Raptors vs Hornets Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the Spectrum Center tonight as the Toronto Raptors swoop down south to clash with the Charlotte Hornets in a nail-biter of a playoff game! With both teams hungry for a win to boost their shaky starts in the Eastern Conference—Raptors trying to claw back from a 1W-3L record and Hornets buzzing about at 1W-2L—expect sparks to fly at 07:00 PM EST. The stakes are high, the lines are drawn, and with a juicy over/under of 225, bettors and fans alike are buzzing with predictions. After a series of opening-round blowouts, tonight promises to dial up the drama. So, who will sting and who will soar? Let’s find out as the Raptors try to nest a win or the Hornets aim to make it the ultimate hive-five celebration!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: October 30, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte

Vegas Odds

	TOR ML	CHA ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+200	-240	226.5	6.0/-6.0
Recent	+135	-180	225.0	6.5/-6.5
Difference	-65	+60	-1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

10W-30L

42.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

10W-30L

57.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/08/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	22	32	23	39	116	Over
12/08/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	35	31	24	29	119	Over
03/03/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	29	19	27	31	106	Under
03/03/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	27	25	30	29	111	Under
02/07/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	27	27	37	32	123	Over
02/07/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	36	24	37	20	117	Over
12/18/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	27	25	29	18	99	Under
12/18/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	19	29	31	35	114	Under
04/04/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	25	36	33	26	120	Under
04/04/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	29	20	26	25	100	Under
04/02/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	35	32	34	27	128	Over
04/02/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	25	27	37	19	108	Over
01/12/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	29	26	33	26	114	Over
01/12/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	38	31	28	27	124	Over
01/10/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	34	32	28	26	120	Over
01/10/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	35	37	24	36	132	Over
02/25/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	19	28	14	32	93	Under
02/25/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	28	42	27	28	125	Under
02/07/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	35	21	24	36	116	Under
02/07/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	21	20	34	26	101	Under
01/25/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	27	34	25	27	113	Over
01/25/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	39	37	29	20	125	Over

Raptors Vs Over/Under

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Raptors Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/28	@ DEN	125-127L	54	30	15	109
10/26	vs MIN	101-112L	46	29	20	90
10/25	@ PHI	115-107W	54	25	26	76
10/23	@ CLE	106-136L	38	25	18	86
04/12	vs MIA	103-125L	41	23	17	77
04/10	vs BRO	102-106L	45	19	9	94
04/09	@ IND	123-140L	40	21	15	94
04/07	@ WAS	130-122W	49	33	13	96
04/05	vs MIL	117-94W	47	24	16	77
04/03	vs MIN	85-133L	48	19	20	90

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/26	@ MIA	106-114L	46	20	17	89
10/25	vs ATL	120-125L	53	22	17	96
10/23	vs HOU	110-105W	56	20	16	85
04/12	vs BOS	98-131L	33	20	19	76
04/10	vs ATL	115-114W	33	25	13	79
04/09	@ DAL	104-130L	39	24	11	89
04/07	@ OKL	118-121L	36	29	18	83
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

Starting Lineups

Toronto Raptors	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Ochai Agbaji PF	25.0	23.1	15.8	67%	18.1
RJ Barrett SF	43.0	40.0	37.6	100%	38.0
Gradey Dick SG	27.0	20.8	19.4	63%	21.3
Davion Mitchell PG	31.0	16.6	14.2	13%	19.0
Jakob Poeltl C	41.0	29.4	31.3	100%	31.2

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
LaMelo Ball PG	58.0	45.8	47.1	93%	47.2
Miles Bridges SF	35.0	26.4	35.7	100%	36.1
Seth Curry SG	20.0	19.1	11.2	13%	17.7
Cody Martin PF	19.0	19.4	21.1	80%	22.1
Nick Richards C	26.0	23.7	23.7	90%	25.0

Raptors Notable Injuries

Scottie Barnes (PF): Avg: 19.6pts, 8.1reb, 6.1ast, 34.7 minutes. Last game: 10/28/24. Impact: 7.2
Immanuel Quickley (PG): Avg: 17.1pts, 3.8reb, 4.9ast, 29.1 minutes. Last game: 10/23/24. Impact: 6.8
Garrett Temple (SG): Avg: 2.9pts, 1.5reb, 0.8ast, 9.7 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 1.7
Ulrich Chomche (C): Avg: 2.0pts, 1.0reb, 0.0ast, 4.5 minutes. Last game: 10/23/24. Impact: 0.5

Hornets Notable Injuries

Brandon Miller (SG/SF): Avg: 17.3pts, 4.3reb, 2.3ast, 32.2 minutes. Last game: 10/23/24. Impact: 4.9

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
Davion Mitchell	TOR	Pts	9.5	15.0	+5.5	20%	40%	40%	40%	CHA	-0.8	#10
RJ Barrett	TOR	Pts	21.5	25.2	+3.7	80%	80%	80%	80%	CHA	-0.8	#10
Jakob Poeltl	TOR	Reb	10.5	12.0	+1.5	20%	30%	40%	40%	CHA	+1.0	#28
Gradey Dick	TOR	Reb	2.5	3.8	+1.3	0%	40%	40%	40%	CHA	+0.6	#26
Tre Mann	CHA	Ast	3.5	5.3	+1.8	80%	80%	87%	87%	TOR	+0.7	#24
LaMelo Ball	CHA	Ast	8.5	9.3	+0.8	20%	20%	27%	27%	TOR	+0.7	#24

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Raptors Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#30	#30	#24	#30	14.9%
PF	#28	#24	#29	#29	9.9%
PG	#8	#20	#24	#15	-1.7%
SF	#30	#27	#27	#30	15.5%
SG	#23	#11	#22	#24	4.5%

Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#25	#28	#9	#19	4.1%
PF	#19	#23	#30	#22	3.6%
PG	#16	#27	#30	#25	5.2%
SF	#19	#19	#21	#18	1.8%
SG	#10	#26	#21	#19	0.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

110.0

104.2

Rebounds per Game

42.2

40.2

Assists per Game

27.4

24.0

Steals per Game

8.1

7.1

Blocks per Game

4.9

4.0

Shots per Game

90.4

84.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.0

12.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.9

53.8

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.4

34.5

Turnovers per Game

14.8

13.3

Fouls per Game

19.0

17.0

Recent Trends

Scottie Barnes (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.8% to 36.1, 26.8 min average previous 3 games.
Chris Boucher (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 34.9% to 16.3, 25.0 min average previous 3 games.
Seth Curry (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 40.5% to 27.7, 19.7 min average previous 3 games.
Bruno Fernando (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 48.3% to 11.8, 22.8 min average previous 3 games.
Vasilije Micic (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.2% to 15.0, 21.4 min average previous 3 games.
Brandon Miller (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.4% to 19.3, 36.6 min average previous 3 games.
Jakob Poeltl (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 48.2% to 32.5, 21.9 min average previous 3 games.
Nick Richards (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 56.0% to 29.5, 18.9 min average previous 3 games.