Cory Knowlton-USA TODAY Sports/Sipa USA

Charlotte Hornets vs Brooklyn Nets: Both teams are coming off losses

The Brooklyn Nets are hosting the Charlotte Hornets today at Barclays Center.

The Hornets are struggling on the road

The Charlotte Hornets are ninth in the Eastern Conference with a 5-8 record, including 1-5 on the road. They have lost 3 of the last 4 games and are coming off a 128-114 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. They are 15th in the league shooting 35.4% from three-point territory and second to last shooting 42.9% from the field. Lamelo Ball leads the team averaging 29.7 points and 6-7 assists per game.

The Nets are coming off a difficult week

The Brooklyn Nets are 10th in the Eastern Confernece with a 5-9 record, including 3-3 at home. They have lost the last three games and are coming off a 114-104 loss to the New York Knicks. The Nets are fifth in the league shooting 80.7% from the free-throw line and 14th shooting 45.8% from the field. Cam Thomas leads the team averaging 24.6 points per game.

Betting Trends

The Nets are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games overall, and 0-6 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the Eastern Conference. They are 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 games overall, 4-2 ATS in their last 6 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against the Hornets. Brooklyn has played over the total point line in 4 of their last 6 games against Charlotte and their last 5 games against teams from the Southeast Division. The Hornets are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games overall, 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against Brooklyn, 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road and 2-13 SU in their last 15 games against teams from the Atlantic Division. They are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when visiting Brooklyn. Charlotte has played under the total point line in 7 of their last 9 games overall, 6 of their last 8 games against teams from the Eastern Conference and 8 of their last 11 games played in November.

Prediction and Conclusion

Both the Charlotte Hornets and the Brooklyn Nets have losing records but are still placed higher in the standings than expected. The Nets are coming back home after losing to the Knicks in back-to-back games in MSG and will face the struggling Hornets. Lamelo Ball has a solid individual season, but the Hornets are still looking like a team that is having more fun on the court than actually caring for winning. The Hornets won the last two head-to-head games after the Nets won the previous five. Charlotte has won only one of five road games this season, so we go with the Nets to win this one.