Houston Rockets at Charlotte Hornets NBA Pick - Odds - Free ATS Prediction
Date:
February 9, 7:05 pm
Location:
Time Warner Cable Arena
TV:
FSN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Houston -3.5
Total:
223.5
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The Charlotte Hornets will host James Harden and the Houston Rockets at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. The scheduled tip-off time of the game is 7:05 PM ET. The game is set to be televised regionally on FSN. Houston has won nine of the last ten meetings between these two franchises.
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Houston Rockets at Charlotte Hornets Overview<br />
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Houston enters this fixture on a two game winning streak after completing a successful homestand when they hosted both Orlando and Chicago. Overall the Rockets went 1-1 ATS, as overtime was required against the pesky Bulls where the Rockets failed to cover a lofty line. For the Hornets, the Swarm from the Queen City finally got off the snide after they ended a seven-game losing streak with a win at home against Brooklyn on Tuesday.
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Houston at Charlotte Key Betting Trends<br />
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The Rockets come in with an excellent 38-17 record straight up while posting a 31-24 mark against the spread.
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Charlotte comes in with a record of 24-28 SU while posting a 22-28 mark against the spread.
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Overall in particular, the Rockets despite their propensity to be an overvalued as an elite team have been extremely economical for a team of their caliber.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In the early going we have seen 74% of the money come in on the Rockets against the spread. As an option the Hornets require less juice at -105 compared to the Rockets who come in at -115 in against the spread markets. On the Money Line, the Rockets come in as a -170 road favorite compared to the Hornets who enter as a home dog of +150. As for the Over/Under, we have seen the market remain stationery despite 81% of the public liking the Over.
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Houston Rockets at Charlotte Hornets Prediction
With the Hornets snapping their losing streak, who knows what can be expected in terms of momentum. Overall, Charlotte plays a better brand of basketball at home and thus this has been a reason why we have targeted them when they are on the road and why we have backed them at home in a plethora of occasions, this year. The fact remains, Houston is still prone to be spotting lofty numbers to any team they encounter, even if they have been economical as an option against the spread overall. Houston was giving away 12 points to Orlando at home, two days ago and they covered by double the requirement. In spite of this, the Rockets are giving away just a fraction of this here and the Hornets are evidently not that much of a greater team than Orlando on paper. The price for Houston seems too good to be true and given the recent dominance of the Rockets overall, their stock may soon balloon. The markets know this. This situation sets up perfectly for Houston to suffer a let-down against a revitalized Charlotte Hornets.
Free Pick:
Take Charlotte Hornets +3.5 (-105)
