The Toronto Raptors host the Charlotte Hornets on Monday following a successful road trip.
The latest: Look out, Toronto went 4-1 on the road and has now won seven of its last eight games. The Raptors are 8.5-point favourites against a Hornets squad that has dropped eight of its last 10 while playing awful defence.
Check out these Hornets vs. Raptors prop picks for the game on Nov. 17, featuring Scottie Barnes, Gradey Dick and Ryan Kalkbrenner.
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Hornets vs. Raptors prop picks
Best bet: Barnes over 23.5 points and assists (-130)
I backed Barnes to clear his rebound and assist total (o/u 13.5) on Saturday, which he smashed.
The forward logged 11 rebounds and six assists while adding 14 points in a blowout victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Barnes can do it all, and I want to specifically tap into his abilities as a scorer and passer tonight against a brutal defence.
- Charlotte is 26th in defensive rating and 27th in opponent field goal percentage.
- The Hornets are giving up 128.5 PPG on the road, which is the most in the NBA.
- They are giving up the second-most points (26.9) and most assists (5.9) on a per-game basis to power forwards, per Fantasy Pros.
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Barnes is running hot, averaging 18.8 points and 5.9 assists this month, and he's a near lock to play 30-plus minutes a night.
This is the perfect matchup for him to keep rolling.
Key stat: Barnes has 20+ points/assists in 10 of 13 games, clearing this line six times.
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Dick 2+ threes (+105): Dick hasn't cracked Toronto's starting lineup yet, and he's averaging career lows in points (7.5), threes (1.2), 3-point attempts (3.4) and 3-point percentage (34.1%).
That's not great.
But what is great is his matchup. Charlotte's defence ranks dead last in 3-point percentage (41.2%) and has allowed opponents to shoot 49.4% from deep over the past three games.
Dick is a pure shooter and should get a decent amount of run if this is a rout. And this line really isn't asking much.
He's also playing better lately, going 3-3 against this line in his last six games while shooting 39.1% from deep.
Kalkbrenner over 5.5 rebounds (-154): The Hornets are awful, but the rookie duo of Kon Knueppel and Kalkbrenner seem to be a promising part of their future.
I want to focus on Kalbrenner, the 7-foot-1, 256-pound centre out of Creighton.
He's helped establish Charlotte as one of the best rebounding teams in basketball, and he'll be the largest player whenever he is on the court. Kalkbrenner's size provides a solid rebounding floor to work with:
- 5+ rebounds in 10 of 12 games
- 6+ rebounds in eight of 12 games
- 7+ rebounds in six of 12 games
The Raptors are 19th in rebounding rate and give up 13.9 boards per game to centres. That's on the lower end of the spectrum, but Kalkbrenner is averaging a healthy 26.5 minutes, which should be enough time to cash this wager.
Hornets vs. Raptors prop picks made at 9:48 a.m. ET on Nov. 17, 2025.
