The Charlotte Hornets (7-21) host the Houston Rockets (19-9) after losing seven straight home games. The Rockets are favored by 5.5 points in the contest, which tips at 7:00 PM ET on Monday, December 23, 2024.

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Rockets vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Monday, December 23, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SCHN and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Venue: Spectrum Center

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Rockets vs. Hornets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Rockets 114 – Hornets 105

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Spread & Total Prediction for Rockets vs. Hornets

• Pick ATS: Rockets (- 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Rockets (-8.8)
• Pick OU:

  Over (218.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 219.5

• The Rockets have put together a 17-11-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 14-14-0 mark of the Hornets.
• Houston covers the spread when it is a 5.5-point favorite or more 62.5% of the time. That’s more often than Charlotte covers as an underdog of 5.5 or more (52.9%).
• Houston’s games have gone over the total 50% of the time this season (14 out of 28), which is more often than Charlotte’s games have (12 out of 28).
• As a moneyline underdog this year, the Hornets are 6-20, while the Rockets are 15-5 as moneyline favorites.

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Rockets Performance Insights

• The Rockets own a top-five defense this season, ranking third-best in the league with 106.5 points allowed per game. Offensively, they rank 14th with 112.9 points scored per contest.
• Houston is top-five this year in rebounding, ranking best in the league with 49.2 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranks 10th with 43.6 rebounds allowed per contest.
• In terms of assists, the Rockets are dishing out just 22.6 dimes per contest (second-worst in league).
• This year, Houston is averaging 12.9 turnovers per game (sixth-ranked in NBA) and forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest (14th-ranked).
• The Rockets, who are 24th in the league with 11.7 made threes per game, are shooting just 32.5% from three-point land, which is third-worst in the NBA.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Hornets are third-worst in the league on offense (106.6 points scored per game) and 16th on defense (113 points conceded).
• Charlotte is seventh in the league in rebounds per game (45.4) and seventh in rebounds allowed (43).
• The Hornets are fourth-worst in the league in assists (23.5 per game) in 2024-25.
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is 22nd in the league in turnovers committed (15.1 per game) and 16th in turnovers forced (14.1).
• The Hornets make 14.8 3-pointers per game and shoot 34.8% from beyond the arc, ranking eighth and 19th, respectively, in the league.

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