Hornets vs. Trail Blazers Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 24

Published 7:16 am Friday, January 24, 2025

The Portland Trail Blazers (16-28) will attempt to build on a three-game winning streak when they hit the road to take on the Charlotte Hornets (11-29) on Friday, January 24, 2025 at Spectrum Center as 4.5-point underdogs. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on KATU, KUNP, and FDSSE.

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Hornets vs. Trail Blazers Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Friday, January 24, 2025
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: KATU, KUNP, and FDSSE
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Venue: Spectrum Center

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Hornets vs. Trail Blazers Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Hornets 112 – Trail Blazers 110

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Spread & Total Prediction for Hornets vs. Trail Blazers

  • Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 4.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Hornets (-2.6)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (221.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 222.0
  • The Trail Blazers (23-21-0 ATS) have covered the spread 50% of the time, 2.3% more often than the Hornets (20-20-0) this year.
  • Charlotte hasn’t covered the spread as a 4.5-point favorite or more this season, while Portland covers as an underdog of 4.5 or more 54.3% of the time.
  • Charlotte’s games have gone over the total 40% of the time this season (16 out of 40), less often than Portland’s games have (21 out of 44).
  • As a moneyline favorite this year, the Hornets are 2-2, a better mark than the Trail Blazers have posted (15-26) as moneyline underdogs.

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Hornets Performance Insights

  • The Hornets are scoring only 107.4 points per game (third-worst in NBA), but they’ve played more consistently on defense, where they are surrendering 113 points per game (16th-ranked).
  • Charlotte is top-five this season in rebounding, ranking fourth-best in the league with 46 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranks 15th with 44.1 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • When it comes to assists, the Hornets are delivering just 24 assists per game (fifth-worst in league).
  • Charlotte is committing 15.1 turnovers per game (22nd-ranked in league). It is forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest (16th-ranked).
  • The Hornets are making 14.2 treys per game (seventh-ranked in league). They have a 34.4% shooting percentage (24th-ranked) from downtown.

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Trail Blazers Performance Insights

  • On offense the Trail Blazers are the 25th-ranked squad in the NBA (107.9 points per game). Defensively they are 23rd (115.6 points conceded per game).
  • On the boards, Portland is 22nd in the NBA in rebounds (43.3 per game). It is 21st in rebounds allowed (44.9 per game).
  • At 23.3 assists per game, the Trail Blazers are fourth-worst in the league.
  • In terms of turnovers, Portland is fifth-worst in the NBA in committing them (15.5 per game). And it is ranked 10th in forcing them (14.1 per game).
  • Beyond the arc, the Trail Blazers are fifth-worst in the league in 3-pointers made per game (12.1). And they are third-worst in 3-point percentage at 33.8%.

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