Second best away team in the East to visit Charlotte!
Next night on 02/26/2022, the Charlotte Hornets and Toronto Raptors face off starting at 01:00.
The home side from North Carolina and the Canadians are playing their third duel of the season and the Raps have won both of the previous meetings, always by a difference of at least twelve points.
Charlotte Hornets – statistics & current form
The Hornets have failed to use their sting of late. Only one of the past ten league games could be played victoriously! However, it was very close twice recently: The penultimate game was lost only after overtime against Minnesota and the most recent game even after two extra time against Miami.
Head Coach James Borrego was also pleased with the performance of Miles Bridges in both games. The small forward always delivered a double-double in points and rebounds in the games. On the other hand, the games showed that the Hornets need to work on their clutch skills.
Six times this season, Charlotte has found itself in overtime, and they’ve always come up short in the end!
Toronto Raptors – Statistics & current form
The Ontario basketballers will be banking on their away strength in the upcoming encounter. Only three of their last ten away games have been lost and decent performances in away games can be seen regularly all season long.
Only Miami, Brooklyn and the Sixers have more wins away from home in the East than Head Coach Nick Nurse’s team. Most recently, they even won at home against the Timberwolves. An opponent that previously recorded seven home wins in a row. In addition, Gary Trent Jr. was able to compensate well for the absence of Fred VanVleet.
The 23-year-old recently set a season-high with 42 points against Houston and also scored an impressive 30 points in the last game before the All-Star Break. Especially the three-pointers are sitting well at the moment: As can be seen from a rate of 42.7 percent in February! In none of the previous months did Gary Trent Jr. show a higher value this season.
Furthermore, like the whole team, he seems to feel more comfortable away from home than at home. His scoring average in away games is 21.7 points, a full six points higher than his output at home in Scotiabank Arena.
Charlotte Hornets – Toronto Raptors Tip
Michael Jordan’s home franchise is not very successful at the moment, especially on home soil, as seven home losses in a row show. For the duel between the Charlotte Hornets and Toronto Raptors, however, the tip aims for more than 26.5 points and rebounds by Miles Bridges on the part of the hosts.
The small forward presented himself in a very stable form despite the many defeats of his team. As can be seen from the fact that he could not exceed the selected limit in points and boards in only one of the past six games!
