Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets Preview: NBA, 30 October

Wizards vs Hornets form and standings

Charlotte are sixth in the East at 3-2, with 505 points scored and 541 conceded. Washington are tenth at 2-3, with 568 scored and 579 conceded. The Wizards score more, but both teams are conceding more than they score.

Recent form is mixed for both sides. Washington's last five, most recent first, read LLWLW, while Charlotte's read LWWLW. The Hornets have won three of those five, the Wizards two, and each lost its latest game.

Home and away numbers this season

Washington have played nine games, with a home win rate of 0.500 and an away rate of 0.400. At home they score 116.5 points per game and concede 116.8, so their games tend to be high scoring and tight.

Charlotte's win rate is 0.600 at home and 0.250 on the road. Away from home they average 97.5 points scored and 107.5 conceded, a clear gap on the defensive side. Last season the picture was very different: Washington won 26.2% of home games and conceded over 124 per game, while Charlotte won around half of theirs both home and away. Early-season samples are small, so treat the contrast with caution.

Injury news and team news

Washington are without Tristan Vukcevic (hip) and Jamir Watkins (knee). Tre Johnson (Achilles) is flagged as questionable or day-to-day, and Justin Champagnie (foot) is listed out by one source. Charlotte are missing Kylan Boswell (knee), while Kon Knueppel (hamstring), Coby White (calf) and Grant Williams (hamstring) are day-to-day. Dennis Schroder is listed as a game-time decision with a foot problem on one ESPN page.

Sources disagree on some statuses and return dates, so check the latest reports closer to tip-off. There is no recent head-to-head history beyond the October 26 meeting in our data, and no integrity concerns have been reported for either side.

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