The Charlotte Hornets (7-24) are underdogs (+5.5) as they attempt to stop a seven-game losing streak when they host the Chicago Bulls (14-18) at 7:00 PM ET on Monday, December 30, 2024 at Spectrum Center. The matchup airs on CHSN and FDSSE.

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Bulls vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Monday, December 30, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: CHSN and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Venue: Spectrum Center

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Bulls vs. Hornets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Bulls 116 – Hornets 114

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Spread & Total Prediction for Bulls vs. Hornets

• Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Bulls (-2.0)
• Pick OU:

  Over (227.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 229.0

• The Hornets (15-16-0 ATS) have covered the spread 46.9% of the time, 1.5% more often than the Bulls (15-17-0) this year.
• Chicago (3-1) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 5.5 points or more this season (75%) than Charlotte (10-9) does as a 5.5+-point underdog (52.6%).
• Charlotte and its opponents have gone over the total 38.7% of the time this season (12 out of 31). That’s less often than Chicago and its opponents have (17 out of 32).
• The Bulls have a .667 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (4-2) this season, better than the .214 winning percentage for the Hornets as a moneyline underdog (6-22).

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Bulls Performance Insights

• The Bulls’ offense, which ranks seventh in the league with 117.6 points per game, has performed better than their second-worst defense (121.4 points allowed per game).
• Chicago ranks 11th in the NBA with 44.7 rebounds per contest, but it is allowing 46.7 rebounds per game, which ranks third-worst in the league.
• With 29.4 assists per game, the Bulls rank fourth-best in the league in the category.
• Chicago ranks second-worst in the NBA with 11.6 forced turnovers per game. Meanwhile, it is committing 14.5 turnovers per game (17th-ranked in league).
• The Bulls own a 37.5% three-point percentage this year (eighth-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really provided a lift by making 16.4 three-pointers per contest (second-best).

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Hornets Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Hornets are the second-worst team in the NBA (106.1 points per game). On defense, they are 15th (112.8 points conceded per game).
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is fifth-best in the NBA in rebounds (45.5 per game) and 11th in rebounds allowed (43.7).
• At 23.5 assists per game, the Hornets are fourth-worst in the NBA.
• At 15.2 turnovers committed per game and 13.9 turnovers forced, Charlotte is 23rd and 16th in the league, respectively.
• The Hornets make 14.6 3-pointers per game and shoot 34.7% from beyond the arc, ranking seventh and 21st, respectively, in the league.

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