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Charlotte Hornets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Charlotte Hornets and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -2.5-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 209.5.
The Cavaliers were a 117-97 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Raptors. They failed to cover the +8-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (214) made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Hornets were a 109-92 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Celtics. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (201) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Charlotte:
Team record: 13-23 SU,16-18-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Charlotte is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Charlotte is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Charlotte is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Cleveland:
Team record: 10-23 SU,14-17-2 ATS
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Charlotte at Dallas Saturday, January 4
Cleveland home to Oklahoma City Saturday, January 4