Charlotte Hornets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/14/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Monday, March 14, 2022

Venue:  Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Where to Watch:  BSOK

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Hornets -8.5, Thunder +8.5; Over/Under:  230.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Hornets -8.5, Thunder +8.5; Over/Under:  232 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Hornets -8.5, Thunder +8.5; Over/Under:  231.5 points

 

Charlotte Hornets:  33-35 (2nd place, Southeast Division)

Oklahoma City Thunder:  20-46 (5th place, Northwest Division)

 

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Charlotte Hornets:  4-6 last 10

Oklahoma City Thunder:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The Hornets are coming into this game with a 33-35 record overall and they are 17-18 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses in that span were against the Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics while their win came against the New Orleans Pelicans in their last game. Miles Bridges led the team in points in that game with 26 while Terry Rozier was next on the team with 25 points. Bridges led the team in assists in that game with 9 and he also led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 59.8% from the field, 46.8% from 3-point range, and 80% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 114.6 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 114.9 PPG against them. The Hornets have an ATS record of 28-38 this season and their O/U record is 35-31.

 

 

The Thunder are coming into this game with a 20-46 record overall and they are 9-24 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 4 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Denver Nuggets while their 5 losses in that span came against the Sacramento Kings, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Utah Jazz, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Timberwolves again in their last game. They still have a game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Monday night. In their game against the Timberwolves, Aaron Wiggins led the team in points in that game with 25 while Isaiah Roby was next on the team with 15 points. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Wiggins led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 41.4% from the field, 32.6% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 102.3 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 110.2 PPG against them. The Thunder have an ATS record of 38-24-4 this season and their O/U record is 31-35.

 

 

The Hornets are coming into this one playing very inconsistently in their recent games as they have lost 2 of their last 3 but have won 3 of their last 5. They are coming off of a win by over 20 points in their last game and they were on the road in that game as well scoring 142 points in it. They have not been winning a lot of their games but they have been scoring a lot whether they win or lose and they should be able to drown the Thunder in shots here as they are missing almost all of their starters still. The Thunder have lost their last 4 straight games and all of their losses in that span have been by double digits. They have struggled all season as one of the worst teams in the NBA this season but they have also been injured in almost every game over the last 2 months. The Thunder will not be able to gain any traction in their games until they start to get healthier and the Hornets are not really a bad team either, they should be able to win this game with no problem. The Thunder will continue on their losing streak by double digits with another double digit loss in this game as well. 

 

Hornets Thunder Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Monday, March 14, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Hornets 127 Thunder 103.

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Charlotte Hornets: 13-20 ATS after a win by 10 points or more. 9-2 OVER after 3 straight games - allowing a shooting pct. of 47% or higher. 13-8 OVER as a favorite.

Oklahoma City Thunder: 40-24 ATS in all games. 39-23 ATS as an underdog. 15-9 OVER revenging a road loss vs opponent.

 

 

Charlotte Hornets:  J. Bouknight (SG) Out indefinitely - Neck injury. G. Hayward (SF) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury.

Oklahoma City Thunder:  J. Robinson-Earl (SF) Late March - Foot injury. D. Favors (PF) Out indefinitely - Back injury. T. Mann (PG) Ques Sun - Ankle injury. T. Jerome (SG) out for season - Hip injury. L. Dort (SG) out for season - Shoulder injury. M. Muscala (PF) out for season - Ankle injury. K. Williams (SG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. J. Giddey (SG) Out indefinitely - Hip injury.

 

 

 

"I felt like everybody was locked in today. We dropped a couple games ... and we didn't want to lose this game. Everybody was touching (the ball) today; I don't think anybody was mad about their touches." - Miles Bridges after their win against the Pelicans on Friday night.

 

 

"Everybody has off nights. He's had a hell of a run. There may be a little bit of fatigue there, too. We've played a long stretch of games against good opponents and he's obviously shouldered a large load." - Mark Daigneault on his team’s loss against the Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

PG    LaMelo Ball

SG    Terry Rozier

SF     Miles Bridges

PF    P.J. Washington

C    Mason Plumlee

 

PG     Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

SG     Tre Mann 

SF     Aaron Wiggins

PF     Darius Bazley

C     Isaiah Roby

 

 

PPG: M. Bridges (19.9)

APG: L. Ball (7.3)

Reb/G: M. Plumlee (8)

 

PPG: S. Gilgeous-Alexander (23.9)

APG: J. Giddey (6.4)

Reb/G: J. Giddey (7.8)

 

Coaches:

Charlotte Hornets: James Borrego (4th season)

Oklahoma City Thunder: Mark Daigneault (3rd season)