Charlotte Hornets 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
In the 2024-25 season, the Charlotte Hornets, fans, and gamblers have been reminded that the more things change, the more they stay the same. For several years, the Charlotte Hornets were one of the worst franchises in professional sports. Their futility continued last year with a .256 win percentage and the failure to make the playoffs. Charlotte has not made the playoffs since 2016 and only three times since 2005. Michael Jordan owned the Hornets through most of their struggles but has since sold the team. New ownership came in two seasons ago, but it will take years for Charlotte to rebuild into a serious contender.
2024-25 NBA Championship Betting Odds
Charlotte Hornets NBA Betting Lines
As the All-Star break approaches, the Charlotte Hornets are 12-35 straight up, 22-28 against the spread, and 29-19 over/under the total. Charlotte is 14th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Charlotte is 26.5 games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Charlotte has NBA metrics of 10th for scoring offense, 18th for field goal percentage, 27th for 3-point field goal percentage, 21st for free throw percentage, and 15th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Hornets have NBA metrics of 28th for scoring defense, 27th for field goal percentage permitted, 27th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 16th for defensive rebounding.
Key Players
Last year, PG LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 23.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 8.0 assists per game. Ball was the 3rd overall pick of the NBA Draft out of Spire Academy by the Hornets. He was a 2022 NBA All-Star and the 2021 NBA Rookie of the Year. Ball is on pace for the best season of his career. This year, he is averaging 28.2 points and 7.3 assists per game.
In 2023-24, SF Miles Bridges averaged 20.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest. Bridges was the 12th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft out of Michigan State, where he was a consensus All-American.
F Brandon Miller was the 2nd overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft out of Alabama by the Hornets. He was named to the 2024 NBA All-Rookie team and was a 2023 consensus All-American at Alabama. So far this season, Miller is averaging 21.0 points and 4.9 assists per game. Last year he averaged 17.3 points per contest.
Head Coach
Charles Lee is the new rookie head coach. He arrived from the Boston Celtics, where he was an assistant. Lee faces long odds with one of the worst franchises in the NBA.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
21 |
61 |
5th, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
27 |
55 |
5th, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
43 |
39 |
3rd, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
33 |
39 |
4th, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2019–20 |
65 |
23 |
42 |
4th, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
39 |
43 |
2nd, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
Charlotte Hornets History
Since rejoining the NBA as the Charlotte Bobcats in 2004-05, the second-generation NBA franchise in the Queen City has made the playoffs just three times, with the latest postseason appearance coming in 2016. All three times, the Bobcats/Hornets were bounced in the first round, and they were swept twice. Their best performance so far came in 2015-16 when the Hornets took the Miami Heat to seven games thanks to Kemba Walker and Nic Batum.
This down period is a shame, considering Charlotte was a popular team in the 1990s. Fans loved to play with Alonzo Mourning, Larry Johnson, and Muggsy Bogues in NBA Jam, and the Hornets made the playoffs five times in six seasons before leaving for New Orleans because of owner George Shinn.
Robert Johnson became the first African American owner of a major professional sports franchise in the United States when Charlotte was awarded an expansion franchise shortly after the original team left for New Orleans. Johnson owned the team until he sold it to a group led by Michael Jordan, and His Airness was in charge of the franchise since that point. But Jordan finally sold the team after years of futility on the hardwood.
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