The Charlotte Hornets (7-22) will try to snap a nine-game losing skid when visiting the Phoenix Suns (15-15) at 9:00 PM ET on Friday, December 29, 2023 at Footprint Center. The matchup airs on AZFamily and BSSE.
The Suns head into their game against the Hornets as huge favorites. The Suns are favored by 15.5 points. The point total for the matchup is set at 231.
Suns vs. Hornets Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 11:33 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Phoenix -15.5
- Total: 231
- Moneyline: Phoenix -1436, Charlotte +833
Hornets at Suns odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 15.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (231)
- Prediction:
Suns 121 – Hornets 110
- Phoenix has been chosen as the favorite in 21 games this year and has walked away with the win 12 times (57.1%) in those games.
- Phoenix has yet to enter a game this year with shorter moneyline odds than -1436.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Phoenix has a 93.5% chance of pulling out a win.
- Charlotte has been the moneyline underdog 26 total times this season. Buzz City has gone 6-20 in those games.
- Charlotte has yet to play as a moneyline underdog of +833 or longer.
- Charlotte has a 10.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- The Suns average 115 points per game, six fewer points than the 121 the Hornets give up.
- When Phoenix scores more than 121 points, it is 4-3 against the spread and 6-1 overall.
- When it scores more than 114.5 points, Charlotte is 7-6 against the spread and 7-6 overall.
- Phoenix is 5-4-1 against the spread and 7-3 overall when it gives up fewer than 110.3 points.
- The Suns are the league’s 16th-ranked scoring team (115 PPG), while the Hornets allow the rank 25th in points per game (121) in NBA action.
- Charlotte’s squad is currently the 26th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (110.3 PPG), while Phoenix’s team is 16th in points allowed per game (114.5).
- The Suns have totaled only 15 more points than their opponents this season (0.5 per game on average), while the Hornets have been out-scored by 312 total points (10.7 per game average differential).
Over/Under
- Phoenix’s average implied point total this year is 6.1 fewer points than its implied total in Friday’s game (116.9 implied points on average compared to 123 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, Phoenix has scored more than 123 points in six games.
- Charlotte’s average implied point total on the season (118.3 points) is 10.3 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (108 points).
How to watch Suns vs. Hornets
- Game Day: Friday, December 29, 2023
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: AZFamily and BSSE
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Arena: Footprint Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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