Hornets vs. Timberwolves Game Info
- Date: Friday, November 25, 2022
- Time: 5:00 p.m. ET
- Venue: Spectrum Center — Charlotte, North Carolina
- Coverage: BSSE and BSN
Friday's jam-packed NBA slate includes a matchup between the Charlotte Hornets and Minnesota Timberwolves. The Hornets snapped their three-game losing streak last time out, beating the Philadelphia 76ers, 107-101.
Minnesota, meanwhile, is rolling heading into this game. The Timberwolves have won five straight contests, the most recent being a 115-101 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Hornets vs. Timberwolves Odds & Spread
- All NBA betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Moneyline: MIN: (-240) | CHA: (+198)
- Spread: MIN: -5.5 (-114) | CHA: +5.5 (-106)
- Total: 225.5 — Over: (-112) | Under: (-108)
Minnesota is a slight favorite on the moneyline (-240) and spread (-5.5) ahead of tip-off. The 225.5-point over/under is among the lower totals of Friday's slate.
Hornets vs. Timberwolves Betting Trends
- The Tim berwolves have covered the spread seven times over 17 games with a set spread.
- So far this season, the Hornets have been installed as underdogs by a 3.5-point margin or more 12 times and are 5-6-1 ATS in those contests.
- Games involving the Timberwolves have hit the over six times out of 18 chances this season.
- The Hornets have gone over the point total 50% of the time this year (nine of 18 games with a set point total).
- Minnesota owns a worse record against the spread when playing at home (3-7-0) than it does in away games (4-3-0).
- Charlotte has been better against the spread away (6-4-1) than at home (1-6-0) this year.
Hornets vs. Timberwolves Prediction & Pick
The Hornets are clearly feeling the effects of their injuries to start the season. Star point guard LaMelo Ball is on the shelf again after reaggravating his ankle issue, and his replacement Dennis Smith Jr. is also out for this game. Leading forward Gordon Hayward is questionable for this contest as well, potentially leaving Charlotte without three of its top four playmakers in this one.
The red-hot Wolves should feast on a Hornets defense giving up the ninth-most points per game this season.
Final Score Prediction:'Hornets: 105 | Timberwolves: 117
Hornets vs. Timberw olves Best Bet
The scoring-minded Terry Rozier is being asked to do what he does best with the Hornets' absences. His current average of 20.4 PPG would tie his career high, and his 20.7 field goal attempts per game are 4.3 more than he's ever put up in his career.
Playmaking, though, hasn't been his major focus in the early going. While he's averaging a career-high 5.4 assists per game, he's posted more than 6 assists just twice in 12 games. Facing a tough Minnesota frontcourt, this likely isn't the night that he and his teammates have a ton of offensive success.