[h=1]Charlotte Hornets at Portland Trail Blazers[/h][h=1]Pick: Hornets +6.5[/h]I really like the Hornets tonight with the return of Nic Batum and the potential return of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. They may be without Jeremy Lin in this one; however, if Kemba Walker can hang with Lillard I feel that it will be hard for the Blazers front court to really make a good enough impact for them to run away with this one. Batum is one of the best defenders in the league, and if he can limit McCollum the Blazers will be without many other options on the offensive end. The Hornets are the better defensive team, and they also beat the Blazers in their meeting earlier in the season back in Charlotte, so I think they cover the spread here getting a solid 6.5 points.
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