Trail Blazers vs. Hornets: 2024 NBA Summer League Picks (Friday)

While the 2024-25 NBA season is still a few months away, basketball is back in a big way this summer. That’s right, it’s time for the 2024 NBA Summer League! The 2024 NBA Summer League figures to offer basketball fans a ton of action to take in. Games are televised on ESPN, and sportsbooks have odds available for betting. You know that we’ll have you covered throughout the 2024 NBA Summer League with picks for each and every game on the slate. Let’s take a look at our top odds, picks, and predictions for today’s 2024 NBA Summer League games. Below we dive into today’s 2024 NBA Summer League game: Trail Blazers vs. Hornets.

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Today’s 2024 NBA Summer League Best Bets: Trail Blazers vs. Hornets

Here are our top picks for today’s 2024 NBA Summer League action.

Trail Blazers vs. Hornets

Summer League play had been going very well for Charlotte before their last game vs. the Celtics. After an undefeated run in the California Classic, they got off to a solid start in Vegas with nice wins over the Knicks and Nuggets. But then they struggled on defense vs. the Celtics and lost their first game of the summer. Portland lost its first game in Vegas, a dismal outing vs. San Antonio, but bounced back with two-point wins over the 76ers and Wizards. The Hornets’ defense wasn’t bad against Boston; it just failed when the team needed it most. Against a solid offensive team like Portland, that could be an issue. But Portland’s defense has been found lacking this summer as well.

Pick: OVER 176.5 (-113) 

• Travis Pulver