The Charlotte Hornets (13-37) travel to face off against the Brooklyn Nets (18-34) on Monday, February 10th. This game will be played at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and televised on YES. The Nets are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Hornets are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Hornets. Tip-off is set for 7:30 ET.

Hornets vs Nets

The Hornets Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Charlotte’s season record fell to 13-37 after a 112-102 road loss to the Pistons on Sunday. The Hornets entered the game as +12 point underdogs and managed to cover the spread. The combined score of 214 points fell short of the 220-point O/U line.

Detroit’s 15-0 run early in the game put Charlotte in a deep hole, as the Pistons stretched the score from 28-15 to 43-15. The Hornets responded by outscoring Detroit in each of the final three quarters, including a 29-22 edge in the 4th, but couldn’t overcome the early deficit.

The Nets Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

The Nets improved to 18-34 this season with a 102-86 win over the Heat on Friday. Brooklyn, who entered the game as +5 point underdogs, not only won but covered the spread. The total points of 188 fell well short of the 209.5 O/U line.

After Miami went on a 10-0 run early, the Nets rallied and dominated the 4th quarter, outscoring the Heat 31-9 to seal the win.

Hornets Offense Breakdown

In their 112-102 loss to the Pistons, the Hornets hit 15 threes, shooting 46.9% from deep. Overall, they shot 43.6% from the field.

Miles Bridges and Seth Curry each made 5 threes, shooting 55.6% from beyond the arc. Bridges finished with 30 points, while Curry added 26. Isaiah Wong contributed 17 points, hitting all 3 of his three-point attempts.

Nets Offense Breakdown

The Nets managed just 102 points in their win over the Heat, shooting 41.9% from the field and hitting only 10 threes at a 27% clip. Cameron Johnson led the way with 18 points, connecting on 3 threes at 50% shooting from deep.

D’Angelo Russell added 17 points, despite shooting 33.3% overall and 30% from beyond the arc. Trendon Watford contributed 12 points, with 8 coming in the 4th quarter, while Keon Johnson also added 5 of his 11 points in the final period.

Hornets Team Defense

Despite a rough start, giving up 39 points in the 1st quarter, the Hornets tightened up defensively as the game went on, allowing just 22 points in the 4th. Overall, they allowed 112 points on 48% shooting from the Pistons.

Charlotte did a good job defending the three, holding Detroit to 11 made threes on 29% shooting. The Hornets also sent the Pistons to the line 16 times, where they made 13 free throws. Defensively, the Hornets recorded 8 steals and 1 block.

Nets Team Defense

Despite a strong defensive effort in the 2nd half, the Hornets couldn’t overcome a rough 1st quarter, where they gave up 39 points in a 112-102 loss to the Pistons. Charlotte allowed Detroit to shoot 48% from the field.

The Hornets did well defending the three-point line, holding the Pistons to 11 made threes on 29% shooting. Detroit also went 13/16 from the free-throw line. Charlotte finished with 8 steals and 1 block.

Hornets vs Nets Trends

• Charlotte has a 1-2 record in their last three road games. In this stretch, they averaged 115 points per game while allowing 122. The team also performed well vs the spread at 2-0-1.
• Across their last five home contests, Brooklyn has a 3-2 record vs the spread. Their overall mark in these games was 2-3, while averaging 96 points per game.
• Spanning across their last five games as the betting underdog, the Hornets have gone 5-0 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 1-4.
• Spanning across their last three games as the betting favorite, the Nets have gone 0-3 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 1-2.

Hornets vs Nets Prediction

For today’s matchup we are recommending to take the Nets to secure the win, with an expected final score of 96-88. When it comes to the spread, we believe they’ll cover at -4.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 213 and given that our model is projecting 184 points between the teams, we like the under.

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