The Washington Wizards will look to earn the season sweep when they take on the Charlotte Hornets in a Southeast Division matchup on Saturday. Washington is coming off a 129-121 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, while Charlotte dropped a 103-96 decision at Dallas on Thursday. The Wizards (10-48), who have lost seven of eight, are 4-22 on the road this season. The Hornets (14-44), who have lost eight of nine, including five in a row, are 9-20 on their home court. Malcolm Brogdon (ankle) and Jordan Poole (elbow) are out for Washington, while Alex Sarr (ankle) is questionable. LaMelo Ball (ankle) and Jusuf Nurkic (illness) are questionable for Charlotte, while Brandon Miller (wrist) and Tre Mann (back) remain out.
Tipoff from Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., is set for 6 p.m. ET. The Hornets are 4-point favorites in the latest Wizards vs. Hornets odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 220. Before making any Hornets vs. Wizards picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 19 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 147-106 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning nearly $4,000. It’s also an outstanding 18-10 (64%) on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Wizards vs. Hornets and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Hornets vs. Wizards:
- Wizards vs. Hornets spread: Charlotte -4
- Wizards vs. Hornets over/under: 220 points
- Wizards vs. Hornets money line: Charlotte -181, Washington +151
- WAS: The Wizards are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 games
- CHAR: The Hornets have hit the team under in 50 of their last 80 games (+16.67 units)
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Why the Hornets can cover
If Ball can’t play, small forward Miles Bridges will look to pick up the scoring slack. He is coming off a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds in the loss to the Mavericks on Thursday. He had 36 points and 13 rebounds with seven assists in a 129-115 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Feb. 20. In 44 games, all starts, he is averaging 19.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 32 minutes.
Center Mark Williams has been red hot of late, and has registered double-doubles in each of the last two games. In the loss at Dallas, he poured in 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. He had 12 points and 12 rebounds in a 128-92 loss at Golden State on Tuesday. In 27 games, including 24 starts, the 2022 first-round draft pick is averaging 15.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 blocks in 25.2 minutes. See which team to pick here.
Why the Wizards can cover
Washington is in a tough spot health-wise, but the Wizards are getting points against a Hornets squad that has struggled mightily recently. Charlotte has won just twice since Jan. 20 and it is coming off one of the worst five-game stretches in recent NBA history, losing by an average of 30.4 points per game during that span.
Shooting guard Bilal Coulibaly has reached double-digit scoring in each of the last three games. In Wednesday’s loss to Portland, he scored 16 points, while adding three assists, two rebounds and two steals. He had 20 points, five rebounds and two assists in a 107-99 win over Brooklyn on Monday. In 54 games, all starts, he is averaging 12.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.3 steals in 33.4 minutes. See which team to pick here.
How to make Wizards vs. Hornets picks
The model has simulated Hornets vs. Wizards 10,000 times and the results are in. It is leaning Under the total, projecting 211 combined points. It also says one side of the spread hits in nearly 70% of simulations. You can only see the NBA picks at SportsLine.
So who wins Wizards vs. Hornets, and which side of the spread hits nearly 70% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Wizards vs. Hornets spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 147-106 roll on top-rated NBA picks, and find out.
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