NBA Best Bets: Hornets vs. Wizards Picks for December 19
Published 11:33 pm Tuesday, December 17, 2024
The Washington Wizards (3-21) are underdogs (+3.5) as they try to end a three-game losing streak when they host the Charlotte Hornets (7-19) at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at Capital One Arena. The contest airs on MNMT and FDSSE.
Hoping to gain an edge on Thursday’s game? Check out the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) in the following article.
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Hornets vs. Wizards Game Info
- When: Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
- TV: MNMT and FDSSE
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Hornets vs. Wizards Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 3.5)
- Charlotte’s record against the spread is 13-13-0.
- Against the spread, Washington is 9-15-0 this year.
- The Hornets don’t have a win ATS (0-1) as a 3.5-point favorite or greater this season.
- The Wizards have an ATS record of 9-15 as 3.5-point underdogs or more.
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Pick OU:
Over (223.5)
- The Hornets and their opponents have combined to score more than 223.5 points in 10 of 26 games this season.
- The Wizards have played 15 games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 223.5 points.
- The average total in Charlotte’s games this season is 222.5, one point fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
- Washington has a 232.7-point average over/under in its outings this season, 9.2 more points than this game’s point total.
- The Wizards are the league’s 29th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 25th-ranked Hornets.
- The Wizards have surrendered the 17th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Hornets have given up the 15th-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Hornets (-165)
- The Hornets won the only game they’ve played as the favorite this season.
- The Wizards have won in three, or 12.5%, of the 24 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- Charlotte has played as a favorite of -165 or more once this season and won that game.
- This season, Washington has come away with a win three times in 24 chances when named as an underdog of at least +140 or longer on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Hornets have a 62.3% chance to win.
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