NBA : Charlotte Hornets vs Phoenix Suns Odds & Prediction

Game Info: January 12, 2025 9:00PM EST @ Footprint Center

An exciting encounter between the Charlotte Hornets and Phoenix Suns is scheduled on the Footprint Center. The Hornets have shown great determination in their last meeting with the Suns due to the consistency they have been able to fight but quite relaxing in most of their other matches. The Suns have been very effective overall. With their very glorious offense and very solid defense, both teams in this match have a strong chance to make a statement: the Suns will try to strengthen their position at home, while the Hornets will try to prove their worth in fighting top-tier opponents. It’s going to beanother battle of styles as well as by betting action from this game.

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: Hornets + , Suns –

Spread: Hornets +7 , Suns -7

Over/Under: 224

Team Recent Performance

Charlotte Hornets

On January 8, as underdogs of five points, they ended up with an impressive victory of 115-104 over the Phoenix Suns, while the total went under 226. January 6 saw them defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers by a score of 105 to 115, still managing to cover the +16 spread while going under 231. January 4 brought a close loss of 94-98 with the Detroit Pistons, again covering the +7.5 spread, going below 215. They lost to the Chicago Bulls 108-115 on December 31, +4 underdogs and under 224 in total. And finally, on December 29, the heartbreaking defeat for them was caused by a team of Oklahoma City Thunder, 94-106, where they managed to cover the +14 spread, under 214.5 in total.

Phoenix Suns

On January 12, the Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz athome by 114-106 but could not cover them the -10.5 spread by going under the total of 229. On January 10, Chicago went on to beat the Atlanta Hawks in another home game 123-115, easily covering the -6 spread while the total under 238.5. They were also spoiled by being beaten by the Charlotte Hornets 104-115 when they were -5 favorites on January 8 and too ended under 226. An away 109-99 win against the Philadelphia 76ers on January 7 saw the Suns cover the -1.5 spread and fall under 223. Their losing streak continued after going down by 108-126 in a home game against the Indiana Pacers on January 5, where they were +3 underdogs and under 235 total.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

The Charlotte Hornets (2-8) will now face a huge test when they meet the Phoenix Suns (8-2), who have been fantastic on both ends of the floor: both teams then were equal with a 5-5 record against the spread (ATS) and 4-6 in over/under (O/U), but as such, the entire strong comparison ends there: the Suns are outperforming the Hornets offensively, scoring an average of 116.9 points per game as against just 103.6 on the part of the Hornets-even at halftime, both were again found giving the Suns an edge: 58.7 to 50.4. Shooting-wise, Phoenix is certainly ahead of Charlotte with a higher field goal percentage of 48.83 with the Hornets registering 41.23%. In addition, on every game, the Suns would have 49.2 rebounds every game while the Hornets would only manage to have 43.3 rebounds per game. The Suns also proved to have a higher three-point shooting efficiency by converting 134 out of 347 attempts compared to just 110 out of 382 shots by the Hornets. Point-wise, for steals Charlotte is still slightly ahead at 8.0 to 7.2.

Team Injuries Update

Charlotte Hornets

Grant Williams (SF, knee) and Tre Mann (PG, back) are out.

Phoenix Suns

Royce O’Neale (SF, ankle) is out.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

The Phoenix Suns will win and cover the spread with the total staying under 224.

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