Charlotte Hornets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 14 (3/14): NBA

Charlotte Hornets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 14 (3/14): NBA

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Odds
Time 8:00 p.m. EST
Hornets money line -526
Hornets spread -11
Thunder money line +500
Thunder spread +11
Over / under 231.5

 

2021-2022 season stats
  Charlotte Hornets Oklahoma City Thunder
Record 33-35 20-47
Road / home record 17-18 9-25
Streak W1 L5
Points per game 114.16 102.60
Points allowed per game 114.9 110.4
Rebounds per game 45.10 45.8
Rebounds allowed per game 47.70 48.90
Over / under record 33-35 32-35
Preview

The Charlotte Hornets travel to Oklahoma City to take on the Thunder on Monday night. This is the second time these teams face off this season. The Hornets got the win at home in the last game 121-98.

CHARLOTTE HORNETS

The Hornets have won 3 of their last 5 games and are 17-18 on the road with a 33-35 record overall ranking 3rd in the Southeast division. Charlotte outscored the Pelicans last Friday 142-120. Miles Bridges had 27 points and nine assists, Terry Rozier highlighted his 27-point performance with seven 3-pointers.

Terry Rozier averages 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Hornets, scoring 19.5 points while shooting 37.8% from beyond the arc. Miles Bridges is averaging 21.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists over the past 10 games for Charlotte.

In their last 10 games the Hornets are 4-6, averaging 119 points, 47.8 rebounds, 29.2 assists, 9.8 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.9 points.

INJURIES:  James Bouknight: out (neck), Gordon Hayward: out (ankle).

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

The Thunder have lost 5 games in a rowa and are just 9-25 at home this season. They have a 20-47 record overall ranking 4th in the Northwest.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is scoring 24.0 points per game and averaging 4.9 rebounds for the Thunder. Tre Mann is averaging 14.2 points and 4.2 rebounds over the last 10 games for Oklahoma City.

In their last 10 games the Thunder are 2-8, averaging 110.7 points, 44.2 rebounds, 23.8 assists, 9.1 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 125.4 points per game.

INJURIES:  Josh Giddey: out (hip), Ty Jerome: out for season (hip), Kenrich Williams: out (knee), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: out (foot), Derrick Favors: out (back), Aaron Wiggins: out (illness).

BETTING TRENDS

Charlotte is 2-4 ATS in its last 6

The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Hornets last 5 versus a Western Conference opponent

Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6

The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Thunder’s last 5

Prediction

The Hornets should win this game easy but I'm not sure if we can trust them that many points, they're 1-3 ATS when the line was -9.5 to -12.5. I think the over is good play. The over has cashed in 9 of 10 games for the Hornets when the total was 229 to 232 and 3-0 for the Thunder with this same total. Taker the over.

PICK: Over 231.5 (-110)

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