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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets Final — November 9, 2026

Cleveland Cavaliers

5-5

112

Top scorer Donovan Mitchell70 games

FINAL

Charlotte Hornets

3-7

124

Top scorer Brandon Miller65 games

Monday, November 9 · 7:10 PM ET

CLEOffense2026-27 regular season to dateCHA

10th115.2

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

99.630th

10th117.0

PPG

96.330th

CLEDefenseCHA

15th112.3

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

114.019th

17th114.1

Opp PPG

110.210th

CLETeamCHA

16th+2.9

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

−14.429th

CLERecent formCHA

W@ Bucks 136-111Lvs Thunder 112-117L@ Thunder 116-124Wvs 76ers 119-95Lvs Knicks 97-109

Resultsoldest to newest

L@ Wizards 79-95Lvs 76ers 104-109Lvs Pistons 91-124L@ Nets 104-114Lvs Celtics 80-119

5-5

Record

3-7

ATS

3-7

4-6

Over–under

3-7

CLEHome and roadseason to dateCHA

4-2

Home record

2-4

1-3

Road record

1-3

2-4

Home ATS

2-4

1-3

Road ATS

1-3

2-4

Home O/U

2-4

2-2

Road O/U

1-3

CLELast 10 gamesCHA

Game by game

3-7

Last 10

0-10

-12

Net points

-262

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

CLERest & travelCHA

1 day

Days of rest

2 days

436 mi701 km · straight-line from home arena (estimate)

Travel to the game

Home

CLEKey injuriesCHA

Jaylon Tyson GOutSam Merrill GOutJarrett Allen CDay-to-day

Players out or limited

Kon Knueppel GOutBrandon Miller FOutDennis Schroder GOutMoussa Diabate FDay-to-day

About these numbers

2026-27 regular season to date, captured before tip-off. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.

Key players only. Injury report as of November 9, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Cavaliers (5-5) visited the Hornets (3-7) on Monday, November 9 at 7:10 PM ET.

The Cavaliers score 117.0 points per game (10th of 30) and allow 114.1 (17th). The Hornets score 96.3 points per game (30th of 30) and allow 110.2 (10th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Cavaliers 115.2 (10th), Hornets 99.6 (30th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Cavaliers 112.3 (15th), Hornets 114.0 (19th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Cavaliers +2.9 (16th), Hornets −14.4 (29th).

The Cavaliers are 5-5 and 3-7 against the spread; their last game was a 109-97 loss to the Knicks. The Hornets are 3-7 and 3-7 against the spread; their last game was a 119-80 loss to the Celtics.

The Cavaliers closed as 8.5-point road favorites, with the Hornets getting the points at home. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 215.5, down from 216 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Cavaliers -332, Hornets +260) prices the Cavaliers at 73% and the Hornets at 27%.

Written from the numbers available before tip-off.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Cleveland Cavaliers 112, Charlotte Hornets 124

Charlotte Hornets won by 12.

Against the closing spread (Charlotte Hornets +8.5): Charlotte Hornets covered.
Combined score 236 vs the closing total of 215.5: Over.
Charlotte Hornets closed at +260 on the moneyline (a 27% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadno move

OpenHornets +8.5 (-106)
Cavaliers -8.5 (-113)

CloseHornets +8.5 (-114)
Cavaliers -8.5 (-105)

Totaldown 0.5

Open216 (o -110 / u -110)

Close215.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenCavaliers -302 72%
Hornets +240 28%

CloseCavaliers -332 73%
Hornets +260 27%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at tip-off. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Players to watch

Cavaliers

70 games · Donovan Mitchell

Points per game27.97th
Rebounds per game4.5141st
Assists per game5.728th
Minutes per game33.5

70 games · James Harden

Points per game23.623rd
Rebounds per game4.8128th
Assists per game8.06th
Minutes per game34.8

Hornets

65 games · Brandon Miller

Points per game20.241st
Rebounds per game4.9122nd
Assists per game3.396th
Minutes per game30.3

81 games · Kon Knueppel

Points per game18.556th
Rebounds per game5.395th
Assists per game3.493rd
Minutes per game31.5

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 393 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 15 times since 2022: the Cavaliers won 11 and the Hornets 4.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Feb 20, 2026	Cavaliers 118, Hornets 113 Cavaliers won
Jan 21, 2026	Cavaliers 94, Hornets 87 Cavaliers won
Dec 22, 2025	Hornets 132, Cavaliers 139 Cavaliers won
Dec 14, 2025	Hornets 119, Cavaliers 111 Hornets won
Mar 7, 2025	Cavaliers 118, Hornets 117 Cavaliers won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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