Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards Free NBA Pick - Betting Odds

Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards Free NBA Pick - Betting Odds

Cliff Knox
Date: April 4, 7:00 pm
Location: Verizon Center
TV: ESPN

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Washington -4
Total: 217.5

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The Hornets are coming off a 111-101 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in their last game where Kemba Walker was the high scorer for Charlotte going for 29 points on 10/20 shooting. No surprise that Russell Westbrook led the Thunder and he had another triple-double with 40 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. The Hornets have won three straight games and they covered the spread in all of them to bring their ATS record on the season to 35-39-3. The total has gone over in seven straight games for Charlotte, who have an O/U record of 41-36.
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In their last game the Wizards were on the road and lost to the Golden State Warriors 139-115. Bradley Beal and Bojan Bogdanovic led Washington with 20 points each and Steph Curry went for 42 points to lead Golden State hitting on nine of his 14 3-pointers. The Wizards have dropped three straight games where they failed to cover in each game and against the spread this season they are 39-37-1. Washington has an O/U record of 49-28 on the season and in five of their last six games the total has gone over.
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This season the Hornets are 14-24 on the road and on offense they rank 14th in the league in ppg, 17th in 3-pt FG%, and 1st in free throw percentage. On defense they rank 12th in ppg allowed, 18th in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 19th in free-throw percentage allowed.
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The Wizards are 29-10 at home this season and rank 5th in ppg, tied for 8th in 3-pt FG%, and 13th in free throw percentage. On the defensive side of the ball Washington ranks 22nd in ppg allowed, 23rd in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 1st in free-throw percentage allowed.
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The Wizards won the first two games facing the Hornets this season, but lost the last one. These teams last met on March 18th in Charlotte where they Hornets beat the Wizards 98-93, covered as a 4-point favorite, with the total going under.
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Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards Betting Trends
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The Hornets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
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The Wizards are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games.
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The Wizards are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games overall.
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The Wizards are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against the Hornets.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NBA matchup between Charlotte and Washington have the public leaning to the Wizards minus the 4 points with 79%. The over/under bettors are definitively banking on this game going over the posted total line of 217.5 with 81% on board.
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Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards Prediction

The Wizards got the win and the money in the first two games in this series this season, but dropped the latest when on the road in Charlotte. Washington comes into this game on a three game losing streak after starting their five game road trip with two victories. They’re in a strong go against situational angle with this being their first back after an opposite coast road trip.

Free Pick: Take Charlotte +4
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