Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas
The Milwaukee Bucks (25-13) will host the Charlotte Hornets (10-29) on Friday in an Eastern Conference matchup. The Bucks took the first meeting 105-96 as a two-point favorite on December 3.
The Charlotte Hornets are tied with the Houston Rockets for the worst record in the NBA and just 4-18 against the Eastern Conference. Charlotte is 16-20-3 against the spread this season and 19-19-1 on the over/under. Charlotte has lost their last three games, coming off a 131-107 loss to Memphis on Wednesday. LaMelo Ball led the team with 23 points and 12 assists, followed by Terry Rozier with 21 points.
Last night's final.
?? LaMelo Ball: 23 points, 12 assists
?? Ja Morant: 23 points, 8 assists@BlueCrossNC | #LetsFly pic.twitter.com/CkCTS2ILVF— Bally Sports: Hornets (@HornetsOnBally) January 5, 2023
The Hornets are 25th scoring 111.3 ppg, 29th shooting 44.4% from the field, and 30th hitting 32.1% from three. They are also dead last in offensive rating. Ball leads the team with 23.7 ppg but has missed 24 games this season. Kelly Oubre Jr. averages 20.2 ppg but he is going to be out until at least February now with a hand injury. Next up is Rozier averaging 20.1 ppg. On defense, Charlotte is 26th in defensive rating and 28th allowing 118.4 ppg.
No House Advantage: Bet on player over/unders VS THE HOUSE to 21x your bet OR play in PICK 'EM contests against other people! Click here to get a 1st deposit match up to $50 1st w/ promocode WandW!