A look at the NBA matchup in Charlotte Tuesday night

This Tuesday's NBA betting action gets underway with an Eastern Conference tilt between the Brooklyn Nets and the Charlotte Hornets in a 7 p.m. (ET) tip at the Spectrum Center. VietBet has opened the Hornets as 10.5-point home favorites and the betting line for the total has been set at 218.

The Nets continue to ride out the string in a lost season that includes just two straight-up victories on the road as part of an overall record of 9-42. They have gone 10-11-3 against the spread in 24 previous road games this season and the total has gone OVER VietBet's closing line in three of their last five games on the road. Brooklyn brings a SU nine-game losing streak into this game while going 2-7 ATS.

It is not to say that tanking has become a way of life for Brooklyn, but it has now failed to score more than 97 points in each of its last four games as opposed to a season scoring average of 105.1 points per game. Brook Lopez continues to be the lone bright spot on this team with 20.3 PPG and he hit that average in Sunday's 103-95 loss at home against Toronto. The Nets are dead last in the league in points allowed (114.2).

The betting line hasheld steady since the opening odds were posted, and the current NBA basketball betting odds posted on this game by Elite-rated Vietbet has Hornets as huge home favorites.

Brooklyn Nets      (+10.5) -110
Charlotte Hornets (-10.5) -110

Over 219 points (-110)
Under 219 points (-110) 

The Hornets' current SU slide reached seven games with Saturday's 105-98 loss to Utah on the road as eight-point underdogs on the closing line posted at VietBet. This was the first time that Charlotte covered a spread in its last eight contests. The total went OVER 197.5 points in that game and it has gone OVER in four of its last five games. The Hornets have gone 15-10 SU at home this season with a 12-13 record ATS.

Kemba Walker has been Charlotte's leading scorer this year with an average of 22.8 PPG, but he has only managed to score a combined 25 points in his last two starts. He went just 6-for-17 in Saturday's loss to the Jazz as opposed to hitting an average of 45.4 percent of his shots from the field. The Hornets rank 17th in the NBA in scoring with 105.1 PPG and they are allowing an average of 104.3 points at the other end of the court.

Charlotte failed to cover VietBet's 12-point spread the last time these two met at the Spectrum Center just a few weeks back in a 112-105 win, but I am going to lay the 10.5 points this time around in what comes down to an almost must-win for the home team.

Vietbet.eu is your international headquarters for the best in NBA betting action, offering sports wagering in English, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Spanish.