The Charlotte Hornets (7-22) are slightly favored (by 2.5 points) to break a three-game road losing streak when they visit the Washington Wizards (4-23) on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET.

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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’ .483 ATS win percentage (14-15-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Wizards’ .370 mark (10-17-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• 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 going over the point total in 2024-25, Charlotte does it less often (41.4% of the time) than Washington (51.9%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Hornets are 1-1, while the Wizards are 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 given up per contest.
• Charlotte is allowing 43.6 boards per game this season (10th-ranked in NBA), but it has provided a lift by pulling down 45.4 rebounds per game (fifth-best).
• The Hornets haven’t put up many assists this season, ranking fourth-worst in the NBA with 23.5 assists per contest.
• Charlotte ranks 21st in the NBA with 15 turnovers per game so far this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 16th with 14 forced turnovers per game.
• This season, the Hornets are making 14.7 three-pointers per game (eighth-ranked in NBA) and are shooting 34.6% (21st-ranked) from three-point land.

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Wizards Performance Insights

• Offensively the Wizards are the 25th-ranked squad in the NBA (107.4 points per game). On defense they are the worst (122.2 points conceded per game).
• On the boards, Washington is 15th in the NBA in rebounds (44 per game). It is the worst in rebounds allowed (48.8 per game).
• The Wizards are 23rd in the NBA in assists (24.4 per game) in 2024-25.
• In 2024-25, Washington is fourth-worst in the NBA in turnovers committed (15.9 per game) and 25th in turnovers forced (12.7).
• The Wizards are 21st in the NBA in 3-pointers made (12 per game) and third-worst in 3-point percentage (32.5%).

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