Suns vs Hornets Game Breakdown

Get ready to light up your screens and fantasy rosters as the Phoenix Suns blaze into the Spectrum Center, ready to turn up the heat against the Charlotte Hornets tonight at 8 PM EST! With the playoffs’ first round tipping off and most games being one-sided affairs, tonight promises a more electrifying showdown. The Suns, just a few spots shy of climbing higher in the Western Conference, are looking to shine even brighter after their recent triumph. Meanwhile, the Hornets, eager to shake off the sting of their last narrow defeat, are buzzing for a chance to disrupt the odds. As these two teams collide, it’s not just about who wins or loses; it’s about seeing if the Suns can keep their fire alive or if the Hornets can weave a surprise that leaves everyone buzzing!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 07, 2025 08:00PM EST

Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte

Vegas Odds

	PHX ML	CHA ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-195	+165	222.0	-4.5/4.5
Recent	-160	+135	221.0	-4.5/4.5
Difference	+35	-30	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

29W-26L

61.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

1W-9L

HOME

15W-38L

38.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
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

Suns Vs Over/Under

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Suns Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
12/19	@ IND	111-120L	44	28	16	82
12/15	@ POR	116-109W	46	23	11	89
12/13	vs UTA	134-126W	37	36	7	89

Hornets Recent Games

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

Starting Lineups

Phoenix Suns	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Bradley Beal SF	28.0	28.4	32.0	100%	31.0
Devin Booker SG	42.0	37.0	41.9	100%	42.2
Kevin Durant PF	47.0	45.9	43.9	100%	44.2
Tyus Jones PG	24.0	23.4	27.8	100%	28.2
Jusuf Nurkic C	19.0	24.5	28.2	100%	28.1

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
LaMelo Ball PG	50.0	63.6	49.7	100%	49.0
Miles Bridges PF	41.0	46.2	35.1	100%	35.5
Josh Green SG	18.0	17.4	15.2	83%	16.4
Brandon Miller SF	35.0	38.0	37.1	100%	37.4
Mark Williams C	35.0	35.0	29.2	87%	31.2

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
Jalen Bridges (SF): Avg: 0.3pts, 0.3reb, 0.0ast, 3.9 minutes. Last game: 12/27/24. Impact: 0.0

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
DaQuan Jeffries (PF): Avg: 2.8pts, 1.1reb, 0.4ast, 7.1 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 1.8

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	21.6	+4.1	80%	70%	60%	60%	PHX	-2.1	#6
Mark Williams	CHA	Pts	12.5	15.4	+2.9	80%	50%	40%	40%	PHX	+4.3	#29
Tyus Jones	PHX	Reb	1.5	2.2	+0.7	100%	80%	67%	67%	CHA	+1.3	#30
Grayson Allen	PHX	Reb	2.5	2.9	+0.4	60%	70%	67%	67%	CHA	-0.3	#10
Josh Green	CHA	Ast	1.5	2.1	+0.6	40%	60%	53%	53%	PHX	+0.1	#19
Kevin Durant	PHX	Ast	4.5	4.8	+0.3	60%	80%	53%	53%	CHA	+0.5	#22

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Suns Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#21	#6	#6	#9	-4.7%
PF	#29	#18	#30	#30	12.3%
PG	#8	#15	#7	#9	-5.0%
SF	#6	#21	#11	#6	-9.0%
SG	#9	#20	#19	#16	-0.2%

Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#23	#20	#5	#19	3.0%
PF	#27	#16	#14	#26	7.3%
PG	#15	#30	#11	#18	1.6%
SF	#5	#2	#22	#7	-5.9%
SG	#2	#10	#20	#7	-5.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

111.9

104.6

Rebounds per Game

42.2

46.9

Assists per Game

27.3

23.7

Steals per Game

8.0

Blocks per Game

4.8

4.9

Shots per Game

86.1

89.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.1

13.8

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.9

49.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.6

33.7

Turnovers per Game

12.8

15.5

Fouls per Game

18.2

20.2

Recent Trends

LaMelo Ball (PG) is on an impressive streak, exceeding 30 points in 5 consecutive games.
Bradley Beal (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 35.8% to 24.9, 38.8 min average previous 3 games.
Seth Curry (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 76.0% to 26.4, 15.0 min average previous 3 games.
Ryan Dunn (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.5% to 30.5, 22.9 min average previous 3 games.
Josh Green (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.1% to 37.4, 28.8 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.
Cody Martin (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.4% to 19.6, 28.2 min average previous 3 games.
Vasilije Micic (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 49.3% to 29.4, 19.7 min average previous 3 games.
Jusuf Nurkic (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.7% to 19.3, 27.8 min average previous 3 games.
Nick Richards (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.7% to 14.0, 20.8 min average previous 3 games.
Mark Williams (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.0% to 27.3, 21.0 min average previous 3 games.