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Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: February 8, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Capital One Arena — Washington, DC

Article updated Feb 8, 12:55 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Hornets are traveling to play the Washington Wizards at the Capital One Arena stadium on Wednesday, 2/8/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Washington is the betting favorite opening at

Game outlook

The Hornets are traveling to play the Washington Wizards at the Capital One Arena stadium on Wednesday, 2/8/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Washington is the betting favorite opening at -4.5 and the line hasn't moved.

Hornets vs Wizards Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Hornets to win tonight's game by 2 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Charlotte Hornets to cover the 4.5 point spread and the total to go under 233.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Charlotte 116 to Washington 114

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

58% of SportsJaw predicts Washington Wizards to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Washington will win straight-up is 66%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be CHR 112.25, WAS 121.25.

OddsShark has not made a prediction yet.

57% picked Washington Wizards on Covers.com

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Charlotte Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 27, Charlotte is ranked #25 in offense (scoring an average of 112.02 per game), #28 in defense (allowing an average of 118.60 points to be scored against them per game) and are 15-40 (22-30-3 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Hornets hit an average of 45.24% of their field goals (ranked #29) and 74.87% of their free throws (ranked #26) and makes an average of 32.15% of their three pointers ranked #30 in the NBA). They average 45.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 6) and average 25.07 offensive assists and 13.24 turnovers per game (ranked # 16 and 11 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Charlotte allows an average of 48.07% field goals (ranked #23) and 79.01% free throws (ranked #26 in the NBA) The Hornets allow an average of 36.62% of the three pointers (ranked #24) and averages 46.45 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 46.45) Finally, the Hornets average 26.36 defensive assists and 14.49 turnovers per game (ranked # 27 and 8 respectively).

Washington Key Betting Stats

Washington Wizards has a power ranking of 18 and are #19 for offense (scoring an average of 113.25 per game), #14 for defense (giving up an average of 113.48 points per game) and 24-29 (24-27-2 ATS) overall. Charlotte went 2-1 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Washington.

For offense, the Wizards hit an average of 48.02% of their field goals (ranked #10) and 77.97% of their free throws (ranked #17) and makes an average of 35.37% of their three pointers (ranked #20 in the NBA). They average 44.21 rebounds per game (ranked # 12) and average 25.17 offensive assists and 13.23 turnovers per game (ranked # 15) and 10 respectively).

On defense, Washington allows an average of 46.34% field goals (ranked #5) and 80.46% free throws (ranked #29 in the NBA) The Wizards allow an average of 35.79% of the three pointers (ranked #15) and averages 43.35 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 43.35) Finally, the Wizards average 23.54 defensive assists and 11.83 turnovers per game (ranked # 6 and 30 respectively).

Betting Summary

Charlotte has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Charlotte Hornets to cover the 4.5 point spread and the total to go under 233.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Hornets vs Wizards archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Hornets vs Wizards matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Charlotte Hornets+155 → +135Moved
  • Moneyline · Washington Wizards-195 → -157Moved
  • Spread · Charlotte Hornets+4.5 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Washington Wizards-4.5 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over233.5 (-110) → 235.75 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under233.5 (-110) → 235.75 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Charlotte Hornets
3-1 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Washington Wizards
2-2 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-02-08T17:55:56.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Washington Wizards defeated Charlotte Hornets 118-104

Washington Wizards defeated Charlotte Hornets 118-104 on February 8, 2023, a 14-point decision in the series. Washington Wizards' strongest period was the 3rd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 27-15. Against SportsJaw's recorded Charlotte Hornets +3.5 (-110) spread, Washington Wizards covered, while the 222 combined points finished under the recorded total of 235.75.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Washington Wizards -4 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 235.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Washington Wizards -4 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Under 235.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Washington Wizards -4 (-110)Win
  • Wilder83 Spread · Charlotte Hornets +4 (-110)Loss
  • BabybillyTotal · Over 235.5 (-110)Loss