Wizards vs Hornets Game Breakdown

Get ready to cast your spells and buzz into action as the Washington Wizards fly into the Spectrum Center to duel with the Charlotte Hornets tonight at 08:00 PM EST! Despite a season that’s seen more downs than ups, with the Wizards conjuring up only 7 wins and the Hornets gathering 12, both teams are looking to shake off the dust of recent blowouts and bring some playoff magic. With the Wizards fresh off a nail-biting victory and the Hornets hungry to bounce back from a close call against Denver, tonight’s matchup promises to be more than just a battle at the bottom of the Eastern conference. With the over/under set at a tantalizing 217.0, who will weave the winning spell and who will get stung? Trust me, in a game where Wizards meet Hornets, expect spells to fly and stingers to strike!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: February 03, 2025 08:00PM EST

Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte

Vegas Odds

	WAS ML	CHA ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+160	-185	217.5	4.0/-4.0
Recent	+155	-180	217.0	4.0/-4.0
Difference	-5	+5	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

1W-9L

AWAY

10W-50L

39.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

17W-43L

60.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/26/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	29	25	33	23	110	Over
12/26/24	Washington Wizards WAS	34	34	28	17	113	Over
12/19/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	30	28	28	28	114	Over
12/19/24	Washington Wizards WAS	29	31	27	36	123	Over
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	Over
02/08/23	Washington Wizards WAS	32	29	27	30	118	Over
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

Wizards Vs Over/Under

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Wizards Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/01	vs MIN	105-103W	44	26	16	83
01/30	@ LAL	96-134L	38	18	13	91
01/29	@ TOR	82-106L	43	17	25	72
01/27	vs DAL	108-130L	45	23	11	101
01/23	vs LAC	93-110L	49	24	15	94
01/21	vs LAL	88-111L	46	25	11	95
01/19	vs SAC	100-123L	46	19	16	89
01/18	vs GSW	114-122L	44	24	13	86
01/16	@ PHX	123-130L	45	28	13	92
01/13	@ MIN	106-120L	34	27	11	91

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/01	@ DEN	104-107L	51	31	12	95
01/31	@ LAC	104-112L	42	18	9	96
01/29	@ BRO	83-104L	52	18	17	83
01/27	@ LAL	107-112L	34	26	14	87
01/24	@ POR	97-102L	46	20	16	85
01/22	vs MEM	120-132L	33	27	16	86
01/20	@ DAL	110-105W	49	28	13	98
01/17	vs CHI	125-123W	44	26	12	96
01/15	vs UTA	117-112W	45	27	18	85
01/12	vs PHX	113-120L	52	30	16	92

Starting Lineups

Washington Wizards	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Bilal Coulibaly SG	30.0	24.4	26.3	100%	26.7
Kyshawn George SF	19.0	15.8	17.2	27%	18.7
Kyle Kuzma PF	38.0	27.5	26.7	93%	27.7
Jordan Poole PG	38.0	29.4	35.0	100%	35.3
Jonas Valanciunas C	38.0	20.8	24.8	27%	30.8

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Miles Bridges PF	43.0	43.5	36.4	100%	36.8
Josh Green SF	22.0	19.4	17.6	100%	17.9
Vasilije Micic PG	28.0	20.1	16.8	50%	24.4
Nick Smith Jr. SG	27.0	20.1	10.7	27%	21.5
Mark Williams C	45.0	43.3	33.2	90%	35.7

Wizards Notable Injuries

Alexandre Sarr (PF/C): Avg: 11.1pts, 6.5reb, 2.2ast, 26.7 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 4.3
Jared Butler (PG): Avg: 6.2pts, 1.4reb, 2.9ast, 12.8 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 2.5
Tristan Vukcevic (C): Avg: 6.1pts, 2.4reb, 0.9ast, 10.7 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 1.8
Patrick Baldwin Jr. (PF): Avg: 3.4pts, 2.4reb, 0.6ast, 9.8 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 0.7
Johnny Davis (PG/SF): Avg: 2.7pts, 1.3reb, 0.5ast, 10.2 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 0.6

Hornets Notable Injuries

LaMelo Ball (PG): Avg: 26.5pts, 5.2reb, 7.6ast, 33.0 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 8.0
Cody Martin (SG/SF): Avg: 7.8pts, 4.3reb, 3.0ast, 26.0 minutes. Last game: 01/24/25. Impact: 2.6
Josh Okogie (SF/PF): Avg: 5.4pts, 2.7reb, 1.0ast, 15.6 minutes. Last game: 01/31/25. Impact: 3.0

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
Kyle Kuzma	WAS	Pts	16.5	20.7	+4.2	40%	40%	27%	27%	CHA	+0.9	#22
Jonas Valanciunas	WAS	Pts	13.5	16.2	+2.7	0%	10%	20%	20%	CHA	+5.3	#29
Bilal Coulibaly	WAS	Reb	4.5	5.7	+1.2	20%	30%	33%	33%	CHA	-0.5	#5
Vasilije Micic	CHA	Reb	2.5	3.0	+0.5	40%	50%	47%	47%	WAS	+0.6	#25
Malcolm Brogdon	WAS	Ast	3.5	4.0	+0.5	80%	60%	53%	53%	CHA	+0.8	#29

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Wizards Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#27	#24	#22	#24	6.8%
PF	#28	#30	#7	#30	10.8%
PG	#16	#25	#27	#29	9.1%
SF	#14	#24	#28	#27	6.7%
SG	#29	#30	#25	#30	11.2%

Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#22	#30	#30	14.7%
PF	#22	#26	#1	#25	6.0%
PG	#2	#17	#19	#4	-5.7%
SF	#2	#5	#12	#4	-8.7%
SG	#18	#14	#29	#27	5.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

107.2

105.9

Rebounds per Game

44.8

46.4

Assists per Game

24.8

24.6

Steals per Game

7.7

8.2

Blocks per Game

4.9

4.5

Shots per Game

90.9

90.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.3

11.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

50.3

50.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.6

31.8

Turnovers per Game

15.6

14.6

Fouls per Game

20.0

19.2

Recent Trends

Carlton Carrington (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.3% to 19.6, 28.2 min average previous 3 games.
Seth Curry (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 40.1% to 16.0, 11.4 min average previous 3 games.
Moussa Diabate (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 71.1% to 26.7, 15.6 min average previous 3 games.
DaQuan Jeffries (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 50.3% to 15.1, 10.0 min average previous 3 games.
Cody Martin (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.8% to 16.1, 23.2 min average previous 3 games.
KJ Simpson (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.6% to 26.3, 19.5 min average previous 3 games.