76ers vs. Hornets Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 16
Published 10:36 am Monday, December 16, 2024
The Philadelphia 76ers (7-16) visit the Charlotte Hornets (7-18) after winning three straight road games. The 76ers are favored by 3.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 7:00 PM ET on Monday, December 16, 2024.
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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 (+ 3.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Hornets (-2.8)
- Pick OU:
Over (216.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 217.4
- The 76ers (9-14-0 ATS) have covered the spread 39.1% of the time, 12.9% less often than the Hornets (13-12-0) this season.
- When the spread is set as 3.5 or more this season, Philadelphia (2-5) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (28.6%) than Charlotte (10-11) does as the underdog (47.6%).
- 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 underdog this season, the Hornets are 6-18, while the 76ers are 4-5 as moneyline favorites.
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76ers Performance Insights
- The 76ers are putting up only 105.3 points per game (second-worst in NBA), but they’ve played more consistently at the other end of the court, where they are giving up 110.6 points per game (10th-ranked).
- Philadelphia has found it difficult to collect rebounds this season, ranking third-worst in the league with 40.3 rebounds per game. It ranks 15th by allowing 43.9 rebounds per contest.
- The 76ers haven’t produced many dimes this season, ranking worst in the NBA with 21.6 assists per game.
- Philadelphia is committing 13.7 turnovers per game this season (13th-ranked in NBA), and it has forced 16.1 turnovers per game (third-best).
- The 76ers have been struggling when it comes to threes this year, ranking fifth-worst in the NBA in treys made per game (11.5) and fourth-worst in three-point percentage (32.3%).
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Hornets Performance Insights
- The Hornets are the third-worst team in the NBA in points scored (106.6 per game) and 13th in points allowed (112.4).
- Charlotte is seventh in the league in rebounds per game (45.5) and seventh in rebounds allowed (42.8).
- At 23 assists per game, the Hornets are fourth-worst in the league.
- In terms of turnovers, Charlotte is 22nd in the league in committing them (15.2 per game). It is 19th in forcing them (13.7 per game).
- In 2024-25 the Hornets are fourth-best in the NBA in 3-point makes (15.4 per game), and they rank No. 16 in 3-point percentage (35.6%).
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