Hornets vs Suns Picks and Predictions for February 24

The Charlotte Hornets visit the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, setting up an NBA betting matchup between two of the league’s most entertaining teams this year. 

The Hornets enjoyed a gifted win over the Warriors to begin the weekend before the Jazz brought them back down to earth on Sunday. They’ll now see a red-hot Phoenix team that has been a tough out for every team on their schedule.

Can Charlotte step up to the task? Find out with our Hornets vs. Suns free NBA picks and predictions for Wednesday, February 24. 

Charlotte Hornets at Phoenix Suns betting preview

Injuries

Hornets: Devonte’ Graham PG (Out), Gordon Hayward SF (Questionable), Cody Martin SF (Questionable).
Suns: No injuries to report.
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Betting trend to know

The Suns are 7-1 ATS in their last eight games as a home favorite. Find more NBA betting trends for Hornets vs. Suns.

The line opened at Phoenix -9.5, with the total at 226.5. Early action has seen the spread hold steady, while early Under action has dropped the number to 225.5. Check back later for a full report from Patrick!

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Against the spread (ATS) pick

After a brief acclimation period for their new parts, the Phoenix Suns look as strong as any second-tier Western Conference team, at 20-10 SU and ATS as the fourth seed. The Suns have been in great form recently, winners of three straight and 12 of their last 14 games.

The Hornets, meanwhile, have maintained their status as a beautiful enigma. LaMelo Ball is already must-watch TV as a rookie, dazzling with passes and a steal-or-two from behind every night that must just be maddening for the opposition. Ball’s cult status has overshadowed a fantastic season from Terry Rozier, who is averaging a career-high 20.8 points per game this season. However, for as entertaining and feisty as Charlotte may be, they are still more on the side of basketball novelty than a legitimate playoff team.

Phoenix, meanwhile, is playing outstanding basketball right now and has covered in nine of their last 10 games. We like them to do so again here at home.

PREDICTION: Phoenix -9.5 (-110)

Over/Under pick

Despite boasting a genius-level passer in Ball and a scorching-hot shooter in Rozier, Charlotte’s offense has been middle of the pack on the year, sitting 18th in offensive rating and 20th in efficiency while scoring the 18th most points per game. Combined with a middling defense, and the Hornets’ O/U record of 15-14-1 on the year should not come as a surprise. 

Similarly, Phoenix’s great defense – sixth in defensive rating and eighth in defensive efficiency – combined with a scorer in Devin Booker who is capable of exploding on any night has led them to a perfectly balanced 15-15 O/U. 

While the possibility is there for the Suns to get dragged into a high-scoring game, it seems more likely Phoenix’s collection of defenders, such as Mikal Bridges, Chris Paul and Jae Crowder, handle a young Hornets core. With the Suns’ defense winning this one for one of the NBA’s hottest teams, we like the Under here.

PREDICTION: Under 225.5 (-110)

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Hornets vs Suns betting card

• Phoenix -9.5 (-110)
• Under 225.5 (-110)

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