Hornets at Clippers: Two Slumping Teams Meet in L.A.

Neither team arrives in good shape. The Hornets are 4-8, 11th in the Eastern Conference, and have lost four of their last five. They are 1-4 on the road. They will also be without Dennis Schroder, who is out with a left hamstring strain.

The Clippers are 3-8 and sit fourth in the Pacific Division. They are 3-3 at home and have gone WLWLL over their last five. This is the first game of the season series, which starts Sunday at 4:30 PM ET at Intuit Dome.

Chirp's Sim leans toward the home side. It gives the Clippers a 54% chance to win across 10,000 simulations, with Charlotte at 46%. The Sim points to the Hornets playing without Schroder as the reason. Its most likely final is Clippers 111, Hornets 110, a one-point game.