Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 11/9/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: WSOC

The Charlotte Hornets (3-7) will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (5-4) at Spectrum Center on Monday.

The Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and took home the win by a score of 119-95 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 22 while the 76ers recorded 23 fouls. They also knocked down 10 out of their 40 shots from long range. Philadelphia finished the contest at 79.3% at the free throw line by burying 23 of 29 tries. Additionally, Philadelphia snagged 42 boards (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Philadelphia recorded 20 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. In terms of defense, Cleveland allowed 36.5% from the field on 31 of 85 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 56 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cavaliers buried 26 of 34 tries for a rate of 76.5%. Cleveland finished with a 45.5% FG percentage (40 out of 88) and made 13 out of their 37 3-point attempts.

Donovan Mitchell is one player who played a role in the game. He totaled 23 points on 7 out of 18 shooting. He played for 33 minutes played and collected 7 rebounds. Mitchell ended up going 38.9% from the field and also totaled 8 assists.

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Cleveland steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 5-4 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 21.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Cleveland is grabbing 48.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 247 dimes this year, which ranks 8th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Cavaliers are shooting 37.0% on three-point shots (138 of 373) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. They average 119.2 points per game (4th in the NBA) while going 46.3% from the field.

On defense, the Cavaliers are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 34.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 19th in basketball in opponents points per game (114.7). The Cavaliers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.1% (371 of 842) and they surrender 46.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 16th in basketball in giving up assists with 233 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Hornets went home defeated by a final of 119-80 against the Celtics. The Hornets pulled down 24 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive boards totaling 43 in the game. They also turned it over 17 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Celtics earned 17 fouls in the game which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to convert 15 of them for a rate of 88.2%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Charlotte knocked down 11 of their 50 attempts (22.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Hornets went 27 for 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 29.3%. The Hornets permitted the Celtics to make 38 out of 83 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 45.8% in this matchup. They went 54.5% from downtown by shooting 24 of 44 and ended up shooting 19 out of 23 at the free throw line (82.6%). In regard to rebounding, Charlotte permitted Boston to get 51 in all (14 on the offensive side).

Naz Reid ended up being a factor for the Hornets for the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 17 for the game for a field goal percentage of 35.3%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Reid had 14 points in his 26 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 dimes in this matchup.

Charlotte has a record of 3-7 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Hornets are hitting on 39.3% from the field, which ranks them 30th in the NBA. Charlotte has earned 963 points this year (96.3 per contest) and they snag 45.8 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 20.8 times per game (30th in basketball) and they cough up possession 19.2 times per game. The Hornets are responsible for committing 21.0 fouls per contest while shooting 82.4% from the charity stripe.

The Charlotte defense allows 40.8% on shots from distance (145 of 355) and their opponents are knocking down 77.5% of their foul shots. They have allowed 26.1 dimes and 41.1 total boards per game, which ranks 15th and 7th in basketball. The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 110.2. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the field (21st in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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