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Oklahoma City Thunder at Charlotte Hornets: preview and win probability

Oklahoma City Thunder visit Charlotte Hornets. Thunder are 2-0 and have gone W-L-L-W-W in their last 5, while Hornets are 1-0 and have gone L-W-W-L-W in their last 5.

The model leans toward Thunder: about 51% to win, with a projected score of Oklahoma City Thunder 114, Charlotte Hornets 114. That is close to a toss-up. These are model estimates built from past results, not guarantees.

The teams have met 4 times in our recent records. Thunder lead 3-1, and the average margin has been 8.2 points in favor of Thunder.

On the injury report, Kylan Boswell (CHA), Coby White (CHA), Kon Knueppel (CHA), and Grant Williams (CHA) are listed as out.

Keys to the game

  • Home court is worth roughly three points in our model, which helps Hornets.
  • Watch the rotation: 7 players are listed as out across the two teams.

Recent meetings

  • Jan 5: CHA 124, OKC 97
  • Nov 15: OKC 109, CHA 96
  • Mar 21: CHA 106, OKC 141
  • Dec 28: OKC 106, CHA 94

Injury report

Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Thomas Sorber Out · back Oct 26
  • Nikola Topic Out · back Oct 26
  • Otega Oweh Out · back Jul 1
Charlotte Hornets
  • Kylan Boswell Out · back Nov 2
  • Coby White Out · back Oct 24
  • Kon Knueppel Out · back Oct 24
  • Grant Williams Out · back Oct 24

Win probability

51%
49%
ThunderHornets

Projected score: Thunder 114, Hornets 114

Model estimate for information and entertainment.

Matchup at a glance

OKCCHA
Record2-01-0
Last 5WLLWWLWWLW
Points per game106110
Allowed per game94103
Days of rest––
Rating17101603

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