Charlotte Hornets vs Indiana Pacers Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 10/02/2024, 22:37  by Joseph King | Modified on 12/02/2024 at 11:00 in NBA Prediction

The Charlotte Hornets play host to the Indiana Pacers for this NBA Eastern Conference clash on Monday. Charlotte was able to finally put an end to an ugly 10-game losing streak by defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 115-106 on Saturday. It marked only the 11th win of the season for the Hornets who now sit 13th in the East with a 11-41 record, the fourth worst record in the NBA. The hosts have been dealing with a number of injury problems all year and have most recently seen PJ Washington shipped to the Mavericks in exchange for Grant Williams, Seth Curry and a 2027 first-round pick. They’ll also seemingly have to make due without their young franchise player in LaMelo Ball as the 22-year-old point guard closes in on a return. Charlotte has posted a 4-26 without Ball this season compared to 7-15 when he is on the court.

Indiana enters this matchup looking for back-to-back wins after a 125-111 away win over a banged-up Knicks squad. The Pacers have now won three of their last four with one of those results being a 115-99 away win over the Hornets one week ago. Indiana’s positive run has them up to sixth in the East standings with a record of 30-24, a half game ahead of the Magic in seventh. A win here for Indiana could see them cut the gap on the plummeting fifth-place 76ers to just a single game. Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton played 30 minutes for the first time since returning from injury seven games ago. The 23-year-old put up 22 points 12 assists, with Myles Turner leading the team with 23 points and the recently-acquired Pascal Siakam adding 19. The Pacers will hope to carry over their red-hot shooting which saw them register 61% from the field and 48.3% from three in the win over New York.