Win %: 50.9 (home)
FanDuel line: -2.5 (home) · Price: -108
Charlotte Hornets -2.5 is a 50.9% chance to cover. Brandon Miller's 2.1 EPM over 30.5 minutes and Grayson Allen's 2.6 offensive EPM over 27.4 minutes favor the Charlotte Hornets. Trae Young is the biggest factor against the pick, with a 3.9 offensive EPM over 30.6 minutes for the Washington Wizards. A 0.483 larger share of minutes for players with fewer than five games this season for the Washington Wizards than for the Charlotte Hornets favors the Charlotte Hornets, as does a minute change from the last five games that is 43.2 larger for the Washington Wizards than for the Charlotte Hornets. An assist rate 0.95 per 36 higher for the Washington Wizards than for the Charlotte Hornets over the last 20 games works against the Charlotte Hornets. Before T-6 the injury report listed Coby White, Grant Williams and Kon Knueppel as Out for the Charlotte Hornets and AJ Dybantsa, Jamir Watkins and Tristan Vukcevic as Out for the Washington Wizards, and each of those projections was already at zero minutes. The tier is Elite.
Win %: 52.1 (Under)
FanDuel line: 228.5 · Price: -112
Under 228.5 is a 52.1% chance on the total. Offensive EPM minus defensive EPM adding to -4.2 across both teams favors the Under. A Dunk & Threes projection of 231.3 points works against the Under. Dunk & Threes had the Charlotte Hornets at 117.3 points and the Washington Wizards at 114.0 points. The Charlotte Hornets team EPM is -4.8 and the Washington Wizards team EPM is -5.2. Before T-6 the injury report listed Coby White, Grant Williams and Kon Knueppel as Out for the Charlotte Hornets and AJ Dybantsa, Jamir Watkins and Tristan Vukcevic as Out for the Washington Wizards, and each of those projections was already at zero minutes. The tier is Moderate.