The Charlotte Hornets go up against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET in the season opener for both teams. The matchup airs on YES and FDSSE.
The Hornets head into their game against the Nets as a 4.5-point favorite. The point total for the game is set at 225.5.
Hornets vs. Nets betting odds
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Spread: Charlotte -4.5Total: 225.5Moneyline: Charlotte -180, Brooklyn +150
Nets at Hornets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Nets (+ 4.5)Pick OU:
Under (225.5)Prediction:
Hornets 110 – Nets 109MoneylineThe Hornets were the moneyline favorite nine total times last season. They went 3-6 in those games.Charlotte had a record of 2-1 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -180 or shorter last year (66.7%).Based on this game’s moneyline, the Hornets’ implied win probability is 64.3%.Brooklyn was underdogs 70 times last season and won 20, or 28.6%, of those games.The Nets had a record of 15-43 in games where sportsbooks had them as underdogs of at least +150 on the moneyline.Brooklyn has a 40.0% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadLast year, the 105.1 points per game the Hornets averaged were 7.1 fewer points than the Nets gave up (112.2).Charlotte had a 14-7-1 record against the spread and an 11-11 record overall last season when scoring more than 112.2 points.When it scored more than 114.2 points last season, Brooklyn went 14-2 against the spread and 10-6 overall.Charlotte’s record was 13-6-1 against the spread and 9-11 overall when it gave up fewer than 105.1 points last season.Last season, the Hornets were at the 29th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (105.1 PPG), while the Nets allowed the 10th-fewest points per game (112.2) in the league.The 29th-ranked scoring NBA team was Brooklyn a season ago (105.1 PPG), while the Charlotte squad was the 16th-ranked defense (114.2 PPG) in the league.The Hornets were out-scored by 747 points last season (9.1 points per game on average), and opponents of the Nets have out-scored them by 583 more points on the year (7.1 per game).Over/UnderCharlotte’s average implied point total last season was 0.5 more points than its implied total in Wednesday’s game (115.5 implied points on average compared to 115 implied points in this game).Last year, Charlotte scored more than 115 points in 17 games.The average implied point total last season for Brooklyn (113.1) is 2.1 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (111).How to watch Hornets vs. NetsGame day: Wednesday, October 22, 2025Game time: 7 p.m. ETLocation: Charlotte, North CarolinaArena: Spectrum CenterTV channel: FanDuel Sports Network Extra (South)Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo