New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction: Will the Knicks have a hard time outplaying the Hornets again?

In the last five meetings at the legendary Madison Square Garden, Charlotte, if they lost to New York, it was only in overtime. In the upcoming game, will the Knicks have a hard time outplaying the Hornets again? Let's choose what to bet on the early match of the next game day of the NBA.

The Knicks have played two consecutive great home games. First, the team stopped the renewed superstar offense of the Los Angeles Clippers, conceding less than a hundred points - 111:97. The New Yorkers also missed a little more from Spurs, 126:105. The team is improving in defensive efficiency and currently ranks second in the respective rankings with 102.8 points allowed per game.

On offense, the Knicks are only 29th, scoring 107.1 points per game. This is largely due to a weak start to the season from Julius Randle. The forward is only making 31.6 percent of his shots from the field.

The Hornets have a pretty good, talented roster. However, the set of performers does not help the team to win for the second season in a row. They start the championship with 3-5, and it's unclear where they can add more. Charlotte is not bad offensively but very weak defensively - 122.4 points per game from opponents.

In the last game, the Hornets won, but the opponents were another outsider - Washington (124:117).

New York is the second defense of the starting segment of the championship. Charlotte, led by Lamelo Ball and Gordon Hayward, is in the top 10 in offensive efficiency but stumbled in matches with the Knicks and much stronger offenses. Boston, for example, scored just 104 points against Tom Thibodeau's team. Considering this point, we'll bet here on the total under. In addition, let's take the victory of New York. At the moment, the Knicks seem far superior to the Hornets in class.