Charlotte visits Washington, looks to end road losing streak

Charlotte Hornets (7-22, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (4-23, 15th in the Eastern Conference)

Washington; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hornets -2.5; over/under is 226.5

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte will try to stop its three-game road skid when the Hornets play Washington.

The Wizards are 3-3 against division opponents. Washington is 1-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Hornets are 0-7 in division play. Charlotte is 1-9 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 15.0 turnovers per game.

The Wizards average 107.4 points per game, 5.6 fewer points than the 113.0 the Hornets give up. The Wizards average 106.4 points per game, 15.8 fewer points than the 122.2 the Wizards allow to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonas Valanciunas is scoring 11.6 points per game and averaging 7.9 rebounds for the Wizards.

Brandon Miller is scoring 21.5 points per game and averaging 5.2 rebounds for the Hornets.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 2-8, averaging 106.8 points, 47.5 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 7.6 steals and 6.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.8 points per game.

Hornets: 1-9, averaging 104.0 points, 44.6 rebounds, 24.7 assists, 8.4 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.2 points.

INJURIES: Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Kyle Kuzma: day to day (ribs), Alex Sarr: day to day (back), Bilal Coulibaly: day to day (groin).

Hornets: Grant Williams: out for season (acl), Brandon Miller: day to day (ankle), Tre Mann: out (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.