Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Charlotte Hornets NBA Betting Tips and Best Bets

Mar 2, 2022

Cavaliers vs. Hornets Betting Picks & Predictions

The Charlotte Hornets (30-33) will look to leading scorer LaMelo Ball (19.9 ppg) when they attempt to knock off the Darius Garland-led Cleveland Cavaliers (36-25) on March 2, 2022. The Hornets are 3.5-point underdogs against the Cavaliers. Find more below on the Cavaliers vs. Hornets betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.

Cavaliers vs. Hornets Betting Line

Cavaliers vs Hornets Betting Information
Favorite Spread Favorite Spread Odds Underdog Spread Odds Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Cavaliers -3.5 – – – – – -158 133

Cavaliers vs. Hornets Game Info

  • Game Day: Wednesday, March 2, 2022
  • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Location: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Arena: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse

Computer Predictions for Cavaliers vs. Hornets

Computer picks for Cavaliers vs Hornets
ATS Score Prediction
Hornets 113 Cavaliers 106

Cavaliers vs. Hornets Betting Trends

  • Cleveland had 24 wins in 71 games against the spread last year.
  • As a 3.5-point favorite or more, the Cavaliers had one win ATS (1-5) last season.
  • Cleveland had 30 of its 71 games hit the over last season.

    • Cleveland Cavaliers Leaders

  • Collin Sexton led the Cavaliers at 24.3 points per game last year, while also posting 4.4 assists and 3.1 rebounds.
  • Jarrett Allen put up a team-high 10.0 rebounds per game last year. He also averaged 12.8 points and 1.7 assists, shooting 61.8% from the field (fifth in NBA).
  • Darius Garland put up a team-best 6.1 assists per contest last year. He also put up 17.4 points and 2.4 rebounds, shooting 45.1% from the floor and 39.5% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Isaac Okoro averaged 9.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest last year, shooting 41.9% from the floor.
  • Cedi Osman put up 10.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game last season, shooting 36.9% from the field and 29.8% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game.

    • Cleveland Cavaliers Season Stats

    Stat Rank
    Field Goal % 46.6 7
    Opp. Field Goal % 44.3 4
    Rebounds Per Game 44.8 12
    Opp. Rebounds Per Game 43.2 7
    Turnovers Per Game 13.7 22
    Opp. Turnovers Per Game 13.3 10

    Hornets vs. Cavaliers Betting Trends

  • Charlotte’s record against the spread is 33-28-2.
  • The Hornets have an ATS record of 13-8-2 as 3.5-point underdogs or greater.
  • This year, 30 of Charlotte’s 63 games have gone over the point total.

    • Charlotte Hornets Leaders

  • The Hornets’ LaMelo Ball racks up enough points (19.9 per game) and assists (7.4 per game) to top the squad’s leaderboards.
  • Mason Plumlee grabs 8.0 rebounds per game (he also scores 6.6 points per game and adds 3.0 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Charlotte rebounding leaderboard.
  • Charlotte’s leader in steals is Ball with 1.5 per game, and its leader in blocks is Miles Bridges with 0.9 per game.

    • Charlotte Hornets Season Stats

    Stat Rank
    Field Goal % 45.8 17
    Opp. Field Goal % 46.2 19
    Rebounds Per Game 45.2 10
    Opp. Rebounds Per Game 48.1 29
    Turnovers Per Game 12.9 9
    Opp. Turnovers Per Game 14.7 4

    Cavaliers and Hornets Injury Report

    Cavaliers: Collin Sexton: Out For Season (Knee), Rajon Rondo: Out (Toe), Darius Garland: Day To Day (Back), Caris LeVert: Out (Foot)
      Hornets: Nick Richards: Day To Day (Foot), Jalen McDaniels: Day To Day (Ankle), James Bouknight: Out (Neck), Gordon Hayward: Out (Ankle)

    Betting Tips for Cavaliers vs. Hornets

    We have the Cavaliers (-3.5) listed as the best bet in this game. Our computer model has the scoring going under the total of points, with the teams finishing with a final score of Cavaliers 113, Hornets 106 when it’s sorted out on the court.

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