76ers vs. Hornets Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 20
Published 7:18 am Friday, December 20, 2024
The Charlotte Hornets (7-20) are big, 10.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a three-game losing streak when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers (8-16) on Friday, December 20, 2024 at Wells Fargo Center. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on NBCS-PH and FDSSE.
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76ers vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds
- Date: Friday, December 20, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: NBCS-PH and FDSSE
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Venue: Wells Fargo Center
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76ers vs. Hornets Score Prediction
- Prediction:
76ers 112 – Hornets 107
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Spread & Total Prediction for 76ers vs. Hornets
- Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 10.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: 76ers (-5.1)
- Pick OU:
Over (217.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 218.2
- The Hornets (13-14-0 ATS) have covered the spread 41.7% of the time, 6.4% more often than the 76ers (10-14-0) this year.
- Philadelphia and its opponents have gone over the over/under 50% of the time this season (12 out of 24). That’s more often than Charlotte and its opponents have (12 out of 27).
- As a moneyline underdog this season, the Hornets are 6-19, while the 76ers are 5-5 as moneyline favorites.
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76ers Performance Insights
- The 76ers are putting up only 105.9 points per game (second-worst in NBA), but they’ve played more consistently at the other end of the court, where they are giving up 110.5 points per game (ninth-ranked).
- Philadelphia is averaging just 40.4 boards per game (third-worst in NBA), and it is allowing 43.6 rebounds per contest (12th-ranked).
- The 76ers are delivering just 21.6 dimes per contest, which ranks worst in the league.
- Philadelphia ranks second-best in the NBA by forcing 16.3 turnovers per game. It ranks 14th in the league by committing 14 turnovers per contest.
- The 76ers rank 24th in the NBA by making 11.7 threes per game, but they have a 32.7% shooting percentage from three-point land, which ranks fourth-worst in the league.
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Hornets Performance Insights
- Offensively, the Hornets are the fourth-worst squad in the league (106.9 points per game). Defensively, they are 15th (113.1 points allowed per game).
- Charlotte grabs 45.5 rebounds per game and give up 43.1 boards, ranking seventh and eighth, respectively, in the NBA.
- This season the Hornets are fourth-worst in the NBA in assists at 23.5 per game.
- Charlotte is 22nd in the NBA in turnovers per game (15.1) and 15th in turnovers forced (14.1).
- At 15 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.9% from downtown, the Hornets are sixth and 19th in the league, respectively, in those categories.
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