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Charlotte Hornets vs. Washington Wizards
The Charlotte Hornets and the Washington Wizards will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Capital One Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hornets as -3.5-point favorites versus the Wizards, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
The Wizards were a 112-98 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Celtics. They covered the +17.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (210) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Charlotte lost its last outing, a 121-108 result against the 76ers on December 16. The Hornets failed to cover in that game as a +2.5-point underdog, while the 229 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Charlotte:
Team record: 7-19 SU,14-12 ATS
Charlotte is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Charlotte is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games
Washington:
Team record: 3-21 SU,8-15-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Washington is 6-13-1 ATS in its last 20 games
Washington is 1-19 SU in its last 20 games
Washington is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Next up:
Charlotte at Philadelphia Friday, December 20
Washington at Milwaukee Saturday, December 21