The Charlotte Hornets (8-27) are 7-point underdogs as they try to break a six-game road slide when they visit the Phoenix Suns (18-19) on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Footprint Center. The game airs at 9:00 PM ET on AZFamily and FDSSE. The matchup’s over/under is set at 226.5.
Dig into the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Sunday’s game, before you place an informed wager on the matchup.
How to Bet on Suns vs. Hornets
Pick the Hornets (+7) to Cover
In the Suns’ 37 games this year, they have 13 wins against the spread.
The Hornets have 19 wins against the spread in 35 games this season.
The Suns have been favored by 7 points or more five times this season and have not covered the spread in any of them.
The Hornets have an against the spread record of 10-6 in their 16 games as an underdog of 7 points or more this year.
Take the Points Under (226.5)
This season, the Suns games have gone over 226.5 points scored, their current matchup’s over/under, 21 (out of 37) times.
The Hornets games have gone over 226.5 total points scored in 10 of 35 total matchups this year.
The Suns and the Hornets combine to average 8.3 fewer points per game than the total of 226.5 set for this game.
Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 226 points per game, 0.5 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
The average point total in Suns games this year is 0.8 fewer points than the over/under of 226.5 in this matchup.
The average total for Hornets games this year is 4.1 fewer points than the point total of 226.5 in this outing.
Back the Suns on the Moneyline (-278)
The Suns have come away with 15 wins in the 22 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
The Hornets are 7-25 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 21.9% of those games).
This season, the Suns have been victorious five times in six chances when named as a favorite of at least -278 or better on the moneyline.
The Hornets are 2-13 (winning only 13.3% of their games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +225 or longer.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Suns have a 73.5% chance of pulling out a win.
The Hornets have a 30.8% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
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