The Boston Celtics (4-1) face the Charlotte Hornets (2-2) at 6:00 PM ET on Saturday, November 2, 2024 on NBCS-BOS and FDSSE.
The Celtics are a double-digit favorite against the Hornets when the Celtics and the Hornets meet. The Celtics are favored by 11 points. The over/under for the matchup is set at 230.5.
Celtics vs. Hornets betting odds
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- Spread: Boston -11
- Total: 230.5
- Moneyline: Boston -552, Charlotte +425
Celtics at Hornets odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 11)
- Pick OU:
Over (230.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 124 – Hornets 115
Moneyline
- The Celtics won 63 of the 79 Games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (79.7%).
- Boston had a record of 25-3 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -552 or shorter last year (89.3%).
- The Celtics have an 84.7% chance to win this Game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Charlotte was underdogs in 76 Games last season and won 18 (23.7%) of those contests.
- The Hornets had a record of 4-24 in Games where Sportsbooks had them as underdogs of at least +425 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 19.0% chance of a victory for Charlotte.
Against the spread
- Last year, the Celtics averaged only 3.8 more points per Game (120.6) than the Hornets gave up (116.8).
- Boston had a 36-19-2 record against the spread and a 51-6 record overall last season when scoring more than 116.8 points.
- When it scored more than 109.2 points last season, Charlotte went 26-12-1 against the spread and 20-19 overall.
- Boston had an ATS record of 23-9-1 and a 29-4 record overall last season when its opponents scored fewer than 106.6 points.
- Last season, the Celtics were at the second spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (120.6 PPG), while the Hornets allowed the 22nd-fewest points per Game (116.8) in the league.
- The 28th-ranked scoring NBA team was Charlotte a season ago (106.6 PPG), while the Boston squad was the fifth-ranked defense (109.2 PPG) in the league.
- The Celtics out-scored their opponents by a total of 930 points last season (11.4 points per Game on average), and opponents of the Hornets out-scored them by 840 more points on the year (10.2 per Game).
Over/Under
- Boston had an average implied point total of 119.1 last season, which is 1.9 points lower than its implied total in Saturday’s Game (121).
- Last season, Boston put up more than 121 points in 40 Games.
- Charlotte’s average implied point total last season (116.4 points) is 6.4 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (110 points).
- Charlotte scored more than 110 points three times a season ago.
How to watch Celtics vs. Hornets
- Game day: Saturday, November 2, 2024
- Game time: 6:00 PM ET
- TV channel: NBCS-BOS and FDSSE
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Arena: Spectrum Center
- Live stream: Watch this Game Fubo
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