The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Charlotte Hornets at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Oklahoma City is 20-30 overall and 9-16 at home, while Charlotte is 25-24 overall and 12-15 on the road. The Thunder have won seven of the last 10 and covered on six of those occasions, including in a 109-107 win as three-point underdogs on Dec. 26.
However, the Hornets are 27-21-1 against the spread this season, while the Thunder are just 25-25 against the number. Charlotte is favored by 5.5-points in the latest Hornets vs. Thunder odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 213.5. Before entering any Thunder vs. Hornets picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the advanced computer model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and it has returned almost $8,900 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks over the past two-plus seasons. The model is up almost $900 on its top-rated picks this season, and dating back to last year, it entered Week 16 of the 2020-21 NBA schedule on a stunning 93-59 roll on top-rated NBA picks against the spread. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Hornets vs. Thunder. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Thunder vs. Hornets:
- Hornets vs. Thunder spread: Hornets -5.5
- Hornets vs. Thunder over-under: 213.5 points
- Hornets vs. Thunder money line: Hornets -215, Thunder +185
What you need to know about the Thunder
Things couldn't have gone much worse for the Thunder as they lost 132-108 to the Detroit Pistons on Monday. Oklahoma City's loss came about despite a quality game from shooting guard Svi Mykhailiuk, who had 17 points. Aleksej Pokusevski also had 19 points in the loss and both will continue to play major roles given Oklahoma City's injury issues. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (foot), Luguentz Dort (concussion) and Darius Bazley (shoulder) all missed Monday's game and Gilgeous-Alexander will be out until at least mid-April.
The Thunder have lost six of their last seven games, but they'll enter Wednesday's contest confident they can secure the victory. That's because Oklahoma City is 9-2 in its last 11 games at home against Charlotte.
What you need to know about the Hornets
Meanwhile, the Hornets have to be aching after a bruising 116-86 defeat to the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Charlotte was down 98-70 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. The top scorer for Charlotte was shooting guard Terry Rozier (22 points).
However, the Hornets are still fifth in the Eastern Conference standings and they'll have to fight to hold that position in a crowded race without LaMelo Ball (wrist) and Gordon Hayward (foot). Ball is out for the season and it will be at least May before Hayward can return to the lineup.
How to make Hornets vs. Thunder picks
The model has simulated Thunder vs. Hornets 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning under, and it also says one side of the spread has all the value. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Hornets vs. Thunder? And which side of the spread has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Thunder vs. Hornets spread to jump on Wednesday, all from the model that is on an incredible 93-59 roll.
