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Charlotte Hornets vs. New York Knicks
The Charlotte Hornets will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -6-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 212.
New York won its last outing, a 102-98 result against the Spurs on May 13. The Knicks failed to cover in that game as a -5-point favorite, while the 200 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Last time out for Charlotte, they were a 113-90 loser as they battled the Clippers at home. The Hornets failed to cover in the match as a +9-point underdog, while 203 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Charlotte:
Team record: 33-37 SU,35-34-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Charlotte is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Charlotte is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Charlotte is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 39-31 SU,44-25-1 ATS
New York is 17-4 ATS in its last 21 games
New York is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
Next up:
Charlotte at Washington Sunday, May 16
New York home to Boston Sunday, May 16