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Todays Wednesday, January 21st Matchup Details

Wednesday Cleveland Cavaliers at Charlotte Hornets
NBA Game is on Wednesday, January 21st 2026
21/01/26 19:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

Positive Player Stats should contribute to these Odds, Cleveland Cavaliers at Charlotte Hornets Predictions & Best Bets

The Cavaliers have played at the 3rd-speediest tempo in the NBA over the last 15 games away from their home court, which ought to lead to increased plays for the Hornets.

The Charlotte Hornets rank as the 3rd-best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 5 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore produce new opportunities for scoring and assists).

The matchup vs. the Cavaliers may be a favorable one for getting to the charity stripe; opposing starting SGs have attempted an enormous 2.8 foul shots per game over the last 5 games (10th-most in the NBA).

Donovan Mitchell has scored a terrific 29.0 points per game this season, a big improvement over his 24.6 points per game last season.

The 3rd-quickest tempo away team in the NBA over the last 15 games has been the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers rank as the 4th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 15 games without the home court advantage (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore provide new opportunities for scoring and assists).

The matchup against the Hornets is a positive one for three-pointers; the other team’s starting PFs have tallied the 4th-most three-point shots per game in the league this year (2.0).

The matchup vs. Charlotte is a favorable one for shots from the field; when the Hornets are on their home court, the opposition’s starting PFs have tallied the most shots made from the field per game in the NBA this year (8.7).

This year, opposing starting SGs have totaled 2.5 3-pointers per game (3rd-most in the league) vs. the Charlotte Hornets, creating a good matchup.

LaMelo Ball has compiled 24.0 points per game over the last 5 games, 3.8 higher than he’s compiled overall this season.

This year, opposing starting PGs have shot 41.4% on three-pointers (2nd-highest in the NBA) vs. the Cavaliers, marking this as a favorable matchup.

The matchup vs. Charlotte is a favorable one; when the Hornets are at home, they have allowed the 6th-most points per game in the NBA to the opposition’s starting SFs over the last 24 games (16.4).

The matchup vs. the Hornets is a favorable one for getting to the charity stripe; the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted an enormous 4.5 foul shots per game this year (most in the league).

Over the last 5 games, the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted 4.8 foul shots per game (7th-highest in the league) against the Cavaliers, finding it easy to get to the charity stripe.

Over the last 5 games, the other team’s starting PFs have averaged 6.1 3-point attempts per game (4th-most in the league) against the Cleveland Cavaliers, creating a good matchup.

The matchup against Cleveland may be a good one for getting to the free-throw line; opposing starting SFs have attempted a massive 4.4 foul shots per game over the last 20 games when the Cleveland Cavaliers are the visiting squad (2nd-most in the NBA).

Jaylon Tyson has totaled 20.2 points per game over the last 5 games, 6.7 higher than he’s totaled over the course of the year.

Over the last 5 games, the other team’s starting SGs have attempted 4.0 foul shots per game (4th-highest in the league) vs. the Hornets, finding it easy to draw fouls.

Prediction Cleveland Cavaliers at Charlotte Hornets Odds, Best Bets & Team Prop from Negative Player Stats

In terms of offense, the Charlotte Hornets’s unimpressive 115.1 points per game while on their home court rates 6th-fewest in the league this year.

The matchup vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers is a hard one; they have allowed the least points per game in the NBA to the opposing team’s starting SGs this year (12.1).

The 4th-most sluggish pace-of-play home offense in the league over the last 5 games has been the Charlotte Hornets.

This year, the opposing team’s starting PGs have averaged 11.3 shot attempts per game (lowest in the league) against the Hornets, branding this as a hard matchup.

The Hornets have played at the 4th-slowest pace in the league over the last 5 games in their home stadium, which ought to lead to decreased plays for the Cavaliers.

In terms of getting to the foul line, the Cavaliers’s unimpressive 20.1 free throw attempts per game places 4th-worst in the league over the last 15 games.

The matchup against the Hornets is a challenging one for getting to the foul line; the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted a lowly 2.9 foul shots per game this year (3rd-least in the league).

The matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers is a tough one for 3-point attempts; the opposing team’s starting SFs have tallied the 3rd-least 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (3.9).

Over the last 20 games, the opposition’s starting SFs have totaled 3.6 3-point attempts per game (fewest in the league) against the Hornets, branding this as a tough matchup.

This year, the opposing team’s starting PFs have attempted 3.3 foul shots per game (8th-fewest in the NBA) vs. the Hornets, struggling to get to the charity stripe.

This year, the other team’s starting SGs have averaged 4.7 three attempts per game (lowest in the NBA) vs. the Cavaliers, branding this as a hard matchup.

Over the last 15 games, the other team’s starting PGs have attempted 2.5 free throws per game (fewest in the NBA) against the Cavaliers, finding it difficult to get to the charity stripe.

This year when they are playing at home, the opposition’s starting PFs have logged 13.5 points per game (2nd-fewest in the NBA) against the Cavaliers, making this a tough matchup for offensive output.

The matchup against Charlotte is a difficult one for three-point shots; when the Charlotte Hornets are playing at home, the opposition’s starting PGs have compiled the 4th-lowest 3-point percentage in the NBA this year (27.9%).

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