San Antonio Spurs vs Charlotte Hornets 2/15/23 – The San Antonio Spurs will travel to Charlotte on Wednesday to face the Hornets. San Antonio is coming off Monday’s 117-109 loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers. On Monday, Charlotte beat the Atlanta Hawks by 144 to138. It seems like another win for the Hornets over the Spurs based on the latest NBA betting odds.
San Antonio Spurs vs Charlotte Hornets
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Location: Spectrum Center
San Antonio Spurs vs Charlotte Hornets Betting Odds
Spurs
Moneyline: +180
Spread: +5 (-110)
Total: 243.5 over (-110)
Hornets
Moneyline: -213
Spread: -5 (-110)
Total: 243.5 under (-110)
San Antonio Spurs vs Charlotte Hornets Analysis
At the deadline, San Antonio Spurs made it clear that they will tank to get the first overall pick. The Spurs currently stand at 14-44, a half-game ahead of the Houston Rockets and last in both the West and the league. San Antonio is currently on a losing streak of 13 games and is 5-23 on the road. They average 112.5 PPG and allow 122.7 PPG. This ranks 30th. Tre Jones, Devin Vassell, and Keldon Johnson are leading the charge. San Antonio was trailing Cleveland by 65 to 49 at halftime. They did manage to rally in the second half, but it was not enough. The Spurs lost to Cleveland with Keldon Johnson scoring 25 points. Malaki Branham scored 18 points, Keita Bates-Diop had 14, Zach Collins scored 11, Jeremy Sochan scored 10, and Devonte’ Graham scored 12 points off the bench. Khem Birch, Vassell and Romeo Langford will not be in San Antonio, while Tre Jones and Isaiah Roby are listed as being day-to-day.
Charlotte Hornets is still in rebuilding mode, but it did stun Atlanta Hawks at home Monday. The Hornets took a 36-27 lead in the first game, and they were ahead 109-96 by the third. They held off the Hawks’ rally to win the fourth. LaMelo led Charlotte with 30 points and 15 assists. Terry Rozier had 29 points, Gordon Hayward had 26, Mark Williams had 15, Dennis Smith Jr. had 12 points. The Hornets currently stand at 16-43, 14th in East. There are also 8-18 on the roads. They average 112.4 PPG and allow 119.1 per game. Charlotte’s shooting percentage is 45.5% from the field, and 32.4% at three, which is dead last. The Hornets’ lead is Ball, who is averaging 23.2 ppg, Rozier is averaging 21.8 ppg, Kelly Oubre Jr. contributes with 20.2 ppg, Washington is averaging 15.1 ppg, and Hayward is averaging 13.8 ppg. Charlotte will be without Oubre Jr. and Cody Martin, while Kai Jones will continue to play.
San Antonio Spurs vs Charlotte Hornets Against the Spread
San Antonio are 1-11 ATS in their last 12 games. San Antonio are 0-10 SU in their last 10 games. San Antonio are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against Charlotte. San Antonio are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Charlotte. San Antonio are 0-15 SU in their last 15 games on the road.
Charlotte are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games. The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte’s last 8 games. Charlotte are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte’s last 5 games against San Antonio. Charlotte are 4-12 SU in their last 16 games at home.
San Antonio Spurs vs Charlotte Hornets Free Pick
Both San Antonio and Charlotte are trying to grab the top pick in this draft, which is expected to be a great one. The Spurs have been playing poor basketball and are suffering from some injuries. NBA betting lines prefer Charlotte to cover this spread. The Hornets will be able to take advantage of the Spurs’ defense that lost Poeltl before the deadline, who was a crucial defender for them at the rim.
Free Pick: Charlotte Hornets -5 (-110)
