The Charlotte Hornets (15-45) will try to end a three-game losing streak when they visit the Toronto Raptors (22-38) on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Scotiabank Arena. This contest will take place at 6:00 p.m. ET on SportsNet and BSSE.
The Raptors are 8.5 point favorites against the Hornets when the Raptors and Hornets meet. The game’s points total is set at 225.5.
Raptors vs. Hornets Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sports Betting. Odds updated Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. For a complete list of sports betting odds, go to USA TODAY Sports Betting Score Odds Center.
- Spread: Toronto -8.5
- Total: 225.5
- Money line: Toronto -373, Charlotte +295
Hornets at Raptors odds, spread and more
Prediction
- Choose ATS: Raptors (- 8.5)
- Choose the organizational unit:
More (225.5)
- Prediction:
Raptors 119 – Hornets 110
Money line
- Toronto came away with 12 wins in the 21 competitions where it was seeded this season.
- This season, Toronto has won twice out of three opportunities when it was named a favorite of at least -373 or less on the moneyline.
- Toronto has an implied win probability of 78.9% according to the moneyline set by bettors for this match.
- Charlotte is 13-43 in games, she was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 23.2% of those games).
- Charlotte is 5-26 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +295 or higher (16.1%).
- Based on the moneyline for this contest, Charlotte has an implied win probability of 25.3%.
Against the spread
- The Raptors average just 3.6 fewer points per game (114.5) than the Hornets allow (118.1).
- Toronto is 19-6 against the spread and 15-10 overall when scoring over 118.1 points.
- Charlotte is 10-4 against the spread and 8-6 overall when scoring more than 117.8 points.
- Toronto is 10-3 against the spread and 9-4 overall when allowing fewer than 107.6 points.
- The Raptors are the 17th scoring team in the NBA (114.5 PPG), while the Hornets rank 24th in points per game allowed (118.1) in the league.
- Charlotte is the NBA’s 28th-ranked offense (107.6 PPG), while Toronto is the 21st-ranked defense (117.8).
- The Raptors have a negative point differential on the season (-202 total points, -3.3 per game), as do the Hornets (-629 total points, -10.5 per game).
- Toronto’s average implied point total this year is 0.4 points higher than its implied total in Sunday’s game (117.4 implied points on average compared to 117 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, Toronto has exceeded its implied point total for this game (117) 27 times.
- The average implied point total on the year for Charlotte (118.2) is 9.2 points more than the team’s implied total in this game (109).
How to watch Raptors vs. Hornets
- Match day: Sunday March 3, 2024
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. ET
- TV channel: SportsNet and BSSE
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
- Arena: Scotiabank Arena
- TV channel: Bally Sports
- Direct: Watch on Fubo!
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