The Charlotte Hornets (6-15) will try to stop a six-game losing streak when they visit the New York Knicks (13-8) on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at Madison Square Garden as big, 14.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 7:30 PM ET on MSG and FDSSE.

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Knicks vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: MSG and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New York City, New York
• Venue: Madison Square Garden

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Knicks vs. Hornets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Knicks 118 – Hornets 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Knicks vs. Hornets

• Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 14.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Knicks (-12.6)
• Pick OU:

  Over (216.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 224.2

• The Knicks have covered less often than the Hornets this year, sporting an ATS record of 11-10-0, compared to the 12-9-0 mark of the Hornets.
• When it comes to eclipsing the total in 2024-25, New York does it better (57.1% of the time) than Charlotte (38.1%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Knicks are 12-7, while the Hornets are 5-15 as moneyline underdogs.

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Knicks Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Knicks are averaging 118 points per game (sixth-ranked in league). They are surrendering 111.2 points per contest at the other end (10th-ranked).
• New York is grabbing 42.6 boards per game this year (23rd-ranked in NBA), and it has ceded only 39.8 rebounds per game (best).
• The Knicks rank ninth in the NBA with 27.9 assists per contest.
• New York ranks fourth-best in the NBA with 11.9 turnovers per game. On the other hand, it ranks fourth-worst in the league with 12.2 forced turnovers per contest.
• With a 39.5% three-point percentage this season, the Knicks rank second-best in the NBA. They rank 11th in the league by making 14.3 treys per contest.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• On offense, the Hornets are the fifth-worst squad in the league (107.3 points per game). On defense, they are 14th (112 points conceded per game).
• On the glass, Charlotte is sixth in the NBA in rebounds (45.8 per game). It is ninth in rebounds conceded (42.9 per game).
• This season the Hornets are fourth-worst in the league in assists at 22.9 per game.
• Charlotte commits 15.2 turnovers per game and force 13.8 per game, ranking 21st and 17th, respectively, in the league.
• In 2024-25 the Hornets are third-best in the league in 3-point makes (16 per game), and they rank No. 15 in 3-point percentage (36.3%).

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