Hornets vs Cavaliers prediction NBA · Monday, December 22
At a glance
The Cleveland Cavaliers (15-14) host the Charlotte Hornets (9-19) on Monday, December 22 at 7:00 PM ET at Rocket Arena in NBA action. Final score: Hornets 132 – Cavaliers 139. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Cavaliers a 80% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Cavaliers are 9-8 at home and the Hornets are 3-11 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 3-7 for the Cavaliers and 5-5 for the Hornets (current streaks: Cavaliers L3, Hornets L1).
The analysis Model
On paper, the Cavaliers dominate this matchup. The model projects Cavaliers 121 – 111 Hornets, a margin of about 10.4 points in favor of the Cavaliers and a total around 232 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (+3.4 vs -4.7 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Hornets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Cavaliers' offense (119.6 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CHACLE
Top performers
Hornets
LaMelo BallG · #123pts / gameLaMelo BallG · #19assists
Moussa DiabateF · #1414reboundsCavaliers
Donovan MitchellG · #4530pts / game
Darius GarlandG · #1010assists
Dean WadeF · #457reboundsRecent form
CHACLEHead-to-head
CLE lead 3-1 this season.
CHA
Team comparison
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 9-19 | Record | 15-14 |
| 111.7 | Points scored / game | 119.6 |
| 117.2 | Points allowed / game | 115.7 |
| -4.7 | Adjusted margin / game | +3.4 |
| L1 | Current streak | L3 |
| 5-5 | Last 10 games | 3-7 |
| 3-11 road | Home / road record | 9-8 home |
| 19-63 (-9.1) | Last season | 64-18 (+9.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Hornets
Injury report Cavaliers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.