Charlotte Hornets at Brooklyn Nets odds, picks and predictions

Payton Shanks | Staff Writer

The Charlotte Hornets (5-11) and Brooklyn Nets (9-8) meet Thursday with tip-off from Barclays Center set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Hornets vs. Nets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Brooklyn leads 1-0

Charlotte has lost back-to-back games after being routed 115-91 by the New York Knicks Tuesday while failing to cover as an 11.5-point underdog. The Hornets struggled offensively in the loss to New York, shooting only 41.6% from the field and failing to have any scorer top 18 points.

Brooklyn increased its win streak to 3 games with a 115-103 win over the Toronto Raptors Tuesday. Brooklyn had 5 players eclipse the 15-point mark vs. Toronto as the Nets have scored 112 or more points in each of their last 3 wins while holding opponents to less than 110 points in each game.

Hornets at Nets odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:18 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Hornets +290 (bet $100 to win $290) | Nets -360 (bet $360 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Hornets +8.5 (-112) | Nets -8.5 (-108)
Over/Under (O/U): 226.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)

Hornets at Nets key injuries

Hornets

G LaMelo Ball (ankle) out
F Cody Martin (knee) out
F Brandon Miller (ankle) questionable
G Frank Ntilikina (leg) out
C Nick Richards (concussion) out

Nets

F Noah Clowney (shoulder) out
F Ben Simmons (back) out
G Dennis Smith Jr. (back) questionable
G Cam Thomas (ankle) probable

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Hornets at Nets picks and predictions

Prediction

Nets 116, Hornets 105

Moneyline

PASS.

Brooklyn should pick up the win here, but a -360 favorite is not worth the risk of betting on. Bet on the spread and/or O/U instead.

Against the spread

BET NETS -8.5 (-112).

The Nets are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall and are 3-0 ATS in their last 3 meetings with Charlotte. The Hornets are 0-3 ATS in their last 3 overall and only 3-7 ATS in their last 10 overall.

The Nets are also the better team on both sides of the ball, averaging 115.3 PPG while allowing 113.6, while the Hornets average 112.7 PPG, but allow a whopping 121.8. It will be hard for Charlotte to keep this one close as Ball remains out.

Over/Under

LEAN UNDER 226.5 (-108).

The Under has hit in 2 of the last 3 games overall for both teams and is 2-1 in the last 3 Charlotte-Brooklyn matchups. The Under is also 5-2 in the last 7 home games for the Nets.

This is a risky play as both teams are decent offensively and neither is anything special defensively.

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