Thunder vs Hornets Game Breakdown & Projections – Sun, Apr 7th 2024

Get ready for a clash of the titans as the thunderous Oklahoma City Thunder, boasting a mighty 52W-25L record, roll into the Spectrum Center to cause a buzz against the underdog Charlotte Hornets, who are stinging from a 19W-58L season. The action tips off at 06:00PM EST, and it’s sure to be a spectacle. The Thunder is trailing by a mere 1.5 games in the Western conference, while the Hornets are buzzing in the distance, 26.0 games behind in the Eastern conference. Betting lines are buzzing with an over/under of 218.5, the Thunder’s line is at -8.0, and the Hornets are sitting at 8.0. The Hornets are flying high after their recent win against ORL with a score of 124-115, while the Thunder are looking to bounce back from their 112-126 loss to IND. As the Thunder rolls into the Hornets’ nest, let’s see if they can cause a storm or if the Hornets will hold their ground and prove that every cloud has a silver lining.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 07, 2024 06:00PM EST

Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte

Vegas Odds

	OKL ML	CHA ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-360	+280	216.5	-8.0/8.0
Recent	-410	+305	218.5	-9.0/9.0
Difference	-50	+25	+2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

22W-18L

80.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

10W-27L

19.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
02/02/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	19	23	30	34	106	Over
02/02/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	39	34	32	21	126	Over
03/28/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	26	31	36	44	137	Over
03/28/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	23	45	31	35	134	Over
12/29/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	30	30	24	29	113	Over
12/29/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	36	21	28	36	121	Over
03/14/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	29	36	37	32	134	Over
03/14/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	41	23	27	25	116	Over
01/21/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	20	32	23	23	98	Over
01/21/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	37	32	24	28	121	Over

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Thunder Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/05	vs IND	112-126L	39	24	15	88
04/03	vs BOS	100-135L	31	21	13	81
04/02	vs PHI	105-109L	43	30	14	87
03/31	vs NYK	113-112W	43	29	12	82
03/29	@ PHX	128-103W	38	33	10	87
03/27	@ HOU	126-132L	49	26	19	96
03/26	vs NOP	119-112W	45	28	12	86
03/24	vs MIL	93-118L	37	20	12	89
03/22	vs TOR	123-105W	46	27	15	96
03/20	@ UTA	119-107W	45	29	10	88

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/05	@ ORL	124-115W	36	29	18	72
04/03	@ POR	86-89L	36	22	9	78
04/01	@ BOS	104-118L	40	28	6	91
03/31	@ LAC	118-130L	31	32	9	88
03/29	@ GSW	97-115L	41	23	11	84
03/27	@ CLE	118-111W	38	30	15	76
03/25	vs CLE	92-115L	33	22	11	80
03/23	vs ATL	91-132L	39	25	13	84
03/19	vs ORL	92-112L	30	19	17	79
03/16	vs PHI	98-109L	40	21	16	85

Starting Lineups

Oklahoma City Thunder	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luguentz Dort SF	23.6	23.4	20.8	100%	21.2
Josh Giddey PG	39.3	38.8	30.3	100%	30.6
Chet Holmgren C	37.1	26.6	35.1	100%	35.4
Isaiah Joe SG	16.6	22.1	13.5	3%	22.5
Jalen Williams PF	40.4	41.3	36.4	100%	36.8

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Miles Bridges PF	42.0	42.1	38.5	100%	38.9
Tre Mann SG	26.7	19.6	22.4	77%	27.0
Vasilije Micic PG	27.7	32.5	22.0	53%	28.4
Brandon Miller SF	35.8	34.0	33.5	100%	33.9
Grant Williams C	29.3	32.9	24.7	30%	26.7

Thunder Notable Injuries

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (PG): Avg: 29.9pts, 5.5reb, 6.2ast, 34.3 minutes. Last game: 03/31/24. Impact: 7.1
Bismack Biyombo (C): Avg: 4.3pts, 5.1reb, 1.4ast, 20.0 minutes. Last game: 04/03/24. Impact: 0.8
Jaylin Williams GTD (C): Avg: 3.9pts, 3.4reb, 1.5ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 04/05/24. Impact: 2.5

Hornets Notable Injuries

Leaky Black (PF): Avg: 2.3pts, 1.7reb, 0.8ast, 10.1 minutes. Last game: 04/03/24. Impact: 1.7
Marques Bolden (C): Avg: 2.1pts, 2.7reb, 0.0ast, 7.8 minutes. Last game: 04/05/24. Impact: 0.9
Amari Bailey (PG): Avg: 0.9pts, 0.2reb, 0.2ast, 3.9 minutes. Last game: 03/29/24. Impact: 0.2

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 Williams	OKL	Pts	21.5	22.1	+0.6	60%	50%	53%	53%	CHA	-0.9	#11
Josh Giddey	OKL	Pts	15.5	16.1	+0.6	60%	60%	53%	53%	CHA	-2.0	#6
Brandon Miller	CHA	Ast	2.5	2.7	+0.2	40%	30%	40%	40%	OKL	+1.3	#25

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Thunder Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#23	#1	#24	#11	-2.9%
PF	#24	#24	#15	#24	5.1%
PG	#28	#28	#14	#28	22.2%
SF	#26	#12	#25	#24	13.2%
SG	#7	#14	#26	#13	-3.3%

Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#27	#9	#24	5.1%
PF	#25	#18	#23	#19	3.9%
PG	#14	#22	#28	#20	8.0%
SF	#11	#18	#22	#12	-7.3%
SG	#6	#24	#27	#16	-1.2%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

114.1

102.2

Rebounds per Game

42.2

38.7

Assists per Game

27.1

24.5

Steals per Game

8.1

6.7

Blocks per Game

6.1

3.5

Shots per Game

88.8

84.2

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.7

11.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.1

56.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.8

31.8

Turnovers per Game

12.5

12.3

Fouls per Game

17.7

16.0

Recent Trends

Leaky Black (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.4% to 22.8, 17.4 min average previous 3 games.
Kenrich Williams (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.5% to 21.8, 16.2 min average previous 3 games.