Hornets vs Thunder NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The New Orleans Hornets and the Oklahoma City Thunder will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Thunder listed as 11½-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

New Orleans won its last outing, an 89-85 result against the Knicks on February 17. The Hornets covered in that game as a 9.5-point underdog, while the 174 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Oklahoma City won its last outing, a 124-118 result against the Nuggets on February 19. The Thunder failed to cover in that game as an 8-point favorite, while the 242 combined points took the game OVER the total.

New Orleans:
Team record: 7-23 SU, 13-17 ATS
Current streak: won 3 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games
is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City

When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Indiana are 4-6
After playing New York are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

Oklahoma City:
Team record: 24-7 SU, 17-14 ATS
Current streak: won 2 straight games.

is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 7 games when playing New Orleans
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Denver are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

Next up:
New Orleans at Indiana, Tuesday, February 21
Oklahoma City home to Boston, Wednesday, February 22