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The Charlotte Hornets will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at 7 p.m. ET on Friday at the Spectrum Center. Charlotte is 25-20 overall and 12-6 at home, while Oklahoma City is 14-30 overall and 6-16 on the road. The Hornets have won six of their last seven games coming into this matchup. 

Charlotte is favored by nine points in the latest Hornets vs. Thunder odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under is set at 224. Before entering any Thunder vs. Hornets picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

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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 Hornets vs. Thunder:

  • Hornets vs. Thunder spread: Hornets -9
  • Hornets vs. Thunder over-under: 224 points

What you need to know about the Hornets

Charlotte brings a ton of momentum into this contest after winning six of its last seven games. The Hornets have taken down some of the best teams in the Eastern Conference over the last two weeks, beating Milwaukee (twice), Philadelphia, New York and Boston. They are now in seventh place in the conference standings, leading Washington by two games. 

Power forward Miles Bridges leads Charlotte with 20.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. It has been a balanced effort though, as LaMelo Ball, Terry Rozier, Gordon Hayward and Kelly Oubre Jr. are all scoring at least 16 points per game. They Hornets have covered the spread in 12 of their last 14 home games. 

What you need to know about the Thunder

Oklahoma City is coming off a 118-96 defeat to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. The Thunder were down 106-78 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. The top scorer for Oklahoma City was small forward Aaron Wiggins (19 points).

This will be the third game of a four-game road trip that spans across six days for Oklahoma City. The Thunder are led by shooting guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is scoring 22.5 points per game. They have covered the spread at a 13-4-1 clip in their last 18 games. 

How to make Hornets vs. Thunder 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's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Thunder vs. Hornets? And which side of the spread hits nearly 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks.