Hornets vs. Trail Blazers NBA betting odds and trends for April 3

The Charlotte Hornets (18-57) take a three-game slide into a home matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers (19-56), losers of 10 straight. The Trail Blazers are underdogs by just 1.5 points in the contest, which begins at 7:00 PM ET (on BSSE, ROOT Sports NW, and ROOT Sports NW+) on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. The matchup has an over/under of 212.

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Hornets vs. Trail Blazers Betting Lines and Game Info

  • Game Day: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
  • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: BSSE, ROOT Sports NW, and ROOT Sports NW+
  • Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Arena: Spectrum Center
  • Favorite: Hornets (-1.5)
  • Total: 212
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Hornets vs. Trail Blazers Betting Statistics

  • Against the spread, the Hornets are 29-43-3 this year.
  • Charlotte has covered the spread once this season when favored by 1.5 points or more (in five chances).
  • Hornets games this year have hit the over on 37 of 75 set point totals.
  • Against the spread, the Trail Blazers are 36-38-1 this year.
  • Portland has an against the spread record of 34-33-1 in its 68 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more this season.
  • Trail Blazers games this season have hit the over on 38 of 75 set point totals (50.7%).

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Hornets Trends & Top Players

  • This season, the Hornets have a 45.8% shooting percentage from the field, which is 3.5% lower than the 49.3% of shots the Trail Blazers’ opponents have knocked down.
  • Charlotte has a 15-6 record against the spread and a 13-8 straight-up record in games it shoots better than 49.3% from the field.
  • Charlotte is 16-16-2 against the spread and 12-22 overall when it shoots better than 35.6% from distance.
  • The Hornets score 9.7 fewer points per game (106.3) than the Trail Blazers allow (116).
  • Charlotte has a 13-7 record against the spread and a 10-10 record overall when scoring more than 116 points.
  • The Hornets active scoring leader is Brandon Miller, who averages 17.0 per contest to go with 4.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists.
  • LaMelo Ball is averaging 23.9 points, 8.0 assists and 5.1 rebounds a game, while Grant Williams adds 10.1 points, 2.0 assists and 4.1 rebounds per contest.
  • Miller makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Hornets, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.5 per contest.

Trail Blazers Trends & Top Players

  • The Trail Blazers are shooting 44.3% from the field, 5.2% lower than the 49.5% the Hornets’ opponents have shot this season.
  • This season, Portland has a 12-3 record against the spread and a 9-6 record overall in games the team collectively shoots over 49.5% from the field.
  • Portland has an 18-5-1 ATS record and is 12-12 straight-up when the team makes more than 37.7% of its three-point attempts.
  • The Trail Blazers score an average of 107.2 points per game, 9.7 fewer points than the 116.9 the Hornets allow.
  • Portland has put together a 14-3 ATS record and a 10-7 overall record in games it scores more than 116.9 points.
  • Jerami Grant averages 21.0 points per game, while also collecting 3.5 rebounds and dishing out 2.8 assists per game.
  • Deandre Ayton averages 15.9 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, while Scoot Henderson adds 13.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.
  • Grant makes 2.1 three-pointers per game.