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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 Sunday when they battle at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -15.5-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 134-122 winner as they battled the Mavericks on the road. The Cavaliers covered in the match as a -9-point favorite, while 256 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Charlotte was a 98-94 loser in its last match on the road against the Pistons. They covered the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 192 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Charlotte:
Team record: 7-26 SU,17-16 ATS
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
Charlotte is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Charlotte is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 30-4 SU,25-9 ATS
Current Streak: won 9 straight games.
Cleveland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games
Next up:
Charlotte home to Phoenix Tuesday, January 7
Cleveland home to Oklahoma City Wednesday, January 8