Their hopes and dreams lie on the shoulders of LaMelo Ball, who recently came back from injury, but aside from him, the Hornets don’t have too many pieces they can rely on for the long-term future.
Charlotte Hornets Game 1 Matchup Preview
The Hornets’ season got off to a great start, as they defeated the San Antonio Spurs 129-102. Terry Rozier carried the scoring with 24 points to go along with six rebounds and six assists. Gordon Hayward added 20 points, five rebounds, and five assists.
PJ Washington and Mason Plumlee scored 17 and 12 points, respectively, as they both also added seven rebounds and four assists.
Nick Richards came off the bench with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
2022 Charlotte Hornets Schedule
The Charlotte Hornets dropped 11 of their last 12 games, and their schedule doesn’t get any easier.
Sitting with just a 4-14 record, they’ll be facing off against the:
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Boston Celtics
- Washington Wizards
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Brooklyn Nets
- New York Knicks
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Detroit Pistons
For their next stretch of games. Those are some very tough teams, as that stretch of games will likely take them out of the playoff picture early on in the season.
Charlotte Hornets Season Props
The Hornets odds to win 25 games are fairly low when you consider the way their season has been going, so it may be safe to pick the under in any over/under bets when it comes to their season.
LaMelo Ball should still be putting up great all-around numbers in the points, rebounds, and assists categories, as he’ll be given ample opportunities to make his stats look good since he’ll be the one with the ball in his hands most of the time.
Terry Rozier is also a good bet to average over 20 points a game while getting a sizable amount of 3-pointers.
If Gordon Hayward can stay healthy, he has a chance to finish with a strong season and provide value in the points, rebounds, and assists categories.
Kelly Oubre and P.J. Washington have emerged as leading scorers for this team. Mason Plumlee is also a man to watch in the points, rebounds, and assists categories.
Charlotte Hornets 2022 Season Odds
The Hornets odds to do anything significant this season are very low. This is a team that finds themselves in a rebuilding phase and will have to look towards the future.
Hornets 2022 NBA Title Odds
The Hornets odds to win an NBA title this season are so awfully low. This team doesn’t have the pieces necessary to win a championship.
They have a point guard that can someday be one of the best players on a championship-contending team, but he needs to have more weapons alongside him.
Hornets Playoff Odds
The NBA odds for Hornets to make the playoffs this season aren’t looking so strong, as the loss of Miles Bridges seems to be really hurting this team.
Bridges provided excellent scoring for them last season and helped open up this offense by getting out in transition with LaMelo Ball.
The Hornets are capable of providing a scare to their opponents on a nightly basis, but they are just as easily vulnerable to being outcoached and outschemed by their opponents.
Charlotte Hornets Southeast Division Odds
With the Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, and Washington Wizards standing in their way, there’s just absolutely no shot that the Hornets make it out on top of this division.
The Hornets currently sit seven games back of the Hawks but are at the basement of the division and seemingly have no way up this season, whereas the teams ahead of them are only getting better as the season progresses.
Charlotte Hornets Eastern Conference Championship Odds
If they want to be able to get to the Finals this season, they’d have to be competitive with teams like the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, and potentially Brooklyn Nets.
They’re not even close to being as competitive as those teams, so the Hornets shouldn’t be expected to win the East by any means.
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