The Toronto Raptors meet the Charlotte Hornets for Game 2 of their three-game regular-season series, as Week 17 of the 2021-22 NBA season begins with the Eastern Conference showdown from Spectrum Center in Charlotte. While the slumping Hornets have dropped four tilts in a row, the surging Raptors are rolling on a five-game winning streak, so let’s see what’s the best Raptors vs. Hornets betting pick for Monday night.
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Raptors vs Hornets Betting Pick
This game will be played at Spectrum Center at 7:00 PM ET on Monday, February 7, 2022.
Why Bet The Raptors:
✅ The Charlotte Hornets are one of the most pleasant surprises of the 2021-22 season, but they’ve slowed down a bit lately. As we have mentioned above, Charlotte has recorded four consecutive losses, and three of those four defeats have come at Spectrum Center. Furthermore, the Hornets have scored only 96.0 points a night during that four-game span.
✅ The Toronto Raptors, on the other side, have gone 5-0 straight up and ATS in their last five outings. Their offense averaged 118.4 points a night during that stretch, surpassing a 120-point mark three times in the process. Over their previous nine showings, the Raptors have registered the eighth-highest offensive rating in the NBA, scoring 115.1 points per 100 possessions.
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✅ The Hornets are not a good defensive team. They own the sixth-highest defensive rating in the league, yielding 112.7 points per 100 possessions. Charlotte will have a difficult task to slow down one of the hottest teams in the league. Pascal Siakam should be a key player for the Raptors after averaging 22.5 points on 40.9% shooting from deep in his last ten outings.
Toronto Raptors
The Raptors are coming off a 125-114 victory to the Atlanta Hawks last Friday. They wrapped up a three-game homestand in style, making 56.8% of their field goals and 63.0% of their 3-pointers. Pascal Siakam matched his season-high with 33 points, while Fred VanVleet posted a double-double of 26 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Atlanta as a small 2-point fave, improving to 28-23 SU and 29-21-1 ATS on the season. The Raptors are now sitting at the seventh spot of the Eastern Conference standings, trailing the No. 4 seed by just three games. They’ve won 13 of their 19 contests played in 2022.
Charlotte Hornets
The Hornets extended their losing streak to four games this past Saturday, suffering a heavy 104-86 home defeat to the Miami Heat as small 3-point underdogs. Playing on the second night of a back-to-back set, the Hornets ran out of gas and failed to bounce back from a narrow 102-101 Friday night’s home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Charlotte is now the No. 9 seed in the East. The Hornets (28-26; 31-23 ATS) trail the sixth-seeded Nets by two games. They’ve gone only 2-6 straight up and ATS in the last eight games overall and 1-5 SU and 0-5 ATS in the previous five showings at Spectrum Center.