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Charlotte Hornets vs. New York Knicks
The Charlotte Hornets will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -14-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 218.
New York was a 121-106 winner in its last match at home against the Magic. They covered the -5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 227 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Charlotte lost its last outing, a 110-104 result against the 76ers on December 03. The Hornets failed to cover in that game as a +5-point underdog, while the 214 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Charlotte:
Team record: 6-15 SU,13-8 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Charlotte is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Charlotte is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games
New York:
Team record: 13-8 SU,10-10-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
Next up:
Charlotte home to Cleveland Saturday, December 7
New York home to Detroit Saturday, December 7