Knicks vs Hornets Game Breakdown

Get ready for an electrifying clash as the New York Knicks, fresh off a sizzling win, storm into the Spectrum Center to challenge the Charlotte Hornets, who are buzzing to turn their luck around after a recent sting from a loss. With the Knicks looking to cement their standing and the Hornets eager to climb out of their hole, today’s game promises to be a far cry from the playoff blowouts we’ve seen so far. The stakes are high, the crowd is pumped, and with tipoff at the stroke of 1 PM EST, all eyes will be on whether the Hornets can defend their hive against the charging Knicks. As the over/under teeters at a tantalizing 224, it’s time to see if New York can keep their winning streak knickin’ or if Charlotte will weave some home-court magic into a sweet victory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 29, 2024 01:00PM EST

Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte

Vegas Odds

	NYK ML	CHA ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-350	+275	221.5	-8.0/8.0
Recent	-800	+525	224.0	-12.5/12.5
Difference	-450	+250	+2.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

28W-22L

88.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

15W-32L

11.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
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	Under
12/09/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	20	29	22	31	00	102	Under
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

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
11/12	vs PHI	111-99W	47	31	15	89
11/10	vs IND	121-132L	39	23	13	83
11/08	@ MIL	116-94W	48	35	7	91

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
11/10	vs PHI	105-107L	50	22	19	95
11/08	@ IND	103-83W	56	23	14	90
11/06	@ DET	108-107W	47	22	12	90

Starting Lineups

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	32.0	39.2	29.9	100%	30.3
Mikal Bridges SG	30.0	26.1	28.9	100%	29.3
Jalen Brunson PG	42.0	46.6	44.7	100%	45.1
Josh Hart SF	36.0	38.4	37.3	100%	37.6
Karl-Anthony Towns C	47.0	51.8	42.8	100%	43.1

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Moussa Diabate C	31.0	18.9	12.2	7%	25.1
Josh Green SG	27.0	16.1	12.5	40%	13.7
Vasilije Micic PG	27.0	7.4	21.4	67%	26.5
Brandon Miller SF	53.0	47.5	33.8	100%	34.2
Tidjane Salaun PF	32.0	12.8	11.2	23%	12.2

Knicks Notable Injuries

Matt Ryan (SG/SF): Avg: 4.7pts, 1.2reb, 0.5ast, 12.6 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 0.2
Ariel Hukporti (C): Avg: 1.3pts, 2.0reb, 0.4ast, 9.7 minutes. Last game: 11/18/24. Impact: 1.2
Jacob Toppin (SF/PF): Avg: 1.2pts, 0.7reb, 0.4ast, 4.0 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 0.4

Hornets Notable Injuries

LaMelo Ball (PG): Avg: 26.8pts, 5.2reb, 7.6ast, 33.0 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 9.0
Miles Bridges (PF): Avg: 20.4pts, 7.2reb, 3.3ast, 36.6 minutes. Last game: 11/19/24. Impact: 5.4
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
Jared Rhoden (SF/PF): Avg: 3.5pts, 1.6reb, 0.6ast, 11.5 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 1.4

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
Brandon Miller	CHA	Pts	26.5	29.8	+3.3	60%	40%	33%	33%	NYK	+1.1	#24
Mikal Bridges	NYK	Pts	14.5	16.6	+2.1	40%	50%	60%	60%	CHA	+0.6	#21
Tidjane Salaun	CHA	Reb	6.5	11.1	+4.6	40%	40%	N/A	N/A	NYK	-1.1	#1
Moussa Diabate	CHA	Reb	10.5	13.0	+2.5	40%	60%	40%	40%	NYK	-1.1	#1
Vasilije Micic	CHA	Ast	4.5	6.7	+2.2	0%	20%	47%	47%	NYK	+0.2	#18
Karl-Anthony Towns	NYK	Ast	2.5	3.4	+0.9	80%	70%	67%	67%	CHA	-0.7	#4
Josh Hart	NYK	3Pt	0.5	1.3	+0.8	100%	80%	87%	87%	CHA	-0.0	#17

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Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#19	#3	#21	#14	-1.6%
PF	#5	#1	#8	#4	-11.3%
PG	#22	#5	#18	#17	1.3%
SF	#24	#23	#4	#19	1.4%
SG	#11	#6	#20	#10	-3.3%

Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#26	#29	#4	#20	4.0%
PF	#21	#6	#22	#17	2.0%
PG	#17	#30	#23	#23	5.4%
SF	#21	#10	#29	#23	4.2%
SG	#9	#20	#29	#20	0.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

114.9

106.1

Rebounds per Game

42.8

41.9

Assists per Game

27.2

23.7

Steals per Game

7.6

7.2

Blocks per Game

4.1

4.6

Shots per Game

88.3

86.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.1

13.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.0

53.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.4

35.3

Turnovers per Game

11.4

14.3

Fouls per Game

17.6

18.7

Recent Trends

LaMelo Ball (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 3 consecutive games.
Moussa Diabate (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 84.5% to 32.1, 17.4 min average previous 3 games.
Tidjane Salaun (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 54.1% to 20.0, 13.0 min average previous 3 games.
Jericho Sims (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.7% to 12.4, 18.5 min average previous 3 games.