The Charlotte Hornets hit the road to open the new season against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at Quicken Loans Arena.
Below, we analyze the Hornets-Cavaliers NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Hornets at Cavaliers: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:35 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Hornets -145 (bet $145 to win $100) | Cavaliers +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
- Against the spread/ATS: Hornets -2.5 (-110) | Cavaliers +2.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 214.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Hornets at Cavaliers: Key Injuries
Hornets
- SF Gordon Hayward (finger) probable
- SG Malik Monk (illness) out
- PG Grant Riller (knee) out
Cavaliers
- PG Matthew Dellavedova (concussion) questionable
- PF Kevin Love (calf) out
- PF Larry Nance Jr. (concussion) questionable
- SF Cedi Osman (ankle) questionable
- SG Kevin Porter Jr. (personal) out
- PG Collin Sexton (ankle) questionable
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Hornets at Cavaliers: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Hornets 111, Cavaliers 97
Money line (ML)
The Hornets (-145) are the play in this game, as the Cavaliers (+120) will be without Love and KPJ. In addition, Cleveland might also be without Nance and Sexton, which would be a huge chunk of its offense. Charlotte will win, but it’s slightly cheaper taking them laying 2.5 points. PASS.
Against the spread (ATS)
HORNETS -2.5 (-110) will cost you slightly less, but it’s a similar bet essentially as playing the money line. The Cavaliers +2.5 (-110) are a tempting play but only because they’re at home. Their injury report reads like a team in the middle of the season rather than heading into the opener. Charlotte is also 4-1 ATS in the past five trips to Cleveland, too.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 214.5 (-110) is the way to go with the Cavaliers already dealing with injury issues. And hey, the Under is 6-2 in the past eight meetings in this series, too.
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