The Atlanta Hawks (15-12) travel in Southeast Division play versus the Charlotte Hornets (8-18) on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET. It’s the second matchup between these clubs this season.
The Hawks enter their game against the Hornets as a 5.5-point favorite. The matchup features a point total of 237.5.
Hawks vs. Hornets betting odds
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Spread: Atlanta -5.5Total: 237.5Moneyline: Atlanta -216, Charlotte +179
Hawks at Hornets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Hornets (+ 5.5)Pick OU:
Under (237.5)Prediction:
Hawks 118 – Hornets 116MoneylineThe Hawks have won 57.1% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (8-6).Atlanta has gone 4-2 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -216 or shorter (winning 66.7%).Based on this game’s moneyline, the Hawks’ implied win probability is 68.4%.The Hornets have won seven, or 30.4%, of the 23 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.Charlotte has a record of 3-9, a 25% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +179 or more by oddsmakers this season.The implied probability of a win by the Hornets based on the moneyline is 35.8%.Against the spreadThe 118 points per game the Hawks put up are just 0.4 fewer points than the Hornets allow (118.4).Atlanta has a 10-3 record against the spread and a 10-3 record overall when putting up more than 118.4 points.Charlotte is 7-3 against the spread and 6-4 overall when it scores more than 117.4 points.Atlanta’s record is 8-3 against the spread and 9-2 overall when it allows fewer than 114.8 points.The Hawks are at the 13th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (118 PPG), while the Hornets allow the 24th-fewest points per game (118.4) in the league.Charlotte’s squad is currently the 19th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (114.8 PPG), while Atlanta’s team is 20th in points allowed per game (117.4).The Hawks have totaled only 15 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 0.6 per game), while the Hornets have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 93 total points, 3.6 per game).Over/UnderAtlanta has an average implied point total of 119.3 this season, which is 2.7 points lower than its implied total in Thursday’s game (122).So far this season, Atlanta has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (122) 12 times.Charlotte’s average implied point total on the year (120.3 points) is 4.3 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (116 points).How to watch Hawks vs. HornetsGame day: Thursday, December 18, 2025Game time: 7 p.m. ETLocation: Charlotte, North CarolinaArena: Spectrum CenterTV channel: FanDuel Sports Network Extra (South)Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo