New York Knicks vs. Charlotte Hornets odds, tips and betting trends | October 26

The New York Knicks (2-1) play the Charlotte Hornets (2-1) at 4:30 PM ET on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 on MSG and BSSE. The Knicks head into their game against the Hornets as a 7.5-point favorite. The matchup features a point total of 225.5. Knicks …

The New York Knicks (2-1) play the Charlotte Hornets (2-1) at 4:30 PM ET on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 on MSG and BSSE.

The Knicks head into their game against the Hornets as a 7.5-point favorite. The matchup features a point total of 225.5.

Knicks vs. Hornets Betting Odds

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  • Spread: New York -7.5
  • Total: 225.5
  • Moneyline: New York -295, Charlotte +239

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Hornets at Knicks odds, spread, & more

Prediction

  • Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 7.5)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (225.5)

  • Prediction:
    Knicks 111 – Hornets 110

Moneyline

  • New York won 23 of the 38 games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (60.5%).
  • New York had a record of 6-5 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -295 or shorter last year (54.5%).
  • New York has an implied moneyline win probability of 74.7% in this game.
  • Last season, Charlotte was the underdog 52 times and won 22, or 42.3%, of those games.
  • Charlotte had a record of 2-5 when it was set as the underdog by +239 or more by oddsmakers last season.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 29.5% chance of a victory for Charlotte.

Against the spread

  • Last year, the 106.5 points per game the Knicks averaged were 8.4 fewer points than the Hornets allowed (114.9).
  • New York had a 12-6 record against the spread and a 13-5 record overall last season when putting up more than 114.9 points.
  • When Charlotte allowed fewer than 106.5 points last season, it went 17-4 against the spread and 19-2 overall.
  • The Hornets’ 115.3 points per game last year were 8.7 more points than the 106.6 the Knicks allowed to opponents.
  • When it scored more than 106.6 points last season, Charlotte went 39-17-2 against the spread and 36-22 overall.
  • New York’s record was 36-26-1 against the spread and 35-28 overall when it allowed fewer than 115.3 points last season.
  • Last season, the Knicks were the NBA’s 26th-ranked offense (106.5 PPG), while the Hornets ranked 25th in defensive points per game (114.9) in the league.
  • Charlotte was the NBA’s fourth-ranked offense (115.3 PPG) a season ago, while New York allowed the sixth-ranked average points per game (106.6).
  • The Knicks were out-scored by 10 points last season (0.1 points per game on average), while the Hornets put up 36 more points than their opponents on the year (0.4 per game).

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Over/Under

  • New York had an average implied point total of 110.2 last season, which is 6.8 points lower than its implied total in Wednesday’s game (117).
  • Last year, New York outscored its implied point total for this matchup (117) 11 times.
  • The average implied point total last season for Charlotte (116.4) is 7.4 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (109).
  • Charlotte scored more than 109 points 21 times a season ago.

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How to watch Knicks vs. Hornets

  • Game Day: Wednesday, October 26, 2022
  • Game Time: 4:30 PM ET
  • TV Channel: MSG and BSSE
  • Location: New York City, New York
  • Arena: Madison Square Garden
  • TV Channel: NBA League Pass
  • Livestream: Watch on fuboTV!

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