Cavaliers vs. Hornets Prediction, Odds, Picks - Dec. 22

The Cleveland Cavaliers (15-14) aim to stop a three-game home losing streak when hosting the Charlotte Hornets (9-19) on December 22, 2025. Cleveland and Charlotte are in a matchup Monday without a line set.

Check out everything you need to know about the Cavaliers-Hornets game, from the point spread, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert picks, as well as TV channel and streaming information.

Cavaliers vs. Hornets Game Information and TV Channel

• When: Monday, December 22, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio
• TV: Peacock and FDSOH
• Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

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Cavaliers vs. Hornets Prediction

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O/U Pick: Under ()
Score Prediction: Cavaliers 121 - Hornets 113

Cavaliers Recent Trends

• The Cavaliers have covered the spread twice, and are 3-7 overall, over their past 10 games.
• Against the spread, the Cavaliers are 9-20-0 this season.
• Cavaliers games this year have hit the over on 13 of 28 set point totals.
• The Cavaliers record 118.7 points per game, only 0.2 more points than the 118.5 the Hornets give up.
• Cleveland is 6-7 against the spread and 10-3 overall when scoring more than 118.5 points.
• This season, the Cavaliers have a 45.7% shooting percentage from the field, which is 3.3% lower than the 49.0% of shots the Hornets' opponents have hit.
• The Cavaliers have a worse record against the spread when playing at home (5-12-0) than they do on the road (4-8-0).
• Cleveland has eclipsed the total in five of 17 home games (29.4%). It has fared better on the road, going over the total in eight of 12 matchups (66.7%).
• As a moneyline favorite, the Cavaliers have won a higher percentage of their home games (.562) compared to road games (.500).

Cavaliers Recent Stats

Cavaliers Leaders

• Donovan Mitchell puts up 30.7 points, 5.5 assists and 4.5 boards per contest.
• Jaylon Tyson puts up 13.3 points, 1.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds per contest.
• De'Andre Hunter posts 15.1 points, 2.2 assists and 4.3 rebounds per contest.
• Jarrett Allen averages 14.0 points, 7.5 boards and 2.0 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 1.0 steal and 0.9 blocks.
• Lonzo Ball averages 5.5 points, 4.7 assists and 4.6 rebounds.

Hornets Recent Trends

• The Hornets have a 6-4 record against the spread while going 5-5 overall over their last 10 games.
• The Hornets are 14-14-0 against the spread this season.
• Hornets games this year have eclipsed the over/under 35.7% of the time (10 out of 28 games with a set point total).
• The Hornets put up an average of 114.5 points per game, just 2.5 fewer points than the 117.0 the Cavaliers give up.
• Charlotte has put together an 8-3 ATS record and a 7-4 overall record in games it scores more than 117.0 points.
• The Hornets are shooting 45.3% from the field, 1.4% lower than the 46.7% the Cavaliers' opponents have shot this season.
• This year, the Hornets are 8-6-0 at home against the spread (.571 winning percentage). On the road, they are 6-8-0 ATS (.429).
• Charlotte's games have finished above the over/under 35.7% of the time both at home (five of 14) and away (five of 14) this year.
• In 2025-26 when moneyline favorites, the Hornets have a better winning percentage at home (1.000, 1-0 record) than away (.000, 0-2).

Hornets Recent Stats

Hornets Leaders

• Miles Bridges is averaging 21.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. He's also sinking 43.3% of his shots from the field and 32.7% from 3-point range, with 2.5 triples per game.
• The Hornets are getting 19.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game from Kon Knueppel this year.
• The Hornets are getting 19.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game from LaMelo Ball this year.
• Moussa Diabate is averaging 7.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He is making 62.0% of his shots from the field.
• Ryan Kalkbrenner gives the Hornets 8.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game while putting up 0.7 steals and 1.8 blocked shots (third in league).

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