Cleveland Cavaliers (44-28) @ Charlotte Hornets (17-54)
Game Info: Wednesday, March 27th, 2024 at 7 p.m. EST (Spectrum Center)
Betting Odds: Cavs -12.5 (-110) - Over/Under (204.5)
Pick: Cavs -10.5 (-105)
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Charlotte Hornets will be playing their second consecutive game against each other here on Wednesday night. These two teams last met on Monday night back in Cleveland and it was the Cleveland Cavaliers that came away with a blowout victory over Charlotte. Now they will meet once again, and one team will be looking for a similar result, and the other will be looking to turn the tables now that they have home court advantage. Cleveland was favored by 12 1/2 points. The last time these two teams met and they covered the spread with ease and they will look to replicate that performance here on Wednesday night as well.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been one of the hottest teams in 2024, but as of late, they have struggled after having several key players this time with injury. They will be hoping to grab a second consecutive victory against Charlotte and use these games as an opportunity to get themselves back on track heading into the final month of the regular season. Cleveland is currently sitting in third place of the eastern conference, and they will look to remain in the top four to earn home-court advantage throughout the first round of the postseason. Cleveland currently trails Milwaukee by two games for the second spot in the conference coming into the last few weeks of the regular season.
That is something they had last season, but they were still upset by the New York Knicks in the opening round and that is something Cleveland will look to avoid this time around as well. Cleveland will once again be without Donovan Mitchell in this game, but they should have Evan Mobley and Darius Garland at their disposal, which gives them a much-needed boost. They will look to take advantage of a Charlotte team that has been absolutely awful at home this season and they will look to grab their second consecutive double digit win against the hornets here on Wednesday night.
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It has been an abysmal season for the Charlotte Hornets as they rebuild will likely continue well into the future at this rate. If this is any indication of future performance, there are a lot of changes that need to be made within the Charlotte Hornets organization if they want to be a successful NBA team once again. You can argue that it starts at the ownership position with Michael Jordan, as he has not put the team in a position to be competitive over the last several seasons, despite multiple draft picks.
Coming into this game on Wednesday night the Charlotte Hornets find themselves on a losing streak and they have long been eliminated from playoff contention. They are currently sitting 13th in the conference and they are at risk of winning less than 20 games this season. They come into this game as losers of 54 out of their first 71 games of the year and they are unlikely to be favored in their remaining 11 contests. Charlotte comes into this game on a five game losing streak and losers of eight out of their last 10 on the year and they will look to bounce back with a much-needed victory here on Wednesday night against Cleveland at home.
Betting trends to consider in this matchup:
- Cleveland is 21-14 on the road
- Charlotte is 9-24 at home
- Cleveland is 29-19 against the East
I expect this game on Wednesday night in Charlotte to have a similar result as their meeting on Monday night in Cleveland. As I look for the Cleveland Cavaliers to pick up a comfortable victory over the Charlotte Hornets here in this one for the second consecutive game in a row. Not only do I look for the Cleveland Cavaliers to get the job done here on Wednesday night but I also also look for Cleveland to cover the spread even without Donovan Mitchell in the lineup. as I look for the Cavs to use a steady mix of players to get the scoring going and pick up a quality victory heading into the final month of the season.
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