Celtics vs Hornets Game Breakdown & Projections – Mon, Apr 1st 2024

Hey there, sports addicts! Get ready to buzz around the hive tonight as the high-flying Boston Celtics, who’ve been absolutely shamrocking the league with their 58W-16L record, are set to swarm into the Spectrum Center. They’re squaring off against our beloved, albeit struggling, Charlotte Hornets who’ve been, let’s be honest, more like worker bees with an 18W-56L record. The clash is set to ignite at 07:00PM EST, so make sure you’ve got your honey and stingers ready. The Celtics are sitting pretty at the top of the Eastern conference while our Hornets are trailing a whopping 25 games behind. Vegas has the over/under buzzing at 219.5, with the Celtics as heavy favorites at -17.5, and the Hornets as underdogs at 17.5. The Hornets are still nursing their stings from a 118-130 loss against the Clippers, while the Celtics are riding high on a 104-92 victory over the Pelicans. So, will the Celtics continue their lucky streak or will the Hornets finally find their sting? Let’s just say, it’s time to see if the Celtics can keep up the shamrock shuffle or if the Hornets are ready to cause a ‘buzzkill’!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 01, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte

Vegas Odds

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

25W-13L

78.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

9W-25L

21.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U	ATS
11/20/23	Boston Celtics BOS	31	34	22	21	10	118	Over
	Charlotte Hornets CHA	25	29	27	27	13	121
02/10/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	24	29	28	35		116	Over
	Boston Celtics BOS	32	39	26	30		127
01/16/23	Boston Celtics BOS	35	31	26	38		130	Over
	Charlotte Hornets CHA	22	33	31	32		118
01/14/23	Boston Celtics BOS	31	31	33	27		122	Over
	Charlotte Hornets CHA	34	32	19	21		106
11/28/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	19	36	27	23		105	Over
	Boston Celtics BOS	45	33	43	19		140
03/09/22	Boston Celtics BOS	29	23	35	28		115	Under
	Charlotte Hornets CHA	22	26	30	23		101
02/02/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	22	31	25	29		107	Over
	Boston Celtics BOS	27	27	34	25		113
01/19/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	25	31	30	25		111	Under
	Boston Celtics BOS	27	21	26	28		102
10/25/21	Boston Celtics BOS	33	35	26	28	18	140	Over
	Charlotte Hornets CHA	33	33	31	25	7	129

Starting Lineups

Celtics Notable Injuries

• Neemias Queta (C): Avg: 4.2pts, 3.8reb, 0.4ast, 10.9 minutes. Last game: 03/22/24. Impact: 1.9
• Oshae Brissett (PF): Avg: 3.5pts, 2.9reb, 0.8ast, 11.5 minutes. Last game: 03/25/24. Impact: 1.6
• Jaden Springer (SG/SF): Avg: 3.2pts, 1.5reb, 0.9ast, 10.0 minutes. Last game: 03/25/24. Impact: 0.7
• Svi Mykhailiuk (SG/SF): Avg: 3.2pts, 1.1reb, 0.7ast, 8.9 minutes. Last game: 03/25/24. Impact: 1.5
• Jordan Walsh (SF): Avg: 1.0pts, 2.2reb, 0.7ast, 6.7 minutes. Last game: 03/22/24. Impact: 0.9
• JD Davison (PG): Avg: 1.6pts, 0.4reb, 0.2ast, 1.8 minutes. Last game: 03/22/24. Impact: 0.8

Hornets Notable Injuries

• Amari Bailey (PG): Avg: 0.9pts, 0.2reb, 0.2ast, 3.9 minutes. Last game: 03/29/24. Impact: 0.2

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

Recent Trends

• Davis Bertans (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 32.8% to 22.3, 16.8 min average previous 3 games.
• Leaky Black (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 39.8% to 23.0, 16.4 min average previous 3 games.
• Svi Mykhailiuk (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.5% to 11.9, 17.1 min average previous 3 games.
• Kristaps Porzingis (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 40.9% to 35.4, 25.1 min average previous 3 games.
• Payton Pritchard (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.4% to 21.1, 34.3 min average previous 3 games.
The Hornets have a 2-game losing streak at home.