Back-to-back losses have dropped the Charlotte Hornets to 39-36 this season, and they hold the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference with less than two weeks to go in the regular season.<\/p>\n
Charlotte has a perfect bounce-back spot on Tuesday night, as it takes on the tanking Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn won\u2019t have Michael Porter Jr., Egor Demin, Danny Wolf, Day\u2019Ron Sharpe and Terance Mann in this matchup, and it\u2019s just 1-9 in its last 10 games. The Nets did knock off the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, but it\u2019s hard to see them beating a play-in caliber team considering how poorly they\u2019ve played since the All-Star break.<\/p>\n
The Nets rank 29th in net rating, 23rd in defensive rating and have a 3-19 record since the break, while the Hornets are 13-7 in that stretch with a net rating of +11.3 (No. 2 in the NBA).<\/p>\n
These teams have not played since Dec. 1, and they actually split their first two meetings in the regular season. Can Charlotte take care of business as a road favorite to stay alive for a top-six seed in the East?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s take a look at the betting odds, my favorite prop bet and a prediction for this Eastern Conference battle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hornets vs. Nets Odds, Spread and Total<\/p>\n
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n Spread<\/p>\n Hornets -17.5 (-105)Nets +17.5 (-115)<\/p>\n Moneyline<\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n 218.5 (Over -115\/Under -105)Hornets vs. Nets How to WatchDate: Tuesday, March 31Time: 7:30 p.m. ESTVenue: Barclays CenterHow to Watch (TV): YES Network, FanDuel Sports Network (Local)Hornets record: 39-36Nets record: 18-57Hornets vs. Nets Injury ReportsHornets Injury ReportLiam McNeeley \u2013 outPJ Hall \u2013 outTidjane Salaun \u2013 outTosan Evbuomwan \u2013 outNets Injury ReportEgor Demin \u2013 outDanny Wolf \u2013 outJalen Wilson \u2013 probableMichael Porter Jr. \u2013 outDay\u2019Ron Sharpe \u2013 outTerance Mann \u2013 outHornets vs. Nets Best NBA Prop BetsHornets Best NBA Prop BetBrandon Miller OVER 5.5 Rebounds (-106)<\/p>\n In today\u2019s best NBA props column for SI Betting<\/a>, I broke down why Miller is a solid target on the glass against Brooklyn:\u00a0<\/p>\n Charlotte Hornets wing Brandon Miller is averaging 6.1 rebounds per game in the month of March, and he\u2019s an intriguing player prop target against the lowly Brooklyn Nets.<\/p>\n Brooklyn ranks 27th in the NBA in rebound percentage this season, and it\u2019s actually slipped to 28th in the league over its last 10 games.<\/p>\n Miller has picked up at least six boards in three games in a row and seven games so far in the month of March. While he\u2019s not known for his rebounding, Miller has made a commitment on that end over his last 25 games, averaging 5.8 boards per game to push his season average to 5.1 per night.\u00a0<\/p>\n He\u2019s worth a look against one of the worst teams in the NBA.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hornets vs. Nets Prediction and Pick<\/p>\n Brooklyn has the worst offensive rating in the NBA this season, which includes an NBA-worst 104.2 offensive rating since the All-Star break.<\/p>\n Brooklyn averages just over 106 points per game \u2013 the fewest in the league \u2013 and now it\u2019s down some of its best offensive options with Demin (out for the season) and Porter Jr. sidelined.\u00a0<\/p>\n Charlotte is ninth in the league in defensive rating since the All-Star break, and the Nets have scored 100 or fewer points in eight of their last 11 games.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Hornets are just 26th in the league in pace, and a slower game is going to make it tough on the Nets to crack 100.5 points. I\u2019ll fade the league\u2019s worst offense on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pick: Nets Team Total UNDER 100.5 (-115 at DraftKings)<\/a><\/p>\n Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n Find Peter Dewey’s\u00a0NBA betting record here<\/a>\u00a0(futures included). You can also follow my daily plays on \u00a0BetStamp here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Claim the latest\u00a0DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0offer today. Sign up and win your first $5 bet to get\u00a0$200 in bonus bets instantly.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Back-to-back losses have dropped the Charlotte Hornets to 39-36 this season, and they hold the No. 10 seed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":689907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3767],"tags":[7,670,247,3803,6,671],"class_list":{"0":"post-689906","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brooklyn-nets","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-brooklyn","10":"tag-brooklyn-nets","11":"tag-brooklynnets","12":"tag-nba","13":"tag-nets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116324027833511441","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}