Who’s Playing
Charlotte Hornets @ Washington Wizards
Current Records: Charlotte 7-19, Washington 3-21
How To Watch
- When: Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Capital One Arena — Washington, District of Columbia
- TV: FanDuel SN – Charlotte
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $12.00
What to Know
The Charlotte Hornets and the Washington Wizards will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Capital One Arena. Despite being away, the Hornets are looking at a 3.5-point advantage in the spread.
The Hornets are hoping to turn things around on Thursday after a slow start to the season, which is looking a lot like last year’s. They fell 121-108 to the 76ers on Monday. Charlotte has now taken an ‘L’ in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, the Hornets were working as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as the 76ers only posted 21.
Meanwhile, the Wizards’ recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Sunday after their third straight defeat. They lost to the Celtics at home by a decisive 112-98 margin. Washington was down 91-72 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Charlotte’s loss dropped their record down to 7-19. As for Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-21.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday’s contest: The Hornets have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 15.3 threes per game. It’s a different story for the Wizards, though, as they’ve been averaging only 11.4. Given the Hornets’ sizable advantage in that area, the Wizards will need to find a way to close that gap.
The Hornets came up short against the Wizards in their previous meeting back in March, falling 112-100. Can the Hornets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Charlotte is a 3.5-point favorite against Washington, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 3.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is 225.5 points.
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Series History
Washington has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Charlotte.
- Mar 08, 2024 – Washington 112 vs. Charlotte 100
- Nov 22, 2023 – Charlotte 117 vs. Washington 114
- Nov 10, 2023 – Charlotte 124 vs. Washington 117
- Nov 08, 2023 – Washington 132 vs. Charlotte 116
- Feb 08, 2023 – Washington 118 vs. Charlotte 104
- Dec 02, 2022 – Charlotte 117 vs. Washington 116
- Nov 20, 2022 – Washington 106 vs. Charlotte 102
- Nov 07, 2022 – Washington 108 vs. Charlotte 100
- Apr 10, 2022 – Charlotte 124 vs. Washington 108
- Jan 03, 2022 – Washington 124 vs. Charlotte 121
