NBA Best Bets: Cavaliers vs. Hornets Picks for November 17

Published 11:35 pm Saturday, November 16, 2024

The Cleveland Cavaliers (14-0) are heavy favorites (-10.5) as they try to build on a seven-game home winning streak when they take on the Charlotte Hornets (5-7) on Sunday, November 17, 2024 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The matchup airs at 6:00 PM ET on FDSOH and FDSSE.

To find the best bets you can make on Sunday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Game Info

  • When: Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
  • Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio
  • TV: FDSOH and FDSSE
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Darius Garland Over 22.5 PTS

  • The 22.5-point over/under for Darius Garland on Sunday is 1.4 higher than his season scoring average (21.1).
  • Garland has gone over on his points prop total eight times this season out of 15 games with such a prop.
  • The Cavaliers are the NBA’s highest-scoring squad (123.4 points per game), while the Hornets are 15th in points conceded (112.8 per game).
  • When Cleveland totals more than 112.8 points, its record is 12-0.

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LaMelo Ball Over 26.5 PTS

  • Sunday’s prop bet for LaMelo Ball is 26.5 points, 3.1 fewer than his season average.
  • Ball has gone over on his points prop on eight occasions this season (in 12 games with such a prop).
  • The 25th-ranked scoring NBA team (108.3 points per game) is Charlotte, while Cleveland ranks 10th in the league defensively (111.2 conceded per game).
  • Charlotte has put together a 2-1 record when it scores more than 111.2 points.

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Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 10.5)

  • Cleveland has 10 wins in 14 games against the spread this season.
  • Against the spread, Charlotte is 7-5-0 this season.
  • The Cavaliers have won twice ATS (2-2) as a 10.5-point favorite or more this season.
  • As a 10.5-point underdog or greater, the Hornets have one win ATS (1-1) this season.

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Pick OU:

Over (224.5)

  • In 10 games this season, the Cavaliers and their opponents have gone over 224.5 total points.
  • The Hornets have played four games this season that ended with a point total over 224.5 points.
  • Cleveland’s outings this year have an average point total of 226.3, 1.8 more points than this game’s over/under.
  • The average total for Charlotte’s games this season is 224.7 points, 0.2 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The Cavaliers score the most points in the NBA this season, while the Hornets’ offense racks up the 26th-most.
  • The Hornets have surrendered the sixth-fewest points in the league this season, while the Cavaliers have given up the 24th-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-549)

  • The Cavaliers have been listed as the favorite 12 times this season and have won all of those games.
  • The Hornets have come away with four wins in the 11 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • Cleveland has been at least a -549 moneyline favorite three times this season and won all of those games.
  • Charlotte has yet to enter a game this year with longer moneyline odds than +400.
  • The Cavaliers have a 84.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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