Hornets vs Suns Game Breakdown

Get ready for a desert duel that promises more thrills than a cactus at a water park! Tonight, the underdog Charlotte Hornets buzz into the Footprint Center with hopes of stinging the Phoenix Suns into submission in a first-round NBA Playoff clash that’s anything but predictable. With the clock set for a 10:00PM EST showdown, the Hornets are looking to build on their recent victory and inch closer in the Eastern conference standings, while the Suns, fresh off their own triumph, aim to shine brighter and tighten their grip in the West. The stakes are high, the odds are set, and with both teams hungry for a win, who will turn up the heat and who will get burned? Let’s just say, tonight’s game might just have the Suns sweating and the Hornets flying higher than ever!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 12, 2025 10:00PM EST

Location: Footprint Center, Phoenix

Vegas Odds

	CHA ML	PHX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+255	-310	225.0	7.5/-7.5
Recent	+235	-285	224.0	7.0/-7.0
Difference	-20	+25	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

11W-43L

29.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

34W-23L

70.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
01/07/25	Phoenix Suns PHX	29	17	37	21	104	Under
01/07/25	Charlotte Hornets CHA	22	37	29	27	115	Under
03/15/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	28	26	38	15	107	Under
03/15/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	26	19	22	29	96	Under
12/29/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	30	28	31	30	119	Over
12/29/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	36	32	35	30	133	Over
03/01/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	27	30	22	26	105	Under
03/01/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	22	19	32	18	91	Under
01/24/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	15	32	30	20	97	Over
01/24/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	36	22	40	30	128	Over
01/02/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	36	37	33	27	133	Over
01/02/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	27	20	27	25	99	Over
12/19/21	Charlotte Hornets CHA	15	32	33	26	106	Over
12/19/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	37	32	39	29	137	Over

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Suns Vs Over/Under

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/07	@ PHX	115-104W	59	23	11	98
01/03	vs DET	94-98L	45	25	17	80
12/30	@ CHI	108-115L	56	23	14	101
12/28	@ OKL	94-106L	44	17	18	80
12/26	vs WAS	110-113L	50	31	18	94
12/20	vs PHI	98-108L	44	22	17	78
12/19	vs WAS	114-123L	52	30	8	106
12/13	vs CHI	95-109L	54	22	16	98
12/08	vs IND	113-109W	45	24	24	78
12/07	@ CLE	102-116L	37	21	10	86

Suns Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/11	@ UTA	114-106W	38	26	11	86
01/09	@ ATL	123-115W	42	33	16	85
01/07	vs CHA	104-115L	42	27	11	92
01/06	vs PHI	109-99W	44	32	12	81
01/04	vs IND	108-126L	36	30	11	78
12/31	@ MEM	112-117L	43	28	17	92
12/28	vs GSW	105-109L	46	21	13	92
12/27	@ DAL	89-98L	42	23	13	83
12/25	@ DEN	110-100W	42	31	7	88
12/21	@ DET	125-133L	35	30	19	78

Starting Lineups

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
LaMelo Ball PG	49.0	64.8	50.1	100%	49.4
Miles Bridges PF	42.0	48.1	35.3	100%	35.7
Josh Green SG	13.0	18.8	15.5	87%	16.3
Brandon Miller SF	35.0	34.7	36.6	100%	36.9
Mark Williams C	36.0	33.5	29.1	87%	31.0

Phoenix Suns	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Bradley Beal SF	30.0	28.6	31.4	87%	32.0
Devin Booker SG	46.0	46.5	43.6	100%	43.9
Kevin Durant PF	45.0	41.5	43.6	100%	43.9
Tyus Jones PG	23.0	19.4	26.7	100%	27.1
Jusuf Nurkic C	10.0	22.9	27.1	93%	28.2

Hornets Notable Injuries

Moussa Diabate (C): Avg: 3.1pts, 5.6reb, 0.6ast, 14.2 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 1.9
Isaiah Wong (PG/SG): Avg: 6.0pts, 2.0reb, 1.8ast, 13.9 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 1.9
KJ Simpson (PG): Avg: 4.7pts, 1.7reb, 1.9ast, 15.3 minutes. Last game: 01/03/25. Impact: 1.9
Seth Curry (SG): Avg: 5.4pts, 1.6reb, 0.8ast, 14.4 minutes. Last game: 01/03/25. Impact: 2.1
DaQuan Jeffries (PF): Avg: 2.8pts, 1.1reb, 0.4ast, 7.1 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 1.8

Suns Notable Injuries

Royce O’Neale (SF/PF): Avg: 8.5pts, 5.1reb, 2.6ast, 25.3 minutes. Last game: 12/28/24. Impact: 4.2
Bol Bol (PF/C): Avg: 4.9pts, 3.0reb, 0.4ast, 10.3 minutes. Last game: 01/04/25. Impact: 1.0
Damion Lee (SG): Avg: 2.7pts, 0.9reb, 0.7ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 01/04/25. Impact: 1.0
TyTy Washington Jr. (PG): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.4reb, 0.5ast, 5.5 minutes. Last game: 01/04/25. Impact: 0.6

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
Miles Bridges	CHA	Pts	17.5	22.1	+4.6	100%	70%	60%	60%	PHX	-0.8	#12
Mark Williams	CHA	Pts	11.5	15.7	+4.2	80%	70%	67%	67%	PHX	+3.7	#29
Brandon Miller	CHA	Reb	3.5	4.9	+1.4	60%	70%	73%	73%	PHX	+0.2	#18
Bradley Beal	PHX	Ast	3.5	4.0	+0.5	40%	50%	53%	53%	CHA	+0.4	#22

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Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#24	#24	#8	#19	4.0%
PF	#28	#28	#17	#27	9.1%
PG	#22	#30	#10	#21	2.2%
SF	#10	#3	#19	#12	-3.3%
SG	#4	#8	#22	#9	-5.3%

Suns Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#20	#8	#5	#9	-4.9%
PF	#29	#18	#30	#30	11.3%
PG	#11	#13	#9	#9	-3.4%
SF	#12	#18	#17	#10	-3.8%
SG	#9	#24	#17	#15	-0.2%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

106.0

111.4

Rebounds per Game

46.8

42.0

Assists per Game

23.9

27.7

Steals per Game

8.0

7.9

Blocks per Game

4.9

4.7

Shots per Game

89.7

85.5

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.6

13.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

48.9

54.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.9

37.0

Turnovers per Game

14.8

13.2

Fouls per Game

20.3

18.5

Recent Trends

LaMelo Ball (PG) is on an impressive streak, exceeding 30 points in 6 consecutive games.
Seth Curry (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 76.0% to 26.4, 15.0 min average previous 3 games.
DaQuan Jeffries (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 44.7% to 13.9, 25.1 min average previous 3 games.
Jusuf Nurkic (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 46.3% to 15.6, 29.0 min average previous 3 games.
Tidjane Salaun (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.5% to 15.8, 22.7 min average previous 3 games.