The San Antonio Spurs (14-44) make the 6th stop on a 9-game road trip against the Charlotte Hornets (16-43) Wednesday. Tip-off from Spectrum Center is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Spurs vs. Hornets odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Spurs are 0-for-5 on the road trip so far, although San Antonio covered as a 16-point underdog in a 117-109 loss at the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, halting an 11-game non-cover streak.
San Antonio has lost 13 straight games dating back to Jan. 17 at home against the Brooklyn Nets, and it has dropped 15 straight games on the road since topping the Houston Rockets back on Dec. 19.
The Hornets slapped the brakes on a 7-game skid Monday by topping the visiting Atlanta Hawks 144-138 score as 5-point underdogs. The cover also snapped an 0-6 skid against the spread.
Charlotte belted San Antonio 129-102 back on Oct. 19 as a 1-point favorite to open the regular season with a road win and Over (221) result.
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Spurs at Hornets odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:43 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Spurs +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Hornets -240 (bet $240 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Spurs +6.5 (-115) | Hornets -6.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 239.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Spurs at Hornets key injuries
Spurs
- G Tre Jones (foot) out
- G Romeo Langford (hip) out
- F Doug McDermott (Achilles) questionable
Hornets
- C Kai Jones (ankle) doubtful
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Spurs at Hornets picks and predictions
Prediction
Hornets 119, Spurs 115
Moneyline
The Hornets (-240) will cost you nearly 2 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s quite a bit expensive for a team that is 27 games under .500, even if they topped the Spurs earlier in the season.
AVOID.
Against the spread
SPURS +6.5 (-115) is the play on the road catching more than 3 buckets.
It’s a difficult play as both of these teams are actually stinky against the number lately. The Hornets are just 1-6 ATS in the past 7 games overall, while the Spurs are 3-13 ATS in the past 16 games overall and 1-7 ATS in the past 8 games on the road.
However, hold your nose and take the ‘dog between these two bad teams.
Over/Under
UNDER 239.5 (-105) is the lean based on the trends for the Hornets.
The Under is 6-2 in their past 8 games overall while going 20-9-1 in the past 30 games at home. The Under is also 5-2 in the past 7 games after a straight-up win, too.
The Over is the trend for the Spurs in most areas. However, the Under is 5-3 in the previous 8 games overall.
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