76ers vs. Hornets Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 16
Published 9:16 pm Sunday, December 15, 2024
The Philadelphia 76ers (7-16) are slightly favored (by 2.5 points) to build on a three-game road win streak when they visit the Charlotte Hornets (7-18) on Monday, December 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET.
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76ers vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds
- Date: Monday, December 16, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: FDSSE and NBCS-PH
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Venue: Spectrum Center
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76ers vs. Hornets Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Hornets 110 – 76ers 107
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Spread & Total Prediction for 76ers vs. Hornets
- Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 2.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Hornets (-2.8)
- Pick OU:
Over (213.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 217.4
- The Hornets (13-12-0 ATS) have covered the spread 39.1% of the time, 12.9% more often than the 76ers (9-14-0) this season.
- Philadelphia (2-5) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 2.5 points or more this season (28.6%) than Charlotte (12-11) does as a 2.5+-point underdog (52.2%).
- Philadelphia’s games have gone over the total 47.8% of the time this season (11 out of 23), which is more often than Charlotte’s games have (10 out of 25).
- As a moneyline favorite this season, the 76ers are 4-5, while the Hornets are 6-18 as moneyline underdogs.
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76ers Performance Insights
- The 76ers have struggled to generate points this season, ranking second-worst in the league with 105.3 points per game. They’ve played better defensively, ranking 10th by allowing 110.6 points per contest.
- Philadelphia is pulling down just 40.3 rebounds per game (third-worst in NBA), and it is allowing 43.9 boards per contest (15th-ranked).
- The 76ers are dishing out only 21.6 dimes per game, which ranks worst in the league.
- With 16.1 forced turnovers per game, Philadelphia is third-best in the league. It ranks 12th in the league by averaging 13.7 turnovers per contest.
- It’s been rough sledding for the 76ers in terms of threes, as they are recording just 11.5 made threes per game (fifth-worst in NBA) and are sinking just 32.3% of their attempted threes (fourth-worst).
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Hornets Performance Insights
- Offensively, the Hornets are the third-worst squad in the NBA (106.6 points per game). On defense, they are 14th (112.4 points conceded per game).
- On the boards, Charlotte is seventh in the NBA in rebounds (45.5 per game). It is eighth in rebounds allowed (42.8 per game).
- The Hornets are fourth-worst in the league in assists (23 per game) in 2024-25.
- In 2024-25, Charlotte is 21st in the NBA in turnovers committed (15.2 per game) and 19th in turnovers forced (13.7).
- Beyond the arc, the Hornets are third-best in the league in 3-pointers made per game (15.4). They are 16th in 3-point percentage at 35.6%.
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