Cleveland at Charlotte

Cleveland is fourth in the NBA in scoring (119.6 ppg) behind Donovan Mitchell (29 ppg). The defense has slipped significantly from a year ago, ranking 21st in points allowed (117.8 per game) and 14th in shooting allowed. That defense was carved up in a 136-104 home loss to Oklahoma City, but in their last two road games, the Cavs took two at Philadelphia, scoring 133 and 117 points. Charlotte's offense is fifth in 3-point shooting (37.2%) and sixth from the free-throw line, while the defense ranks 17th in points surrendered and 24th in shooting allowed. Charlotte is on a 7-5 run OVER the total. These teams last met in December, a 139-132 Cleveland win, that sailed OVER 239.5 by 31 points. The Cavs shot 55%, the Hornets 49%. Take Cleveland/Charlotte OVER the total.