Cleveland Cavaliers at Charlotte Hornets 03/12/2023 Picks & Preview

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets meet Sunday in NBA action at the Spectrum Center.

Injuries:

  • Cavaliers

    • C Jarrett Allen (eye) doubtful

    • PG Darius Garland (quad) questionable

  • Hornets

    • Not yet submitted
  • The Cavaliers are 15-4-2 ATS in their last 21 Sunday games
  • The Cavaliers are 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings in Charlotte
  • The Hornets are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 Sunday games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall
  • The over is 7-3 in Cavaliers last 10 overall
  • The under is 17-4 in Hornets last 21 overall

yThe Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets meet Sunday in NBA action at the Spectrum Center.

The Cavaliers could be shorthanded in this one as Jarrett Allen and Darius Garland are both listed as questionable, while the Hornets are still missing LaMelo Ball and Mark Williams. The Cavaliers come into this meeting as the team in better form and they really shouldn’t have too much trouble getting past this Hornets team who have so little to play for at this stage of the season.

The Charlotte Hornets are a bad team on the end of a back to back and despite recent covers they lose as underdogs by an average of 7.4 points. The Cleveland Cavaliers win as favorites by an average of 8.4 points, and they’re 14-5-1 ATS when favorites of 5 to 9.5 point favorites.