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The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Charlotte Hornets at 7 p.m. ET Thursday at Spectrum Center. Charlotte is 9-26 overall and 4-11 at home, while the Thunder are 15-19 overall and 5-11 on the road. This is the first meeting between these teams this season, but Charlotte enters in on a three-game win streak in the all-time series.

The latest Hornets vs. Thunder odds from Caesars Sportsbook have Charlotte as a 1-point favorite, and the over/under is set at 239. Before entering any Thunder vs. Hornets picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past four-plus seasons. The model enters Week 11 of the 2022-23 NBA season on a stunning 33-13 roll on all top-rated NBA picks this season, returning almost $1,800. Anyone following 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 -1
  • Hornets vs. Thunder over/under: 239 points
  • Hornets vs. Thunder money line: Charlotte -110, Oklahoma City -110
  • Hornets vs. Thunder picks: See picks here

What you need to know about the Hornets

The Hornets were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 110-105 to the Golden State Warriors. The top scorers for Charlotte were point guard LaMelo Ball (21 points) and shooting guard Terry Rozier (19 points). That game concluded a six-game road trip in which Charlotte went 2-4.

The Hornets now return home where they have lost five in a row. They could be shorthanded tonight as third-leading scorer Kelly Oubre Jr. is doubtful with a hand injury. His absence could cause the Hornets to rely even more on LaMelo Ball, who is averaging a career-high of 23.5 points per game to go along with 7.5 assists and 5.5 rebounds.

What you need to know about the Thunder

Meanwhile, the stars were brightly shining for OKC in a 130-114 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. The Thunder's shooting guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did his thing and had 28 points and eight assists in addition to six rebounds and four blocks.

The win was OKC's 15th of the year, which is a mark it didn't reach until Jan. 31 of last season, so the Thunder are over a month ahead of last year's pace. The ascension of Gilgeous-Alexander is a big reason why as he's not only leading the team on offense with 31.5 PPG, but he's also very active on defense with 1.7 steals and 1.1 blocks per night. OKC will be shorthanded in its frontcourt on Thursday with big men Aleksej Pokusevski (leg) and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (ankle) listed as out.

How to make Thunder vs. Hornets picks

The model has simulated Hornets vs. Thunder 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 Thunder vs. Hornets? And which side of the spread has all of the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks, and find out.