The Charlotte Hornets (7-22) visit the Washington Wizards (4-23) after losing three straight road games. The Hornets are favored by just 2.5 points in the contest, which begins at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, December 26, 2024.

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Hornets vs. Wizards Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, December 26, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: MNMT and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Venue: Capital One Arena

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Hornets vs. Wizards Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Hornets 113 – Wizards 112

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Spread & Total Prediction for Hornets vs. Wizards

• Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 2.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Hornets (-0.9)
• Pick OU:

  Under (226.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 224.5

• The Hornets (14-15-0 ATS) have covered the spread 48.3% of the time, 11.3% more often than the Wizards (10-17-0) this season.
• Charlotte hasn’t covered the spread as a 2.5-point favorite or more this season, while Washington covers as an underdog of 2.5 or more 37% of the time.
• When it comes to exceeding the total in 2024-25, Washington and its opponents do it more often (51.9% of the time) than Charlotte and its opponents (41.4%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Hornets are 1-1, a better mark than the Wizards have recorded (4-23) as moneyline underdogs.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• While the Hornets rank in the bottom five in the NBA in points per game with 106.4 (third-worst), they rank 15th in the league with 113 points allowed per contest.
• Charlotte is allowing 43.6 boards per game this season (10th-ranked in NBA), but it has shined by pulling down 45.4 rebounds per contest (fifth-best).
• In terms of assists, the Hornets are averaging only 23.5 assists per contest (fourth-worst in league).
• So far this season, Charlotte is averaging 15 turnovers per game (21st-ranked in NBA) and forcing 14 turnovers per contest (16th-ranked).
• The Hornets are draining 14.7 three-pointers per game (eighth-ranked in league). They have a 34.6% shooting percentage (21st-ranked) from downtown.

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Wizards Performance Insights

• On offense the Wizards are the 25th-ranked team in the NBA (107.4 points per game). Defensively they are the worst (122.2 points conceded per game).
• Washington is 15th in the league in rebounds per game (44) and worst in rebounds allowed (48.8).
• This season the Wizards are ranked 23rd in the league in assists at 24.4 per game.
• In 2024-25, Washington is fourth-worst in the NBA in turnovers committed (15.9 per game) and 25th in turnovers forced (12.7).
• Beyond the arc, the Wizards are 21st in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (12). They are third-worst in 3-point percentage at 32.5%.

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