 34 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of defending, Charlotte allowed 37.5% from the floor on 39 of 104 shooting. Chicago recorded 25 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Chicago had 56 rebounds (9 offensive, 47 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Chicago finished the contest at 70.4% from the free throw line by making 19 of their 27 attempts. They converted 18 out of their 60 attempts from long range. When discussing personal fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 19 and the Bulls recorded 23 personal fouls.

Miles Bridges is one player who came through for this contest. He ended up finishing with 31 points on 13 out of 32 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins played and snagged 12 rebounds. Bridges finished the contest at 40.6% from the field and earned 8 dimes.

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Charlotte steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 7-25 for the year. They have an average of 106.2 points per contest (29th in basketball) while shooting 42.7% from the field. The Hornets are shooting 34.3% on 3-point shots (463 of 1,348) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Charlotte is pulling down 45.8 boards per game and has accumulated 752 assists for the season, which has them ranked 28th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 16.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.9 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Hornets have forced 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are conceding 35.3% on 3-point attempts and they rank 15th in basketball in opponents PPG (112.8). The Hornets are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.6% (1,294 of 2,775) and they surrender 44.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 10th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 840 surrendered for the year.

When they last played, the Cavaliers got the win with a final of 122-110 against the Lakers. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Cleveland allowed Los Angeles to snag 49 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 25.7% from 3-point land by going 9 of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 19 from the free throw line (89.5%). The Cavaliers permitted the Lakers to convert 42 out of their 95 tries from the floor which had them shooting 44.2% in this game. Overall, the Cavaliers went 45 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.4%. In relation to shots from distance, Cleveland knocked down 18 of 46 tries (39.1%). They were able to convert 14 of them for a clip of 82.4%. The Lakers committed 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. The Cavaliers earned 30 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 44 in the matchup.

Jarrett Allen was important for the Cavaliers in this contest. He knocked down 12 of 14 for the game giving him a rate of 85.7%, and had 14 rebounds. Allen earned 27 points in his 31 mins on the court and tallied 1 assist in this contest.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 29-4 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Cavaliers are hitting on 50.4% from the floor, which is 1st in basketball. Cleveland has totaled 4,038 pts for the year (122.4 per contest) and they grab 43.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.9 times per game (5th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per game. The Cavaliers commit 18.4 personal fouls every game and they go 77.6% from the free throw line.

The Cleveland defense concedes 36.7% on 3-pointers (441 of 1,201) and their opponents are knocking down 79.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 25.2 assists and 43.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 8th and 12th in the league. The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 10th in the NBA in PPG given up with 110.5. They have forced 15.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (5th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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