The Charlotte Hornets (19-61) travel to face off against the Boston Celtics (59-21) on Friday, April 11th. This game will be played at TD Garden in Boston and televised on NBCS. Both the Hornets and Celtics will be looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 ET.

Hornets vs Celtics

The Hornets Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

The Hornets dropped to 19-61 on the season after a 126-96 road loss to the Raptors on Wednesday. Charlotte entered the game as +11.5 point underdogs and failed to cover the spread. The total score of 222 points narrowly exceeded the O/U line of 219.

After trailing 25-23 at the end of the 1st quarter, the Hornets were outscored 28-22 in the 2nd and 35-23 in the 3rd. They entered the 4th quarter down 88-68 and were outscored 38-28 in the final period.

The Celtics Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Boston’s record dropped to 59-21 after a 96-76 loss to the Magic on Wednesday. The Celtics, who were +8 point underdogs, failed to cover the spread. The game’s total points of 172 fell well short of the 206-point line.

A key moment came when the Magic went on a 12-0 run, extending their lead from 29-23 to 41-23. Boston couldn’t recover, trailing 80-61 going into the 4th quarter, where they were outscored 16-15.

Hornets Offense Breakdown

In their 126-96 loss to the Raptors, the Hornets shot 43.9% from the field and made 11 threes at a 31.4% clip. Nick Smith Jr. led the way, hitting 6 threes at 66.7% and finishing with 28 points, 10 assists, and 6 rebounds.

Jusuf Nurkić added 26 points and 9 boards, shooting 63.2%. Smith scored 13 points in the 4th quarter, while Nurkić added 8 in the final frame.

Celtics Offense Breakdown

In their 96-76 loss to the Magic, the Celtics struggled offensively, shooting just 39% from the field and making only 7 threes at a 17.5% clip. Payton Pritchard and Baylor Scheierman led Boston with 15 points each, with Pritchard adding 10 assists.

Luke Kornet contributed 14 points, scoring 6 in the 4th quarter, while Neemias Queta added 11, with 6 coming in the 3rd. Scheierman also scored 4 points in the final period.

Hornets Team Defense

Defensively, the Hornets struggled in the 2nd half, giving up 35 points in the 3rd quarter and 38 in the 4th, leading to a 126-96 loss to the Raptors. Charlotte allowed Toronto to shoot 47% from the field.

The Hornets also had trouble defending the three-point line, as the Raptors hit 19 threes at a 36% clip. Charlotte sent Toronto to the line just 12 times, where they made 9 free throws.

Celtics Team Defense

The Hornets’ defense started strong but struggled in the 2nd half, giving up 35 points in the 3rd quarter and 38 in the 4th, leading to a 126-96 loss to the Raptors. Charlotte allowed Toronto to shoot 47% from the field.

From beyond the arc, the Raptors hit 19 threes on 36% shooting. The Hornets sent Toronto to the line 12 times, where they made 9 free throws. Charlotte finished with 36 defensive rebounds, gave up 16 offensive boards, and recorded 5 steals.

Hornets vs Celtics Trends

• In their last three games away from home, the Hornets have a straight up record of 0-3 while going 1-2 vs. the spread. The team averaged 98 points per game in this stretch.
• In their last five games at home, the Celtics have a straight up record of 4-1 while going 2-3 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 113 points per game in these contests.
• Looking back on the team’s last three games as the underdog, the Hornets have a straight up record of 0-3. Their record vs the spread in these games was 0-3.
• As the betting favorite, the Celtics have an ATS record of 3-2 in their last five games. In these matchups their, straight up record was 4-1.

Hornets vs Celtics Prediction

For today’s matchup we are recommending to take the Celtics to secure the win, with an expected final score of 118-74. When it comes to the spread, we believe they’ll cover at -19.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 214.5 and given that our model is projecting 192 points between the teams, we like the under.

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