Cavs vs Hornets: How to watch, odds, and injury report

The Cleveland Cavaliers are struggling. They enter Monday’s game having lost three in a row, five of their last seven, and seven of their last 10. Right now, they just need a win, no matter how ugly it may be.

Going up against the Charlotte Hornets should provide them with a good opportunity to pick up a much-needed victory. The Hornets are a bad team and are coming off a 26-point loss to the Detroit Pistons. That said, they did just beat the Cavs last Sunday in overtime. And the Cavs have shown during this recent skid that they are more than capable of playing down to their competition.

The Cavs could also be getting back some much-needed reinforcements as Donovan Mitchell and Sam Merrill are both listed as probable. We’ll see if the Cavaliers can get back on track on Monday evening.

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Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (15-14) vs Charlotte Hornets (9-19)

Where: Rocket Arena – Cleveland, OH

When: Monday, Dec. 22 at 7:00 pm EST

TV: Peacock, FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports App

Point spread: Not yet set

Cavs injury report: Donovan Mitchell – PROBABLE (illness), Sam Merrill – PROBABLE (hand), Craig Porter Jr. – PROBABLE (illness), Evan Mobley – OUT (calf), Larry Nance Jr. – OUT (calf), Max Strus – OUT (foot), Chris Livingston – OUT (G League), Luke Travers – OUT (G League)

Hornets injury report: LaMelo Ball – PROBABLE (WRIST), Ryan Kalkbrenner – QUESTIONABLE (elbow), Liam McNeeley – OUT (G League), Drew Peterson – OUT (G League), Antonio Reeves – OUT (G League), Collin Sexton – DOUBTFUL (quad), Grant Williams – OUT (knee)

Cavs expectedstarting lineup: Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Jaylon Tyson, Dean Wade, Jarrett Allen

Hornets expected starting lineup: LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Kon Kneuppel, Miles Bridges, Ryan Kalkbrenner

Previous matchup: The Cavs lost in overtime to the Hornets on Dec. 14.

Here’s a look at both teams’ impact stats via Cleaning the Glass.