Cavaliers Visit Hornets on ESPN as Charlotte Tries to End Home Skid

Oddsmakers lean toward Cleveland despite injuries, with Charlotte on a two-week upswing.

Overview

Tipoff is Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, with national coverage on ESPN; the line sits at Cavaliers -2.5, per Yahoo Sports.
Cleveland enters 24-20 and seventh in the East, while Charlotte is 16-27 and 12th, seeking to halt a four-game home losing streak.
The Cavaliers will be without Darius Garland, Max Strus and Sam Merrill; the Hornets list Mason Plumlee out and Tidjane Salaun probable.
Charlotte has the fourth-best net rating over the past two weeks after a 3-2 road trip, and Cleveland is coming off a 136-104 loss to Oklahoma City.
The teams split two December meetings, and Cleveland leads the East in scoring at 119.6 points per game.