Brooklyn (0-0) vs Charlotte (0-0)
October 22, 2025 at 07:00 PM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Charlotte -5.5 — Over/Under: +228.5
The Brooklyn Nets travel to the Spectrum Center to battle the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. Here’s a Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction. This article will include a Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets Pick.
Brooklyn Nets Betting Preview
The Brooklyn Nets are coming off a really experimental type of season where they won just 26 games and used a total of 44 different starting lineups. The Nets were never truly a threat to make any noise in the postseason, but there were some bright spots in an otherwise disappointing season. Still, it’s unrealistic to expect anything but another rebuilding year for them, as they have stuck with their young roster and used all of their first round picks to draft more talented rookies to add to their squad.
Only two players featured in more than 63 games last season, one of them being Keon Johnson, who has since been traded along with D’Angelo Russell, Trendon Watford and Cam Johnson. In terms of team additions, the Nets acquired Michael Porter Jr, Terance Mann and Haywood Highsmith while re-signing Tyrese Martin, Day’Ron Sharpe, Cam Thomas, Jalen Wilson and Ziaire Williams. As a team, the Nets scored just 105.1 points per game while shooting 43.7 percent from the field and 34.4 percent from the 3-point line.
Charlotte Hornets Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the Charlotte Hornets were able to tally up just 19 wins last season as they were seriously hampered by lengthy injuries to key players like LaMelo Ball who played just 47 games and Brandon Miller who played just 27 games. Despite such a disappointing season, there is reason to believe that the Hornets will enjoy a bounce-back season as they were busy in the offseason to nab Collin Sexton, Pat Connaughton, and Mason Plumee.
They also drafted Kon Knueppel with the fourth overall pick. Seth Curry, DaQuan Jeffries, Josh Okogie, Vasilije Micic and Jusuf Nurkic were all shipped away. This will surely be another developmental year for this young squad, but I like their chances of eclipsing the 30-win mark if they can stay healthy, unlike last season. As a team, the Hornets scored 105.1 points per game while shooting 43.0 percent from the field and 33.9 percent from the 3-point line.
Why the Charlotte Hornets will win
- The Nets have lost each of their last 10 road openers as underdogs.
- The favorites have won 15 of the Hornets’ last 16 games.
- The Hornets have covered the spread in each of their last four season openers.
- The Nets have failed to cover the spread in five of their last six games.
Why the Brooklyn Nets will win
- The Hornets have lost each of their last five games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The underdogs have won each of the Nets’ last three games at Spectrum Center.
- The Hornets have failed to cover the spread in each of their last nine games as favorites.
- The Nets have covered the spread in each of their last four games as road underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Nets’ last four games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.
- Four of the Hornets’ last five games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.
Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction
The Hornets are a little shorthanded to start the season, with Grant Williams and Josh Green both out injured without a timetable for return, while the Nets will be missing Haywood Highsmith at least for another eight weeks. Expectations are low for both teams once again, but there is a little more to like about the Hornets, who have opened as favorites at home for this matchup.
You couldn’t back either side with too much confidence, but while I like the Hornets to draw first blood and escape with the win at home. I don’t see much value with them as favorites this early in the season. Give me the Nets to escape with the cover in a game they could win outright.