Cleveland Cavaliers Chasing Seventh-Straight Win in Trip to Charlotte Hornets; cleveland cavaliers Seek 7th
The cleveland cavaliers travel to Spectrum Center in Charlotte for a Friday night game with tip-off scheduled for 7 p. m. ET, chasing a seventh straight win after a six-game run. Market odds and recent form set up a close matchup between two teams trending in opposite directions.
Cleveland Cavaliers: recent form and odds
The Cavaliers enter the matchup at 35-21 overall and have won six straight games. Their most recent outing was a 112-84 victory at home over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday; they were 15. 5-point favorites and the game finished under the listed total of 229. 5. Center Jarrett Allen finished that game with 15 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks, and the team had seven players reach double figures in scoring. The market listed the Cavaliers at -235, a price that implies a heavy favorite on the road. Across their recent stretch, Cleveland has gone 11-1 straight up and 9-3 against the spread in the past 12 games, and the Under and Over have alternated in each of the previous six contests.
Hornets on a strong run at home
Charlotte arrives with a 26-30 record and a mixed result after the All-Star break: the Hornets lost 105-101 at home to the Houston Rockets as 4. 5-point underdogs after an eight-day hiatus. Prior to that loss the Hornets had won 10 of 12, and they remain effective against the spread, going 6-1 ATS in their past seven games and 8-2 ATS across the previous 10 contests overall. The Under has been a frequent outcome in Charlotte’s recent slate, cashing in three straight games and in 11 of the last 14 outings for the team.
Picks, matchup notes and what to watch
The two teams met earlier in Charlotte on Jan. 21, when Cleveland won 94-87 as 3-point favorites; that game finished under the 238. 5 total. In that meeting, Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points but committed eight turnovers, while the home side’s rookie forward Kon Knueppel posted 21 points and 11 rebounds. Meeting spacing is a factor: both clubs played on Thursday after the All-Star break, making this a back-to-back situation for both teams, with Cleveland facing a quicker turnaround after hosting a game the night before.
Betting angles reflected in the market include a moderately priced Hornets spread play and a lean toward the Under. The market shows the Hornets receiving roughly 6. 5 points at home and prices the Under near 233. 5; recent trends support both plays. The Hornets have been strong ATS at Spectrum Center, and the Under has prevailed in a majority of Charlotte’s recent games and in multiple recent meetings between the teams in Charlotte.
- Key takeaways: Cavs 35-21 with six straight wins; Hornets 26-30 but strong ATS and recent home form.
- Game timing and lines: tip-off 7 p. m. ET; lines last updated at 6: 23 a. m. ET.
- Watch for fatigue and turnovers given the quick turnaround; Under/Over trends favor a lower-scoring outcome.
Forward look: If Cleveland’s hot streak continues and the team avoids a fatigue-related drop-off on the quick turnaround, the Cavaliers can extend their run and justify the heavy market price. If Charlotte sustains its recent ATS form at home and the Under trend holds, the Hornets could keep this game close and make the spread attractive. Injury updates and the official NBA report should be checked before placing wagers; those items are not detailed here and were not publicly confirmed in the game summary.
