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Charlotte Hornets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/05/26

Updated: 10:54 AM ET Apr 05, 2026

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LLWWW	Last 5	WLWLL
42-36	Record	46-31
45-31-1	ATS Record	36-41-0
30-47	O/U Record	33-44

Hornets vs Timberwolves Pickswise Expert Predictions

Point Spread Pick

CHA Hornets -1.5(-110)

Reasoning

With only 4 games left, the Charlotte Hornets still have a chance to move up in the East standings to the #6 seed. They’ve put together an impressive 3-game win streak, looking very sharp on the offensive end before their trip to Target Center. They’ve actually had a decent track record against the spread in this building, covering 4 times in their last 5 visits. With only Moussa Diabate on the injury report, there won’t be a lack of optimism on the Hornets’ part ahead of this game.

Minnesota has hit a bit of a rough patch lately, especially on offense, where they’ve scored just 87, 108 and 103 points in 3 of their last 4 games. The absences of Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels are massive for them, as they don’t have much of a chance to make the Western Conference Finals without them.

The Timberwolves won the first meeting back in late October by 17 points, but so much has happened since that result that it’s hard to take anything from that game. The offense of the Hornets is too good right now. In order to beat this team, you have to bring your A-game on that end, and the Timberwolves are far from that at the moment. In case Ant Man does return here they’ll make it a close game, but in the end I think the Hornets are a better bet.

Hornets vs Timberwolves predictions: Charlotte Hornets -1.5 is available at time of publishing. Playable to -2.

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