Charlotte (15-40 SU, 23-29-3 ATS, 27-27-1 O/U) travels to Washington D.C. on Wednesday night to meet the Wizards (24-29 SU, 24-26-3 ATS, 25-25-3 O/U) at Capital One Arena at 7pmET.
Both teams are struggling in the Eastern Conference with the Hornets ranking 14th, while Washington is 12th in the league after losing three straight games. These teams have played three times this season with Washington winning twice, but Charlotte covering twice. All three games were played in late 2022.
Charlotte is on a four-game losing streak where they covered just one game. They should be used to it, because they have also had losing streaks of eight games (twice), five straight and four straight (twice). Injuries have been and issue all season with leading scorer LaMelo Ball (23.3ppg, 8.1apg) playing in just 28 of the team's 55 games. Yet, here we stand, about 48 hours before the trade deadline with Charlotte not having made a big deal. Terry Rozier has been linked to many teams along with forward P.J. Washington and center Mason Plumlee.
This is also the wonder of handicapping a game where a team could sit a few starters or key players who they may trade. All three played in Charlotte's 119-113 home loss to Orlando on Sunday. Ball led the way with 33 points on 13-of-24 shooting with six assists, while Rozier added 24 points. Scoring was not the issue as they shot 54% from the field, but also turned the ball over 15 times. The Magic crushed the Hornets on the boards (52-39) and shot 27 of 30 (90%) from the line.
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— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) February 5, 2023
The Hornets have struggled in every defensive category, allowing 118.6 points per game (28th) on 48.1% shooting (24th) and 36.6% (23rd) from three-point range. Offensively, they average 112 points per game (25th) on 45.2% (29th) and 32.2% shooting (30th).
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