Trail Blazers vs. Hornets Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets

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25 February 2024

Trail Blazers vs. Hornets Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets

The Portland Trail Blazers (15-40) host the Charlotte Hornets (14-42) after losing five home games in a row. The Trail Blazers are favored by only 3 points in the contest, which starts at 9:00 PM ET on Sunday, February 25, 2024. The matchup has an over/under set at 222.5 points.

Trail Blazers vs. Hornets Odds

Trail Blazers odds to win: -148

Hornets odds to win: +124

Spread: Trail Blazers (-3)

Total: 222.5

How to Bet on Trail Blazers vs. Hornets

Game Time and Information

When: Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET

Where: Moda Center in Portland, Oregon

TV: ROOT

Who Will Win Trail Blazers vs. Hornets?

Trail Blazers and Hornets Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

The Trail Blazers have a 1-4 record against the spread when favored by 3 points or more this season.

In games they have played as at least 3-point underdogs this year, the Hornets are 21-27-1 against the spread.

The two teams average a combined 6.3 fewer points per game (216.2) than this game’s total of 222.5 points.

Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 235.7 points per game, 13.2 more than the over/under for this game.

The Trail Blazers’ average total in matchups this season has been 224.8, 2.3 points higher than the total in this particular game.

Charlotte’s games this season have averaged an over/under of 227.1 points, 4.6 more than the point total in this matchup.

So far this season, Portland has put together a 25-30-0 record against the spread.

So far this season, the Hornets have put together a 21-34-1 record against the spread.

Trail Blazers Stats & Insights

The Trail Blazers’ -492 scoring differential (being outscored by 9.0 points per game) is a result of scoring 107.9 points per game (29th in the NBA) while allowing 116.9 per contest (17th in the league).

The Trail Blazers grab 41.4 rebounds per game (26th in the league) while allowing 44.5 per contest to their opponents. They are outrebounded by 3.1 boards per game.

Portland makes 11.7 three-pointers per game (24th in the league) at a 35.3% rate (25th in the NBA), compared to the 11.5 its opponents make while shooting 34.8% from deep.

The Trail Blazers record 110.2 points per 100 possessions (29th in the league), while allowing 119.3 points per 100 possessions (24th in the NBA).

The Trail Blazers have scored at a higher clip in home games than on the road in the 2023-24 season (110.0 at home versus 105.9 on the road), though they have allowed fewer points at home than in road games (115.7 opponent points per home game versus 118.0 on the road).

Hornets Stats & Insights

The Hornets have a -585 scoring differential, falling short by 10.5 points per game. They’re putting up 108.3 points per game, 28th in the league, and are giving up 118.8 per contest to rank 24th in the NBA.

Charlotte ranks 28th in the NBA at 41.2 rebounds per game. That’s 3.9 fewer than the 45.1 its opponents average.

The Hornets make 12.1 three-pointers per game (19th in the league), 1.4 fewer than their opponents. They are shooting 36.3% from deep (17th in NBA) and opponents are shooting 38.6%.

The Hornets rank 27th in the NBA with 110.7 points scored per 100 possessions, and 28th defensively with 121.3 points conceded per 100 possessions.

At home, Charlotte averages 109.3 points per game. On the road, it scores 107.3.

Trail Blazers Key Players to Watch

The Trail Blazers active scoring leader is Jerami Grant, who averages 21.8 per contest to go with 3.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists.

Deandre Ayton adds 14.1 points, 1.7 assists and 10.4 rebounds per outing. Scoot Henderson puts up 12.9 points, 4.7 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game.

Anfernee Simons makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Trail Blazers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.4 per contest.

Matisse Thybulle has notched 1.7 steals and 0.7 blocks per game.