Two of the NBA’s best scorers match up when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (second, 31.1 PPG) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (24-5) visit LaMelo Ball (fourth, 30.1 PPG) and the Charlotte Hornets (7-23) on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET on NBA TV, FDSSE, and FDSOK. The Thunder are heavy favorites, by 12.5 points.

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Thunder vs. Hornets Game Info

• When: Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
• Where: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
• TV: NBA TV, FDSSE, and FDSOK
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Thunder vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Thunder (- 12.5)

• Oklahoma City has 19 wins in 29 games against the spread this year.
• Charlotte has 14 wins in 30 games against the spread this season.
• The Thunder’s ATS record as 12.5-point favorites or more is 4-2.
• The Hornets have two wins ATS (2-2) as a 12.5-point underdog or more this year.

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Pick OU:

Over (217.5)

• The Thunder and their opponents have scored more than 217.5 points in 15 of 29 games this season.
• Hornets games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 217.5 points in 15 of 30 outings.
• The average total in Oklahoma City’s contests this year is 223.6, 6.1 more points than this game’s over/under.
• The average total for Charlotte’s games this season has been 222.5, five more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• The Hornets are the NBA’s 26th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 15th-ranked Thunder.
• The Hornets have allowed the 15th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Thunder have given up the fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Thunder (-800)

• This season, the Thunder have been favored 28 times and won 23, or 82.1%, of those games.
• The Hornets have come away with six wins in the 27 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Oklahoma City has been at least a -800 moneyline favorite five times this season and won all of those games.
• Charlotte has been named as an underdog of +550 or more just one time this season and left with a loss in that game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 88.9% chance of a victory for the Thunder.

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