January 20, 2026 9:50 PM EST

NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Charlotte Hornets 2026-01-21 19:00:00.0

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The Charlotte Hornets are slight 54.5 percent favorites over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers are shooting 45.9 percent from the field and the Hornets are forecasted to shoot 49.1 percent. The Cavaliers have the rebounding advantage at 44.1 to 41.1. Turnovers are pretty even with the Cavaliers projected for 13.7 turnovers vs. 14.6 for the Hornets. The Cavaliers are making 16.7 three pointers on 36.0 percent from three point range. The Hornets are making 16.9 three pointers on 41.2 percent. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA---PTS: Donovan Mitchell 28.0, Brandon Miller 20.9 ASSISTS: Donovan Mitchell 7.5, LaMelo Ball 5.8 REBOUNDS: Jarrett Allen 8.5, Moussa Diabate 7.6 SPORTS ODDS: Sportsbooks and handicappers have set the line at CHA 2.5 TOTAL 236.5. WIN-LOSS Cleveland Cavaliers 24-20 Charlotte Hornets 16-27 ATS Cleveland Cavaliers 16-28 Sweat Barometer -3.7 Charlotte Hornets 24-17 Sweat Barometer 4.6 OVER-UNDER Cleveland Cavaliers 23-21 Avg Over/Under Line 0.5 Charlotte Hornets 20-23 Avg Over/Under Line -1.0 ACCUSCORE PICK RECORD - POINT SPREAD PICKS Cleveland Cavaliers 27-15 Charlotte Hornets 21-20 OVER-UNDER PICKS Cleveland Cavaliers 19-24 Charlotte Hornets 15-27

UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland CavaliersATS RECORDCharlotte HornetsATS RECORDATS EDGE
Record on the Road10-9, 53.0% 100Record at Home7-12, 37.0% -500Cleveland Cavaliers
VS Charlotte Hornets1-1, 50.0% -10VS Cleveland Cavaliers1-1, 50.0% -10EVEN
vs Team Under .50014-5, 74.0% 850vs Team .500 or Better7-16, 30.0% -1060Cleveland Cavaliers
Record as Road Favorite6-6, 50.0% -60Record as Home Underdog4-11, 27.0% -810Cleveland Cavaliers
After 1 or More Days Off9-17, 35.0% -970After 1 or More Days Off12-12, 50.0% -120Charlotte Hornets

LAST SEASON: We advise focusing on these trends in the first month of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Charlotte Hornets

Cleveland CavaliersATS RECORDCharlotte HornetsATS RECORDATS EDGE
Record on the Road23-23, 50.0% 0Record at Home11-30, 27.0% -1900Cleveland Cavaliers
VS Charlotte Hornets1-2, 33.0% -120VS Cleveland Cavaliers2-1, 67.0% 90Charlotte Hornets
vs Team Under .50027-7, 79.0% 1930vs Team .500 or Better8-44, 15.0% -4040Cleveland Cavaliers
Record as Road Favorite14-7, 67.0% 630Record as Home Underdog9-27, 25.0% -2070Cleveland Cavaliers
After 1 or More Days Off51-38, 57.0% +920After 1 or More Days Off21-61, 26.0% -4610Cleveland Cavaliers

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Cleveland CavaliersRECORDCharlotte HornetsRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD12-7, 63.0% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME9-10, 47.0% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS4-3, 57.0% OverHOME OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS3-2, 60.0% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST YR20-25, 44.0% OverHOME OVER-UNDER LAST YR22-19, 54.0% OverUNDER
vs Teams Averaging >100 PTS at Home19-20, 49.0% OVERvs Teams Averaging >100 PTS on Road17-19, 47.0%UNDER

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POINT SPREAD (SEASON) - Cleveland Cavaliers Road Games: 10-7, 59.0% +230 Charlotte Hornets Home Games: 6-11, 35.0% -610 POINT SPREAD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Cleveland Cavaliers Road Games: 3-3, 50.0% -30 Charlotte Hornets Home Games: 1-3, 25.0% -230

OVER-UNDER RECORD (SEASON) - Cleveland Cavaliers Road Games: 5-14, 26.0% -945 Charlotte Hornets Home Games: 7-11, 39.0% -463 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Cleveland Cavaliers Road Games: 3-4, 43.0% -127 Charlotte Hornets Home Games: 1-3, 25.0% -209

SIDE VALUE (SEASON) - Cleveland Cavaliers Road Games: 10-9, 53.0% +401 Charlotte Hornets Home Games: 5-14, 26.0% +-580 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Cleveland Cavaliers Road Games: 5-2, 71.0% +149 Charlotte Hornets Home Games: 0-5, 0.0% -500

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