Hornets vs Raptors

Scottie Barnes and the Raptors have quietly become a tough home out at 8-3 in Toronto, riding a 7-3 stretch over their last 10 while Charlotte limps in on a nine-game road losing streak and just a 1-10 mark away from home, with a lengthy injury list that includes Collin Sexton, Grant Williams and several key rotation wings. Even with RJ Barrett out and Jakob Poeltl banged up, Toronto’s combination of a top-tier defense, league-leading transition attack and home-court edge against a Hornets team that allows 118.1 points per game over its last 10 makes the juicy -335 moneyline a relatively safe anchor play, though the price caps the value at a B+ rather than elite territory. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 05/12/2025 09:54am

LaMelo Ball’s recent scoring bursts and five made threes per game over his last 10 are being dragged down by a shorthanded Hornets roster that’s averaging just 109.7 points in that span, and with Brandon Miller, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Tre Mann and Ball himself all carrying various injury tags, Charlotte’s offensive ceiling looks shaky against a Raptors defense giving up only about 113 points per night and ranking near the top of the league in efficiency while playing at a middle-of-the-pack pace. The first two meetings landed at 218 and 229 points (the latter in overtime), and with Toronto likely content to lean on its half-court size and depth rather than turn this into a track meet, the Under 231 gets a B grade as a solid but not slam-dunk position. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 05/12/2025 09:54am

Miles Bridges lit Toronto up for 35 in the recent overtime win in Charlotte, but asking this injury-riddled Hornets team—down Sexton for sure and managing Ball, Miller, Kalkbrenner and others through nagging issues—to keep things tight on the road is a lot when they’re 4-11 in games decided by double digits and have been outscored by more than eight points per night over their last 10. Toronto, meanwhile, sits third in the East, owns a positive net rating, and pairs Brandon Ingram’s scoring with Barnes’ two-way engine and Immanuel Quickley’s steady guard play, all of which should punish Charlotte’s thin depth over 48 minutes and turn a competitive first half into a comfortable home cover of -7.5; that blend of matchup edge and standard -110 juice earns a B grade. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 05/12/2025 09:54am