The Charlotte Hornets (7-21) are underdogs (+5.5) as they try to end a four-game losing streak when they host the Houston Rockets (19-9) at 7:00 PM ET on Monday, December 23, 2024 at Spectrum Center. The game airs on SCHN and FDSSE.

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Rockets vs. Hornets Game Info

• When: Monday, December 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
• Where: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
• TV: SCHN and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Rockets vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Rockets (- 5.5)

• Houston’s record against the spread is 17-11-0.
• Charlotte has beaten the spread 14 times in 28 games.
• The Rockets’ ATS record as 5.5-point favorites or more is 5-3.
• The Hornets’ ATS record as 5.5-point underdogs or greater is 9-8.

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Pick OU:

Over (217.5)

• The Rockets and their opponents have combined to score more than 217.5 points in 14 of 28 games this season.
• The Hornets have combined with their opponent to score more than 217.5 points in 14 of 28 games this season.
• The average total in Houston’s contests this year is 222, 4.5 more than this matchup’s over/under.
• Charlotte’s matchups this season have a 222.3-point average over/under, 4.8 more points than this game’s point total.
• The Hornets are the league’s 25th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 15th-ranked Rockets.
• This matchup features the league’s 16th-ranked (Hornets) and fifth-ranked (Rockets) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-250)

• This season, the Rockets have won 15 out of the 20 games, or 75%, in which they’ve been favored.
• The Hornets have come away with six wins in the 26 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This season, Houston has won five of its seven games when favored by at least -250 on the moneyline.
• This season, Charlotte has come away with a win three times in 13 chances when named as an underdog of at least +200 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockets have a 71.4% chance to win.

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