Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards: Odds, storylines
The Charlotte Hornets are facing the Washington Wizards at Capital one Arena tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. The Wizards, 11-5, have split their last two games with the Miami Heat.
The Charlotte Hornets beat the Wizards last week in their last matchup by a score of 97-87. Whether that success continues is a big question, but the Hornets are coming off of a bad loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
Charlotte Hornets odds at Washington Wizards
The Charlotte Hornets are 3.5-point underdogs against the Washington Wizards on Monday night, according to WynnBET. The over/under for the game is set at 216 points.
Streaming info for Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards
TV: Bally Sports Southeast
Radio WFNZ 610
Storylines for Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are currently 11-5, which puts them among the top-3 seeds in the Eastern Conference. The Hornets, on the other hand, are the fifth seed, and sit two games above 0.500.
LaMelo Ball was one of the best players in the NBA last week, averaging 20 points, nine rebounds, and ten assists per game – that likely will continue tonight against the Wizards, considering Ball set his career high in assists last week against Washington.
In the last time these two teams met, Daniel Gafford had a career game, logging 20 points, nine rebounds, two steals, and a block in 24 minutes of play. It will be interesting to see if he has a similar game tonight – or if the Charlotte Hornets are able to contain Gafford.
Miles Bridges set his career high in points in the Hornets last game – he is having a the best season of his young career, averaging 22 points, eight rebounds, and three assists. The Wizards have a lot of different frontcourt pieces to throw at Bridges – so how he handles that will be something to watch.
Injury Report for Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards
Hornets:
PJ Washington – DOUBTFUL (elbow)
Wizards:
Rui Hachimuara – OUT (no reason given)
Davis Bertans – OUT (ankle)
Thomas Bryant – OUT (knee)
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