Hornets vs Wizards Game Breakdown

Get ready to buzz into excitement as the Charlotte Hornets swoop into the Capital One Arena, ready to sting the Washington Wizards in what’s shaping up to be a spellbinding showdown tonight at 08:00 PM EST. After a series of first-round blowouts in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, we’re all itching for a game that keeps us on the edge of our seats, and with both teams hungry to climb up from the bottom of the Eastern conference, this might just be it. The Hornets, despite their recent tumble against Chicago, are flying in with a slight edge in the betting world, while the Wizards, still reeling from their spell gone wrong against Boston, are desperate to conjure a win. So, as the over/under hovers at a tantalizing 225.5, let’s see if the Hornets can truly bring the buzz or if the Wizards have a few tricks left up their sleeves!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 19, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Capital One Arena, Washington

Vegas Odds

	CHA ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-180	+155	226.0	-3.5/3.5
Recent	-145	+110	225.5	-3.5/3.5
Difference	+35	-45	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

11W-39L

59.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

1W-9L

HOME

9W-42L

40.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/08/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	16	29	31	24	100	Under
03/08/24	Washington Wizards WAS	24	24	20	44	112	Under
11/22/23	Washington Wizards WAS	24	32	35	23	114	Over
11/22/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	21	28	29	39	117	Over
11/10/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	22	35	31	36	124	Over
11/10/23	Washington Wizards WAS	27	36	34	20	117	Over
11/08/23	Washington Wizards WAS	24	41	38	29	132	Over
11/08/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	29	17	38	32	116	Over
02/08/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	31	30	15	28	104	Under
02/08/23	Washington Wizards WAS	32	29	27	30	118	Under
12/02/22	Washington Wizards WAS	31	28	29	28	116	Over
12/02/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	36	38	33	10	117	Over
11/20/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	27	28	24	23	102	Under
11/20/22	Washington Wizards WAS	35	24	18	29	106	Under
11/07/22	Washington Wizards WAS	26	20	30	32	108	Under
11/07/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	18	30	24	28	100	Under
04/10/22	Washington Wizards WAS	29	25	28	26	108	Over
04/10/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	32	24	33	35	124	Over
01/03/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	25	39	26	31	121	Over
01/03/22	Washington Wizards WAS	38	18	28	40	124	Over
11/22/21	Charlotte Hornets CHA	26	33	24	26	109	Under
11/22/21	Washington Wizards WAS	27	23	23	30	103	Under
11/17/21	Washington Wizards WAS	29	22	14	22	87	Under
11/17/21	Charlotte Hornets CHA	24	21	30	22	97	Under

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Wizards Vs Over/Under

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
12/05	vs NYK	101-125L	40	27	10	89
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

Wizards Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/15	@ BOS	98-112L	51	22	16	99
12/13	vs CLE	105-115L	44	24	17	86
12/08	@ MEM	112-140L	52	20	21	100
12/07	@ DEN	122-113W	46	31	17	93
12/05	@ DAL	101-137L	39	25	12	99
12/03	vs CLE	87-118L	52	18	20	83
11/30	vs MIL	114-124L	41	24	12	87
11/26	@ CHI	108-127L	43	27	12	91
11/24	vs IND	103-115L	41	24	16	79
11/22	@ BOS	96-108L	48	19	19	90

Starting Lineups

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
LaMelo Ball PG	50.0	55.5	49.1	100%	48.3
Miles Bridges PF	32.0	37.4	34.7	100%	35.1
Josh Green SG	19.0	18.5	14.7	63%	16.4
Cody Martin SF	18.0	18.4	22.0	43%	22.9
Nick Richards C	18.0	26.2	24.3	83%	26.1

Washington Wizards	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Bilal Coulibaly SG	31.0	33.8	25.4	100%	25.8
Jordan Poole PG	40.0	35.5	37.2	100%	37.5
Alexandre Sarr PF	29.0	25.2	25.6	100%	26.0
Jonas Valanciunas C	22.0	25.9	26.1	50%	30.5

Hornets Notable Injuries

Isaiah Wong (PG): Avg: 7.2pts, 2.8reb, 2.0ast, 13.8 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 3.1
KJ Simpson (PG): Avg: 4.1pts, 1.5reb, 2.1ast, 14.2 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 1.5
Seth Curry (SG): Avg: 5.1pts, 1.5reb, 0.8ast, 13.6 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 1.2
Nick Smith Jr. (SG/SF): Avg: 4.9pts, 1.2reb, 1.1ast, 13.2 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 1.3
Taj Gibson (C): Avg: 2.0pts, 2.3reb, 0.6ast, 10.4 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 1.3
DaQuan Jeffries (PF): Avg: 2.3pts, 0.8reb, 0.3ast, 5.3 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 1.4

Wizards Notable Injuries

Patrick Baldwin Jr. (PF): Avg: 3.6pts, 2.6reb, 0.6ast, 10.8 minutes. Last game: 12/15/24. Impact: 1.1

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
Malcolm Brogdon	WAS	Pts	12.5	14.4	+1.9	80%	60%	73%	73%	CHA	-1.7	#5
Mark Williams	CHA	Pts	8.5	10.0	+1.5	40%	70%	73%	73%	WAS	+1.1	#21
Jordan Poole	WAS	Reb	2.5	3.3	+0.8	60%	50%	53%	53%	CHA	+0.1	#16
LaMelo Ball	CHA	Reb	4.5	5.2	+0.7	60%	70%	67%	67%	WAS	+0.6	#24
Josh Green	CHA	Ast	1.5	2.2	+0.7	80%	60%	60%	60%	WAS	-0.2	#12

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Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#28	#28	#3	#25	6.1%
PF	#27	#13	#25	#26	5.1%
PG	#20	#27	#15	#21	2.6%
SF	#15	#1	#21	#10	-2.8%
SG	#5	#16	#30	#14	-1.1%

Wizards Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#30	#25	#5	#30	9.9%
PF	#21	#30	#29	#28	11.0%
PG	#25	#24	#28	#30	12.5%
SF	#16	#10	#18	#17	2.8%
SG	#24	#28	#12	#26	5.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

107.5

109.5

Rebounds per Game

43.0

43.4

Assists per Game

24.0

25.1

Steals per Game

7.2

7.7

Blocks per Game

4.9

5.2

Shots per Game

86.9

90.5

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.8

12.3

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.7

53.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.2

33.2

Turnovers per Game

14.5

15.2

Fouls per Game

20.0

22.6

Recent Trends

LaMelo Ball (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 3 consecutive games.
Justin Champagnie (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 64.4% to 36.5, 22.2 min average previous 3 games.
Moussa Diabate (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 62.8% to 11.4, 30.6 min average previous 3 games.
Tidjane Salaun (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 41.2% to 17.0, 29.0 min average previous 3 games.
Mark Williams (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 33.1% to 12.9, 19.3 min average previous 3 games.