San Antonio at Charlotte

The Hornets have won five in a row. But on closer inspection, that winning streak isn't as impressive as it may seem because it came against the Mavericks, Grizzlies, 76ers without Joel Embiid, Wizards, and Magic. San Antonio is Charlotte's toughest opponent in more than three weeks. The Spurs are 32-15. The Hornets are seven games below .500 and are returning home after consecutive road games played this past Wednesday and Thursday. The Hornets are playing for the third time in four days, and this is an early start. The Spurs have been idle since Wednesday. The Hornets turn the ball over 15.7 times per game, third most in the NBA. San Antonio can exploit that with its excellent guard trio of Stephon Castle, De’Aaron Fox, and Dylan Harper. The Hornets are going to struggle in the paint, too, against the Spurs, who have 7-foot-4 center Victor Wembanyama patrolling the middle. Take the Spurs.