Hornets vs. Thunder Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for December 28

Hornets vs. Thunder Game Info

• Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024
• Time: 6:00 PM ET
• Venue: Spectrum Center -- Charlotte, North Carolina
• Coverage: NBA TV, FDSSE, and FDSOK

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder (24-5) are 12.5-point favorites against LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets (7-23) Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Spectrum Center. The game tips off at 6:00 PM ET on NBA TV, FDSSE, and FDSOK. The over/under is 219 in the matchup.

Hornets vs. Thunder Odds & Spread

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Hornets vs. Thunder Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Thunder win (80.5%)

Hornets vs. Thunder Betting Trends

• The Thunder have put together a record of 19-10-0 against the spread this season.
• Against the spread, the Hornets are 13-15-2 this year.
• This season, Thunder games have hit the over 13 times out of 30 chances.
• Hornets games this year have hit the over on 12 of 30 set point totals (40%).
• Oklahoma City has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered nine times in 14 games when playing at home, and it has covered 10 times in 15 games when playing on the road.
• The Thunder have gone over the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (50%) than away games (40%).
• Charlotte has been better against the spread on the road (7-7-0) than at home (6-8-2) this season.
• Hornets games have gone above the over/under 31.2% of the time at home (five of 16), and 50% of the time away (seven of 14).

Thunder Leaders

• Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 31.1 points, 5.7 boards and 6.1 assists. Defensively, he averages 2 steals (second in league) and 1.1 blocked shots.
• Jalen Williams' numbers on the season are 21.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5 assists per contest, shooting 48.4% from the floor and 38% from downtown, with an average of 2 made treys.
• Luguentz Dort's numbers on the season are 9.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest, shooting 40.4% from the field and 39.1% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.2 made 3-pointers.
• Cason Wallace is averaging 6.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists. At the other end, he averages 1.7 steals (seventh in league) and 0.8 blocked shots.
• Isaiah Hartenstein's numbers on the season are 12.6 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, shooting 57.8% from the field.

Hornets Leaders

• Per game, Ball provides the Hornets 30.1 points, 5.3 boards and 7.5 assists. He also averages 1.3 steals and 0.2 blocks.
• The Hornets are receiving 21.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game from Brandon Miller.
• Cody Martin's numbers on the season are 8.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He is making 43.9% of his shots from the field and 31.2% from 3-point range, with an average of 1.1 treys.
• The Hornets receive 17.1 points per game from Miles Bridges, plus 7.3 boards and 3.2 assists.
• Per game, Josh Green gets the Hornets 7.1 points, 2.6 boards and 1.6 assists, plus 0.9 steals and 0.4 blocks.

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