Atlanta Hawks at Charlotte Hornets - 12/16/22 NBA Picks and Prediction

The Atlanta Hawks and the Charlotte Hornets duke it out at the Spectrum Center on Friday night.

The Atlanta Hawks have been in a major slump as they’ve lost eight of their last 11 games and they will be hoping to snap a two-game skid after getting routed by the Magic in a 135-124 road loss on Wednesday. DeAndre Hunter led the way with 25 points, six rebounds and three assists, Trae Young added 19 points with 16 assists while Bogdan Bogdanovic chipped in with 17 points off the bench. As a team, the Hawks shot 50 percent from the field and 12 of 35 from the 3-point line, but they weren’t switched on defensively and got absolutely torched in the first quarter by 50-22 which they could never overcome.

Meanwhile, the Charlotte Hornets have been in a slump of their own as they’ve lost seven of their last eight games and they will be aiming to arrest a six-game slide after falling short to the Pistons in a 141-134 overtime loss on Wednesday. Kelly Oubre Jr. led the team with 28 points on 10 of 27 shooting, Terry Rozier added 25 points, LaMelo Ball tallied 23 points with 11 assists while Jalen McDaniels chipped in with 21 points on seven of nine shooting off the bench. As a team, the Hornets shot just 41 percent from the field and 17 of 51 from the 3-point line as they rallied back from a 13-point deficit to extend the game, only to come up short in overtime where they allowed the Pistons to score the final nine points to steal the game from them.