76ers vs. Hornets Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 16

Published 9:16 pm Sunday, December 15, 2024

The Philadelphia 76ers (7-16) are just 2.5-point favorites as they try to continue a three-game road winning streak when they take on the Charlotte Hornets (7-18) on Monday, December 16, 2024 at Spectrum Center. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on FDSSE and NBCS-PH.

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76ers vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Monday, December 16, 2024
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: FDSSE and NBCS-PH
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Venue: Spectrum Center

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76ers vs. Hornets Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Hornets 110 – 76ers 107

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Spread & Total Prediction for 76ers vs. Hornets

  • Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 2.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Hornets (-2.8)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (213.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 217.4
  • The Hornets’ .520 ATS win percentage (13-12-0 ATS Record) is higher than the 76ers’ .391 mark (9-14-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
  • When the spread is set as 2.5 or more this season, Philadelphia (2-5) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (28.6%) than Charlotte (12-11) does as the underdog (52.2%).
  • When it comes to going over the over/under in 2024-25, Charlotte and its opponents don’t do it as often (40% of the time) as Philadelphia and its opponents (47.8%).
  • The 76ers have a .444 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (4-5) this season, better than the .250 winning percentage for the Hornets as a moneyline underdog (6-18).

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76ers Performance Insights

  • The 76ers have found it difficult to generate points this season, ranking second-worst in the league with 105.3 points per game. They’ve done better on defense, ranking 10th by allowing 110.6 points per contest.
  • While Philadelphia ranks in the bottom five in the NBA in rebounds per game with 40.3 (third-worst), it ranks 15th in the league with 43.9 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • The 76ers haven’t put up many dimes this year, ranking worst in the NBA with 21.6 assists per contest.
  • Philadelphia is committing 13.7 turnovers per game this season (12th-ranked in NBA), and it has forced 16.1 turnovers per game (third-best).
  • It’s been a difficult stretch for the 76ers in terms of three-pointers, as they are amassing only 11.5 made threes per game (fifth-worst in NBA) and are making just 32.3% of their attempted treys (fourth-worst).

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Hornets Performance Insights

  • On offense, the Hornets are the third-worst squad in the league (106.6 points per game). On defense, they are 14th (112.4 points allowed per game).
  • Charlotte is seventh in the league in rebounds per game (45.5) and eighth in rebounds allowed (42.8).
  • The Hornets are fourth-worst in the league in assists (23 per game) in 2024-25.
  • Charlotte is 21st in the league in turnovers per game (15.2) and 19th in turnovers forced (13.7).
  • Beyond the arc, the Hornets are third-best in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (15.4). They are 16th in 3-point percentage at 35.6%.

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