Celtics vs Hornets Game Breakdown

Get ready to buzz the court as the Boston Celtics, boasting a strong 4W-1L record, swoop into the Spectrum Center to face the feisty Charlotte Hornets, who are balancing at a 2W-2L. As the clock ticks down to a 07:00 PM EST tipoff, the stakes are high with the Celtics trying to tighten their grip on the Eastern conference, while the Hornets hover just a sting away. With the betting lines drawing a bold prediction and an over/under that promises a high-flying score fest, tonight’s matchup is set to be a slam dunk of action. After a mix of recent performances, both teams are hungry to dominate, making this playoff game anything but typical. So, as the Celtics try to plant their flag and the Hornets look to protect the hive, expect nothing less than a full-court press of excitement where only the best will buzz to the top!

Game Breakdown

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

Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	CHA ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-600	+425	233.0	-11.0/11.0
Recent	-310	+255	232.0	-10.5/10.5
Difference	+290	-170	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

28W-15L

75.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

11W-30L

24.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
04/12/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	24	19	33	22	00	98	Under
04/12/24	Boston Celtics BOS	30	39	25	37	00	131	Under
04/01/24	Boston Celtics BOS	30	29	36	23	00	118	Under
04/01/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	32	21	26	25	00	104	Under
11/20/23	Boston Celtics BOS	31	34	22	21	100	118	Over
11/20/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	25	29	27	27	130	121	Over
02/10/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	24	29	28	35	00	116	Over
02/10/23	Boston Celtics BOS	32	39	26	30	00	127	Over
01/16/23	Boston Celtics BOS	35	31	26	38	00	130	Over
01/16/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	22	33	31	32	00	118	Over
01/14/23	Boston Celtics BOS	31	31	33	27	00	122	Under
01/14/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	34	32	19	21	00	106	Under
11/28/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	19	36	27	23	00	105	Over
11/28/22	Boston Celtics BOS	45	33	43	19	00	140	Over
03/09/22	Boston Celtics BOS	29	23	35	28	00	115	Under
03/09/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	22	26	30	23	00	101	Under
02/02/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	22	31	25	29	00	107	Under
02/02/22	Boston Celtics BOS	27	27	34	25	00	113	Under
01/19/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	25	31	30	25	00	111	Under
01/19/22	Boston Celtics BOS	27	21	26	28	00	102	Under
10/25/21	Boston Celtics BOS	33	35	26	28	180	140	Over
10/25/21	Charlotte Hornets CHA	33	33	31	25	70	129	Over

Celtics Vs Over/Under

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Celtics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/30	vs IND	132-135L	51	23	14	109
10/28	@ MIL	119-108W	38	24	12	87
10/26	vs DET	124-118W	37	19	10	90
10/24	vs WAS	122-102W	49	21	14	90
10/22	@ NYK	132-109W	40	33	3	95
04/12	@ CHA	131-98W	53	34	6	104
04/11	@ NYK	109-118L	36	25	12	86
04/09	vs MIL	91-104L	38	27	12	93
04/07	@ POR	124-107W	40	34	12	87
04/05	@ SAC	101-100W	51	25	7	90

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/30	@ TOR	138-133W	38	31	15	94
10/26	@ MIA	106-114L	46	20	17	89
10/25	vs ATL	120-125L	53	22	17	96
10/23	vs HOU	110-105W	56	20	16	85
04/12	vs BOS	98-131L	33	20	19	76
04/10	vs ATL	115-114W	33	25	13	79
04/09	@ DAL	104-130L	39	24	11	89
04/07	@ OKL	118-121L	36	29	18	83
04/05	@ ORL	124-115W	36	29	18	72
04/03	@ POR	86-89L	36	22	9	78

Starting Lineups

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jaylen Brown SF	40.0	44.5	39.8	100%	40.1
Jrue Holiday PG	25.0	22.0	27.5	100%	27.9
Luke Kornet C	22.0	12.7	12.4	10%	31.1
Jayson Tatum PF	46.0	53.4	49.5	100%	49.8
Derrick White SG	29.0	35.0	34.6	100%	35.0

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
LaMelo Ball PG	49.0	46.1	46.5	93%	46.7
Miles Bridges SF	30.0	24.1	35.1	100%	35.5
Josh Green PF	15.0	14.8	12.5	20%	15.4
Brandon Miller SG	30.0	25.9	30.6	100%	30.9
Nick Richards C	31.0	31.6	25.1	90%	26.6

Celtics Notable Injuries

Al Horford (PF/C): Avg: 8.9pts, 6.4reb, 2.4ast, 27.3 minutes. Last game: 10/30/24. Impact: 4.2
Drew Peterson (SF/PF): Avg: 2.7pts, 0.3reb, 0.0ast, 5.9 minutes. Last game: 10/28/24. Impact: 0.7
JD Davison (PG): Avg: 2.1pts, 1.0reb, 1.3ast, 4.9 minutes. Last game: 10/24/24. Impact: 1.1

Hornets Notable Injuries

Tidjane Salaun (SF/PF): Avg: 1.5pts, 2.0reb, 1.5ast, 12.4 minutes. Last game: 10/30/24. Impact: 1.6

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.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Nick Richards	CHA	Pts	10.5	12.6	+2.1	60%	50%	53%	53%	BOS	+0.6	#17
LaMelo Ball	CHA	Pts	23.5	24.8	+1.3	60%	50%	60%	60%	BOS	+0.2	#15
Josh Green	CHA	Reb	2.5	2.7	+0.2	40%	20%	27%	27%	BOS	-0.2	#12
Miles Bridges	CHA	Reb	5.5	5.7	+0.2	40%	50%	53%	53%	BOS	-0.9	#2

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Celtics Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#4	#14	#8	-7.8%
PF	#2	#9	#4	#2	-14.4%
PG	#15	#4	#18	#7	-5.1%
SF	#6	#2	#7	#3	-10.3%
SG	#8	#12	#6	#4	-7.2%

Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#25	#28	#8	#22	4.3%
PF	#20	#23	#28	#22	3.3%
PG	#17	#27	#30	#26	6.9%
SF	#19	#18	#22	#17	0.1%
SG	#12	#26	#25	#20	1.5%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

121.4

105.2

Rebounds per Game

44.2

40.1

Assists per Game

27.9

24.4

Steals per Game

7.3

7.2

Blocks per Game

6.0

4.1

Shots per Game

90.4

84.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

17.4

12.7

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.9

54.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

40.2

35.0

Turnovers per Game

10.2

13.4

Fouls per Game

15.3

17.2

Recent Trends

Vasilije Micic (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.2% to 15.0, 21.4 min average previous 3 games.
Brandon Miller (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.4% to 19.3, 36.6 min average previous 3 games.
Payton Pritchard (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 37.7% to 28.5, 20.7 min average previous 3 games.
Nick Richards (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 55.7% to 32.6, 20.9 min average previous 3 games.