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Charlotte Hornets vs. New York Knicks
A winning streak will be on the line for the New York Knicks on Tuesday when they battle the Charlotte Hornets at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -9-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 227.5.
Last time out for New York, they were a 131-129 winner as they battled the Celtics on the road. The Knicks covered in the match as a +6.5-point underdog, while 260 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Charlotte was a 102-86 loser in its last match on the road against the Nets. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 188 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Charlotte:
Team record: 20-46 SU,27-36-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Charlotte is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games
Charlotte is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 39-27 SU,38-26-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 9 straight games.
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
Next up:
Charlotte at Detroit Thursday, March 9
New York at Sacramento Thursday, March 9