Philadelphia 76ers (13-11) vs. Charlotte Hornets (14-12)
December 8, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Charlotte Hornets +7; Over/Under: -
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The Charlotte Hornets and Philadelphia 76ers meet Wednesday in NBA action at the Spectrum Center. The Charlotte Hornets need a win after losing four of their last five games. The Philadelphia 76ers look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The Philadelphia 76ers are averaging 106.1 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 105.1 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Joel Embiid is averaging 22.5 points and 4.2 assists, while Tobias Harris is averaging 19.2 points and 3.7 assists. Tyrese Maxey is the third double-digit scorer and Seth Curry is dishing 2.7 assists. The Philadelphia 76ers are shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc and 81.3 percent from the free throw line. The Philadelphia 76ers are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.5 rebounds per game.
The Charlotte Hornets are averaging 114.9 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 115.4 points on 46.6 percent shooting. LaMelo Ball is averaging 20 points and 8.3 assists, while Miles Bridges is averaging 19.9 points and 7.5 rebounds. Terry Rozier is the third double-digit scorer and Gordon Hayward is dishing 3.5 assists. The Charlotte Hornets are shooting 38.3 percent from beyond the arc and 74.2 percent from the free throw line. The Charlotte Hornets are allowing 34.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.4 rebounds per game.
The 76ers are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 Wednesday games and 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The Hornets are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 home games and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The under is 5-2 in 76ers last 7 overall. The over is 6-0 in Hornets last 6 overall. The 76ers are 5-1-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Charlotte and 10-4-1 ATS in the last 15 meetings.
The Charlotte Hornets are missing a bunch of their key players, so they’re going to be big underdogs for that reason. However, the 76ers still aren’t winning games convincingly even as they get healthy, and they nearly lost to these Hornets on Monday. The 76ers are winning their last five games by an average of just 1.6 points, and they lose on the road by an average of 0.1 points. I’m not laying big chalk with Philly. Give me the Hornets and the points.
