Phoenix vs Charlotte Prediction: the Hornets Will Do Their Best But Still Lose

Phoenix lost to Charlotte in the first game of the season series back in January – 104:115 in North Carolina on the 8th. Do you think the Suns will be able to get their own back on the Hornets at home? Telecomasia is offering a prediction for the game. Let's take a look at the teams' form, read the bookmakers' odds and statistics, and pick a few bets.

The Suns are still hanging around outside the Western Conference play-in zone, currently on the 12th line, 0.5 wins behind the top-10. Phoenix is clearly not satisfied with this situation and is actively looking for ways to strengthen the roster. The main rumour about the Suns at the moment is about the possible exchange of Jimmy Butler. But the Heat wants more than what Phoenix is offering. In the last match, Mike Budenholzer's team won (114:106) at home against Utah. This is the second home victory in a row for Phoenix, who also beat Atlanta 123:115.

The Hornets are just about fighting for draft picks this season. Charles Lee's team is 13th in the Eastern Conference standings, having won only 8 of their 35 games. Charlotte is already 8.5 wins behind the top-10.

Interestingly, the home victory over Phoenix on January 8th is the only one for Charlotte in almost a month. Before the first meeting with the Suns this season, the team from North Carolina had failed 10 games in a row.

The main man of the first game with Phoenix (115:104) was LaMelo Ball, who scored 32 points, got 10 rebounds and made 7 assists. Before this defeat, Phoenix had won seven games in a row against Charlotte.

• 7 out of 8 times the two teams have played each other in Phoenix, the home team has won. We bet on W1 at odds of 1.336 at 1xbet.
• The opponents have scored more than 223 points in the last four matches in Phoenix. We bet on TO (223.5) at odds of 1.714 at 1xbet.
• Phoenix didn't reach the 116-point mark in 7 of their previous 10 home games. We bet on IT1U (116.5) at odds of 1.90 at 1xbet.
• Charlotte didn't reach the 109-point mark in 4 of the last 5 matches. We bet on IT2U (109.5) at odds of 1.90 at 1xbet

Even though Phoenix has had some major problems this season, their loss in the first game against Charlotte was a big surprise, especially since the Hornets are one of the main dark horses this season. It's likely that Mike Budenholzer's team will be able to get their own back on the Hornets. Also, Phoenix seems to be getting over the crisis and has already won two matches in a row. We're backing the Suns to win, as well as the total under, since the defense has been stronger than the offense for both teams so far this season. And let's not forget to bet on Charlotte's ITO rebounds.