Wizards vs Hornets prediction NBA · Saturday, January 24
At a glance
The Charlotte Hornets (17-28) host the Washington Wizards (10-33) on Saturday, January 24 at 12:00 PM ET at Spectrum Center in NBA action. Final score: Wizards 115 – Hornets 119. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Hornets a 80% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Hornets are 7-13 at home and the Wizards are 4-18 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Hornets and 1-9 for the Wizards (current streaks: Hornets W1, Wizards L8).
The analysis Model
The Hornets start with a clear edge. The model projects Hornets 121 – 110 Wizards, a margin of about 10.6 points in favor of the Hornets and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-1.3 vs -9.6 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Wizards need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Hornets' defense allows clearly fewer points (115.2 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
WSHCHA
Top performers
Wizards
Tre JohnsonG · #1226pts / game
Bub CarringtonG · #78assists
Justin ChampagnieF · #911reboundsHornets
Brandon MillerF · #2421pts / game
LaMelo BallG · #111assists
Moussa DiabateF · #1414reboundsRecent form
WSHCHAHead-to-head
CHA lead 4-0 this season.
CHA
Team comparison
| WSH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 10-33 | Record | 17-28 |
| 111.3 | Points scored / game | 113.7 |
| 122.6 | Points allowed / game | 115.2 |
| -9.6 | Adjusted margin / game | -1.3 |
| L8 | Current streak | W1 |
| 1-9 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 4-18 road | Home / road record | 7-13 home |
| 18-64 (-12.4) | Last season | 19-63 (-9.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Wizards
Injury report Hornets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.