Charlotte Hornets (11-30) vs. Toronto Raptors (17-23)
January 10, 2023 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Toronto Raptors -7.5; Over/Under: +230
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The Toronto Raptors (17-23) and Charlotte Hornets (11-30) meet Tuesday night in NBA action at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30p Eastern. The Hornets have lost 6 of their last 8 games, while the Raptors have lost 5 of their last 7.
The Charlotte Hornets are averaging 111.9 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 118.1 points on 48 percent shooting. LaMelo Ball is averaging 23.1 points and 5.5 rebounds, while Terry Rozier is averaging 20.6 points and 4.3 rebounds. PJ Washington is the third double-digit scorer and Gordon Hayward is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Charlotte Hornets are shooting 32.5 percent from beyond the arc and 74.9 percent from the free throw line. The Charlotte Hornets are allowing 35.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.9 rebounds per game.
The Toronto Raptors are averaging 111.1 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 111.2 points on 48.6 percent shooting. Pascal Siakam is averaging 25.7 points and 8.3 rebounds, while Fred VanVleet is averaging 18.6 points and 4.1 rebounds. Gary Trent Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and O.G. Anunoby is grabbing 6 rebounds. The Toronto Raptors are shooting 32.6 percent from beyond the arc and 79.6 percent from the free throw line. The Toronto Raptors are allowing 36.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.5 rebounds per game.
The Hornets are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 0-3-2 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games. The Raptors are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 home games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 6-2 in Hornets last 8 overall. The under is 4-1 in Raptors last 5 home games. The Hornets are 18-8 ATS in the last 26 meetings in Toronto and 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings. The over is 11-5-1 in the last 17 meetings.
The Toronto Raptors should be favored because they’re at home and the better team, as the Hornets are a complete mess. However, let’s not act like the Raptors are tearing things up, as they’re 6 games below a .500 record and win in the favorite role by an average of just 1.6 points. I’m not laying this many points with the Raptors regardless of whom they’re playing. It’s Hornets or pass for me.
