Charlotte Hornets vs Houston Rockets Prediction and Betting Pick. Charlotte Hornets host Houston Rockets as +10.5 underdogs with a 199.5 line at 7.00 PM ET on Monday, April 13 2015. Houston won the last eight meetings. The most recent meeting was in Houston in December and the Rockets won 102-83, covering the -11.5 spread as the game went under 197.0.
PF Noah Vonleh (kneeling) is getting 21 or more minutes in the last three games for Charlotte
Charlotte Hornets can no longer make the playoffs and have immediately started giving more minutes to young players. Consequently, they’re on a four-game losing streak, the last three defeats by a combined 81 points as the Hornets averaged 77.0 points scored in those three defeats.
Houston Rockets are fighting for #2 spot in the tight Western Conference but could end up as low as #6. After dropping two games against San Antonio, the Rockets got back on track with a 121-114 victory over New Orleans yesterday, winning the -5 spread, too.
Tale of the Tape
Charlotte Record: 33-47 (19-21 Home)
Charlotte ATS: 37-41 (15-25 Home)
Charlotte Last 10: 3-7 (4-6 ATS)
Houston Record: 54-26 (24-15 Road)
Houston ATS: 47-33 (21-18 Road)
Houston Last 10: 7-3 (6-4 ATS)
Charlotte and Houston Team News
Charlotte have big man Al Jefferson listed as doubtful but he’s unlikely to be risked as younger players are given a chance. Cody Zeller, Lance Stephenson, P.J. Hairston and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist are also out. Houston are still without Kostas Papanikolau, Donatas Motiejunas and Patrick Beverley.
Hornets vs Rockets Lineups
Hornets: Jeffery Taylor, Marvin Williams, Bismack Biyombo, Gerald Henderson, Kemba Walker.
Rockets: Trevor Ariza, Terrence Jones, Dwight Howard, James Harden, Jason Terry.
Houston at Charlotte
7:00 PM ET, Monday, April 13, 2015
Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte Hornets vs Houston Rockets Prediction. The Hornets are just toying around with the idea of playing serious basketball at the moment, and the motivated Rockets will run them over. James Harden wants the MVP title and you can expect him to score 30+ points. Hornets vs Rockets Betting Pick: Rockets -10.5. Hornets vs Rockets Predicted Score: 86-113
