The Toronto Raptors and Charlotte Hornets close the book on their season series on Wednesday night with a matchup at Spectrum Center.
The pregame narrative: Charlotte’s offence has caught fire, so Toronto might be catching the team at the wrong time. The Hornets have also played the Raptors supremely tough this year, including a 25-point beatdown of the Raps last month.
Check out my Raptors vs. Hornets SGP predictions for Jan. 7, featuring prop bets on Kon Knueppel and Immanuel Quickley.
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Raptors vs. Hornets SGP
Parlay: Knueppel over 18.5 points | Hornets +4.5 | Quickley 15+ points (+360)
Knueppel over 18.5 points (-103): This seems like a great line for Knueppel, who has been on an absolute heater from 3-point range lately
- Over his past 11 games, the rookie is shooting 50.5% on 8.3 attempted 3s per game.
- From an overall scoring standpoint, he is 9-2 vs. this scoring prop in his past 11 games while averaging 22.8 points.
This stellar run has bumped Knueppel up to +600 in the NBA Rookie of the Year odds. That’s still a long way from Cooper Flagg (-1,000), but Knueppel is the only one within shouting distance of the Dallas forward.
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The Raptors are allowing the second-lowest 3PT% in the NBA, so you might think this is an unfavourable matchup for the 20-year-old from Duke. Think again.
Knueppel has 20+ points in all three games against Toronto so far, and he’s 13-for-26 from outside in those matchups.
On the season, Knueppel is averaging 19.5 PPG and is 22-13 vs. this prop.
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Hornets +4.5 (-148): Knueppel isn’t the only one in a groove for Charlotte right now. The team is buzzing — pun only partially intended — ever since its blowout win in Toronto back on Dec. 5.
From that night forward, Charlotte is 11-3 ATS with five outright wins as an underdog.
Zooming in even further, the Hornets have the No. 2 offensive rating in the NBA over their past 10 games.
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I know the Oklahoma City Thunder are slumping a bit right now, but let’s give the Hornets some respect. They just smoked the defending champs, 124-97, on the road as 15.5-point underdogs.
Charlotte is 2-1 SU (3-0 ATS) against Toronto this season, covering this line each time. I’m feeling good backing the red-hot Hornets with some cushion at home.
On its last road trip, Toronto lost two of three games straight up as a favourite.
Quickley 15+ points (-195): Quickley is Toronto’s most active shooter from 3-point range, and the Hornets allow the highest opponent 3PT% in the NBA (38.3). This is a matchup to capitalize on.
And Quickley has already done that, with 10-for-26 shooting (38.5%) in three matchups against Charlotte this season.
He’s also hit this points milestone in each of those games, finishing with 15, 22 and 31 points, respectively.
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Charlotte’s recent tear is based on great shooting, not great defence. Quickley has cashed this bet in 24 of 36 games on the season (66.7%) and should do so again tonight.
Raptors vs. Hornets SGP predictions made at 9:15 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2026.
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Jordan enjoys writing data-driven game previews and analysis articles — especially for MLB markets or NFL/NBA props. And as a proud Ohio University grad, he’ll always have a soft spot for college sports (especially if the Bobcats are involved). Previous stops include mlb.com, Sportsnet and The Athletic.