The last week of 2022 is going to start with 7 games in the NBA on Monday night. The last game today is going to be between Portland Trail Blazers and Charlotte Hornets. With 17 wins and 16 losses, the Trail Blazers are the 9th-best in the Western Conference while the Hornets are the 2nd-worst team in the Eastern Conference with just 9 wins and 24 losses. In this game, I'm taking Portland with the handicap.

The Blazers have lost the last 3 games but all of them were on the road. At home, Portland has 3 out of the last 4 games and overall this season, they have won 7 out of 13 home games. Per advanced stats, the Trail Blazers are the 8th-best team on offense (116.9), the 23rd-best on defense (112.9) with the 14th-best net rating in front of their fans. At home, Portland has covered the spread 8 out of 13 times and that is the 7th-best record in the league.

The Hornets currently are on 6 game road trip and this will be their 2nd to last game. Charlotte lost to the Nuggets and the Clippers while wins were secured against the Kings and Lakers. Per advanced stats, the Hornets are the 26th-best team on offense (108.4), the 22nd-best on defense (115.7) with the 26th-best net rating (-7.3). As an underdog this season, Charlotte has covered the spread just 48% of the time. Both teams are having an equal rest prior to this game, and the Hornets have covered the spread just 37% of the games in these situations.

After a loss this season, the Blazers have covered the spread 53% of the games while the Hornets have covered the spread just 25% of the games after a win. There's one impressive stat that gives Portland an advantage - the Blazers have won the last 14 meetings in Portland! The last time when the Blazers lost to Charlotte at home was in 2008! In those 14 games, Portland has won with at least 7 points 11 times.

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2022年的最后一周将从周一晚上的7场NBA比赛开始。今天的最后一场比赛是波特兰开拓者队和夏洛特黄蜂队。开拓者17胜16负，在西部排名第九，而黄蜂则是东部第二差的球队，只有9胜24负。这场比赛，我要带着障碍拿下开拓者。

开拓者最近3场比赛都输了，但都是在客场。在主场，开拓者在过去的4场比赛中赢了3场，总的来说，他们在本赛季的13场主场比赛中赢了7场。根据高级数据，开拓者在他们的球迷面前，在进攻端(116.9分)排名第八，防守端(112.9分)排名第23，净效率排名第14。在主场，开拓者在13次比赛中有8次成功防守，这在联盟中排名第七。

黄蜂目前有6场客场之旅，这将是他们的倒数第二场比赛。夏洛特输给了掘金和快船，而对国王和湖人则取得了胜利。根据高级数据，黄蜂在进攻端(108.4分)排名第26，防守端(115.7分)排名第22，净效率(-7.3分)排名第26。作为本赛季不被看好的球队，夏洛特的命中率只有48%。在这场比赛之前，两支球队都有相同的休息时间，而黄蜂在这种情况下只有37%的比赛覆盖了差距。

在本赛季输球后，开拓者队在53%的比赛中有防守，而黄蜂队在赢球后只有25%的比赛中有防守。有一个令人印象深刻的数据给开拓者带来了优势——开拓者在过去的14次交锋中都赢了!上次开拓者在主场输给夏洛特还是在2008年!在这14场比赛中，开拓者有11次至少得到7分。