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 only 2.5-point favorites as they attempt to extend a three-game road winning streak when they take on the Charlotte Hornets (7-18) on Monday, December 16, 2024 at Spectrum Center. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on FDSSE and NBCS-PH.

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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 76ers have covered the spread less often than the Hornets this year, putting up an ATS record of 9-14-0, as opposed to the 13-12-0 mark of the Hornets.
  • When the spread is set as 2.5 or more this season, Philadelphia (2-5) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (28.6%) than Charlotte (12-11) does as the underdog (52.2%).
  • Philadelphia and its opponents have eclipsed the over/under 47.8% of the time this season (11 out of 23). That’s more often than Charlotte and its opponents have (10 out of 25).
  • The 76ers have a .444 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (4-5) this season, higher than the .250 winning percentage for the Hornets as a moneyline underdog (6-18).

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76ers Performance Insights

  • While the 76ers rank in the bottom five in the NBA in points per game with 105.3 (second-worst), they rank 10th in the league with 110.6 points allowed per contest.
  • Philadelphia has found it difficult to grab 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.
  • When it comes to assists, the 76ers are delivering just 21.6 assists per contest (worst in league).
  • Philadelphia ranks third-best in the NBA by forcing 16.1 turnovers per game. It ranks 12th in the league by committing 13.7 turnovers per contest.
  • The 76ers have been coming up short 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

  • Offensively, the Hornets are the third-worst team in the league (106.6 points per game). On defense, they are 14th (112.4 points allowed per game).
  • In 2024-25, Charlotte is seventh in the NBA in rebounds (45.5 per game) and eighth in rebounds conceded (42.8).
  • This season the Hornets are fourth-worst in the NBA in assists at 23 per game.
  • In terms of turnovers, Charlotte is 21st in the NBA in committing them (15.2 per game). It is 19th in forcing them (13.7 per game).
  • In 2024-25 the Hornets are third-best in the league in 3-point makes (15.4 per game), and they rank No. 16 in 3-point percentage (35.6%).

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