| Game Time | 12:00 pm EST |
| New York Knicks Line | -8.5 |
| Charlotte Hornets Line | +8.5 |
| Total | 227.5 |
| TV: | NBA TV |
Two Eastern conference squads looking to bounce back after their latest defeats are clashing in this matchup, as the New York Knicks are visiting the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets are struggling this season and are coming in this game having won only once in their last six games. The Knicks are coming into Charlotte as their final stop of a five-game road trip, where they have gone 2-2 wins.
Below is a detailed analysis for New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets game.
New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction
Charlotte Hornets Injury Report: Tre Mann, Miles Bridges, Daquan Jeffries, Mark Williams are day-to-day, Gran Williams, Nick Richards are out.
New York Knicks Injury Report: Tyler Kolok is day-to-day, Precious Achiuwa and Mitchell Robinson are out
Charlotte Hornets Recent Form and Trends
The Hornets have a 6-12 record this season and are sitting on the 12th place of the East. They are 11-7 against the spread and 7-10-1 in over/under. Charlotte has a 5-5 home record, but 6-4 against the spread, with a -1.9-point differential. The Hornets are 2-7 in their last 9 games, but are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5. Over is 5-2 in their last 7 games.
The Hornets are coming off a 94-98 loss by the Miami Heat, as they struggled mightily to shoot the ball, making just 38% from the field and 33% from downtown. LaMello Ball led Charlotte’s offense with a game-high 32 points with 7 triples, adding 10 rebounds and 7 assists.
Ball leads the Hornets in scoring with 31.1 points, adding 5.4 rebounds and a team-high 6.9 assists per game. Brandon Miller adds 19.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.
New York Knicks Recent Form and Trends
The Knicks have a 10-8 record this season and are sitting on the 4th place of the West. The Knicks are 8-9-1 against the spread and 11-7 in over/under. New York has a 5-6 road record, and are 5-6 against the spread, with a +1.2-point differential. The Knicks are 5-2 in their last 7 games, and 4-2 to the over in their last 6.
The Knicks are coming off a 114-129 loss in Dallas, as they got torched by the Mavs, who shot with 56% from the field and 52% from downtown, without Luka Doncic in the lineup. The Knicks could not get it going from beyond the arc, shooting with just 24% from downtown and were led in scoring by Jalen Brunson with 37 points and 7 assists.
Karl-Anthony Towns leads the Knicks both in scoring with 26.2 points, and in rebounding with 12.7 per game, having an extremely successful season with his new team so far. Jalen Brunson adds 25.6 points, and a team-high 7.9 assists.
Statistical Breakdown
Offensively, the Hornets scoring just 108.2 points per game, which is 25th in the league. The Hornets are shooting with just 42.8% from the field (29th) and with 36.4% from beyond the arc (15th). Defensively, they allow 113.1 points per game (15th).
Offensively, the Knicks average 118.8 points per game, which is the fourth-best in the NBA. They have the second-best field goal percentage, with 50.2%, and the third-best 3-point percentage, with 39.1%. Defensively, they allow 113.7 points per game (19th).
The Knicks won all four meetings against the Hornets last season, covering the spread in all four. They won their two meetings in New York by 24 and 22 points. The Knicks are 6-1 in their last 7 meetings. Under is 4-2 in their last 6 meetings.
Prediction
In this New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, the Knicks are coming as -8.5 road favorites. It is hard to back the Knicks as such big road favorites, as they are just 5-6 against the spread on the road, winning by just 1.2 points per game. The Hornets have been 6-5 against the spread at home, so picking a side looks like a coin flip. Taking a look at the trends, both teams are 9-4 to the over in their last 13 games combined, as the Knicks are top-3 both in field goal and in 3-point percentage, and both teams are sitting on the bottom half of the league defensively. I expect a lot of points, so take the over.
Nick’s Pick: Over 227.5