Raptors vs Hornets prediction NBA · Wednesday, January 7
At a glance
The Charlotte Hornets (13-23) host the Toronto Raptors (22-15) on Wednesday, January 7 at 7:00 PM ET at Spectrum Center in NBA action. Final score: Raptors 97 – Hornets 96. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Raptors a 54% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Hornets are 7-10 at home and the Raptors are 10-7 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Hornets and 6-4 for the Raptors (current streaks: Hornets W2, Raptors W2).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Hornets 114 – 115 Raptors, a margin of about 1.3 points in favor of the Raptors and a total around 228 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Hornets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Raptors' defense allows clearly fewer points (113.0 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
TORCHA
Top performers
Raptors
RJ BarrettF · #928pts / game
Jamal SheadG · #236assists
Collin Murray-BoylesF · #3015reboundsHornets
Collin SextonG · #1022pts / game
LaMelo BallG · #17assists
Moussa DiabateF · #1411reboundsRecent form
TORCHAHead-to-head
Tied 2-2 this season.
CHA
Team comparison
| TOR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 22-15 | Record | 13-23 |
| 113.6 | Points scored / game | 113.3 |
| 113.0 | Points allowed / game | 116.9 |
| +0.5 | Adjusted margin / game | -3.1 |
| W2 | Current streak | W2 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 10-7 road | Home / road record | 7-10 home |
| 30-52 (-4.3) | Last season | 19-63 (-9.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Raptors
Injury report Hornets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.