Hornets vs Knicks Game Breakdown

Get ready to buzz into excitement as the underdog Charlotte Hornets swarm into the electric atmosphere of Madison Square Garden to face off against the high-flying New York Knicks in a first-round NBA Playoff clash that promises more fireworks than the Fourth of July! With the Hornets looking to sting their way back into contention and the Knicks aiming to defend their turf and keep climbing the Eastern conference ladder, tonight’s showdown at 08:30 PM EST is set to be a spectacle. The Knicks, fresh off a dominating win, are setting the stage for a showdown that’s tipped heavily in their favor, but with the over/under at a buzzing 218.0, it’s anyone’s game. As we gear up for this hardwood battle, let’s see if the Hornets can weave a surprise or if the Knicks will continue to build their empire, one win at a time.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 05, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York

Vegas Odds

	CHA ML	NYK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+625	-1000	216.5	14.5/-14.5
Recent	+250	-360	218.0	14.5/-14.5
Difference	-375	+640	+1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

10W-37L

28.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

33W-15L

71.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/29/24	New York Knicks NYK	15	31	25	28	00	99	Under
11/29/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	23	26	23	26	00	98	Under
01/29/24	New York Knicks NYK	26	20	44	23	00	113	Under
01/29/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	25	18	24	25	00	92	Under
11/28/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	16	28	22	25	00	91	Under
11/28/23	New York Knicks NYK	29	24	27	35	00	115	Under
11/18/23	New York Knicks NYK	30	31	28	33	00	122	Over
11/18/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	19	31	30	28	00	108	Over
11/12/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	25	29	25	28	00	107	Over
11/12/23	New York Knicks NYK	32	32	35	30	00	129	Over
03/07/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	21	29	37	25	00	112	Under
03/07/23	New York Knicks NYK	21	45	23	16	00	105	Under
12/09/22	New York Knicks NYK	22	33	34	32	00	121	Over
12/09/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	20	29	22	31	00	102	Over
10/26/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	30	32	28	32	90	131	Over
10/26/22	New York Knicks NYK	32	37	29	24	120	134	Over
03/30/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	29	29	33	34	00	125	Over
03/30/22	New York Knicks NYK	31	24	28	31	00	114	Over
03/23/22	New York Knicks NYK	40	29	30	22	00	121	Over
03/23/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	24	32	31	19	00	106	Over
01/17/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	34	28	24	11	00	97	Under
01/17/22	New York Knicks NYK	23	21	23	20	00	87	Under
11/12/21	New York Knicks NYK	34	21	21	20	00	96	Under
11/12/21	Charlotte Hornets CHA	18	28	34	24	00	104	Under

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/03	@ PHI	104-110L	47	22	15	77
11/30	@ ATL	104-107L	45	23	14	94
11/29	@ NYK	98-99L	39	25	13	89
11/25	@ ORL	84-95L	52	14	26	75
11/23	vs MIL	119-125L	48	22	10	100
11/21	@ DET	123-121W	43	23	15	93
11/19	vs BRO	115-116L	44	25	21	82
11/17	vs CLE	114-128L	40	34	9	103
11/16	@ MIL	115-114W	53	25	10	93
11/12	vs ORL	89-114L	48	22	22	84

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/03	@ ORL	121-106W	39	30	17	85
12/01	@ NOP	118-85W	60	30	17	92
11/29	vs CHA	99-98W	44	20	19	81
11/25	vs DEN	145-118W	43	45	9	92
11/23	vs UTA	106-121L	40	25	9	100
11/20	vs PHX	138-122W	41	30	13	86
11/18	@ WAS	134-106W	41	37	8	91
11/17	@ BRO	114-104W	47	33	6	88
11/15	@ BRO	124-122W	45	25	13	83
11/13	@ CHI	123-124L	40	31	15	94

Starting Lineups

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Green SG	25.0	17.1	13.4	50%	15.1
Vasilije Micic PG	27.0	16.9	22.2	77%	26.1
Brandon Miller SF	48.0	45.7	34.7	100%	35.1
Nick Richards C	32.0	35.1	25.1	87%	26.5
Tidjane Salaun PF	23.0	16.3	12.8	38%	16.2

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	31.0	34.6	29.9	100%	30.3
Mikal Bridges SG	29.0	26.6	28.8	100%	29.2
Jalen Brunson PG	44.0	41.1	43.9	100%	44.3
Josh Hart SF	35.0	38.0	36.8	100%	37.1
Karl-Anthony Towns C	48.0	47.8	44.0	100%	44.3

Hornets Notable Injuries

LaMelo Ball (PG): Avg: 26.8pts, 5.2reb, 7.6ast, 33.0 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 9.0
Tre Mann (PG/SG): Avg: 10.5pts, 3.5reb, 3.7ast, 24.3 minutes. Last game: 11/21/24. Impact: 3.9
Grant Williams (C): Avg: 10.5pts, 4.4reb, 2.3ast, 28.4 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 4.4
Taj Gibson (C): Avg: 2.0pts, 2.3reb, 0.5ast, 10.7 minutes. Last game: 11/29/24. Impact: 1.4

Knicks Notable Injuries

Matt Ryan (SG/SF): Avg: 4.7pts, 1.2reb, 0.5ast, 12.3 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 0.3
Ariel Hukporti (C): Avg: 1.3pts, 1.9reb, 0.4ast, 8.9 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 1.0
Jacob Toppin (SF/PF): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.7reb, 0.4ast, 4.1 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 0.3

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
Jalen Brunson	NYK	Pts	24.5	26.8	+2.3	20%	40%	40%	40%	CHA	-0.2	#15
Mikal Bridges	NYK	Pts	14.5	16.1	+1.6	40%	60%	53%	53%	CHA	+0.6	#20
Tidjane Salaun	CHA	Reb	5.5	7.7	+2.2	60%	50%	53%	53%	NYK	-1.1	#1
Nick Richards	CHA	Reb	8.5	10.6	+2.1	60%	40%	40%	40%	NYK	-1.2	#2
Josh Green	CHA	Ast	1.5	3.0	+1.5	40%	50%	47%	47%	NYK	+0.2	#21
Vasilije Micic	CHA	Ast	5.5	6.6	+1.1	20%	10%	27%	27%	NYK	+0.1	#17
Brandon Miller	CHA	3Pt	3.5	4.1	+0.6	60%	50%	40%	40%	NYK	+0.4	#25

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Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#26	#29	#2	#21	4.5%
PF	#24	#7	#26	#24	3.7%
PG	#15	#29	#19	#22	3.9%
SF	#20	#1	#23	#11	-1.4%
SG	#8	#20	#30	#22	1.4%

Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#21	#2	#18	#14	-1.7%
PF	#3	#1	#9	#4	-11.4%
PG	#18	#2	#17	#16	-0.5%
SF	#18	#22	#4	#12	-0.6%
SG	#13	#5	#21	#12	-2.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

106.3

115.6

Rebounds per Game

42.1

43.2

Assists per Game

23.9

27.3

Steals per Game

7.3

7.6

Blocks per Game

4.7

4.1

Shots per Game

86.5

88.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.3

14.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.0

56.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.7

38.7

Turnovers per Game

14.3

11.8

Fouls per Game

18.8

17.9

Recent Trends

LaMelo Ball (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 3 consecutive games.
Brandon Miller (SG/SF) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Josh Hart (SF/PF) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 11.0 pts, 13.0 reb, 10.0 ast against ORL
Vasilije Micic (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 130.3% to 27.9, 12.1 min average previous 3 games.
Cameron Payne (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.5% to 15.4, 25.1 min average previous 3 games.
Tidjane Salaun (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 37.8% to 27.6, 20.0 min average previous 3 games.