The same exact spread movement has occurred between the Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons as their first matchup. Charlotte opened as -1.5, and flipped to the Hornets side as the favorite. Charlotte won by a point thanks to a Brandon Miller game winner. A big reason for their win was the free throw disparity. Charlotte made sixteen while the Pistons took only five. Detroit’s lack of an ability to get to the free throw line does them in again. Take Charlotte.

The Hornets have won 3 in a row at home and they have a winning record at home and they can light up the scoreboard when they are hot. Two of the home losses were to the NBA champion Celtics in a weird scheduling quirk. That includes a one-point win over the Pistons. Weird spot for the Pistons who came off a road trip, played once at home and now are back on the road. I expect the Hornets backcourt to go off in this game.