This is an 8* play on the Washington Wizards.

We look for the hungry home side to find a way to get the job done at the end of the night. Washington is chasing the Hornets in the Southeast Division and has been hit hard by the injury bug, the team will be without the services of Bradley Beal and Nene once again: "We can't use (injuries) as an excuse," coach Randy Wittman said. "We just haven't been consistent in terms of night in and night out. Night in and night out, your shooting can change. You take shots and miss shots, but defensively, and effort-wise putting the commitment into it has to be every night." Charlotte also has a bunch of injuries to contend with though, including to big man Al Jefferson and guard Nicolas Batum. The Hornets would stop a two-game slide with a 109-99 OT win over the Raptors on Thursday, but the extended absence of Jefferson will prove to be too much in our opinion tonight, note that he's averaged 18.8 points and 10.9 boards in helping his team win six of the last eight in this series, including a 101-87 home decision on November 25th. So not only do the desperate Wizards play with revenge, but they can also actually play with confidence, because if history is any precedence, then the team has to be loving its chances here as Washington is 8-2 in its last ten division games dating back to last season and has won five straight at home vs. Southeast foes. Note that Charlotte is just 4-6 ATS on the road this year and only 2-4 ATS vs. division opponents, while Washington is 59-44 ATS the last three seasons in front of the home town crowd and 3-2 ATS vs. its division this year. Play on WASHINGTON.

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