ASA top play on 10* OVER 232.5 Charlotte Hornets @ Chicago Bulls, 8:10 PM ET - Both teams have incentive to play well tonight as they still have a chance to improve their playoff positioning. Charlotte has been one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA all season long allowing 1.137-points per possession which is 24th in the NBA. Chicago hasn’t been much better giving up 1.132PPP which is 21st worst in the league. Since the All-Star break both teams have been even worse yet allowing more than 1.163-points per possession. The Hornets allow 115PPG which is 26th in the NBA, allowing 46.6% shooting (20th) and 36.1% 3-point shooting which is 22nd. Chicago’s numbers look similar to the Hornets allowing 111.6PPG, 47.2% shooting by opponents and 36.5 3PT%. What both teams do well though is play fast and score points. The Bulls rank 3rd in team FG%, 5th in 3PT% and score over 111PPG. Charlotte is 4th in the NBA in scoring at 115PPG with the 10th best 3PT% shooting and 14th best overall FG%. Charlotte is coming off a game last night and in that scheduling situation they are 8-6 Over with those games averaging 239.4PPG. The Bulls are off 4 low scoring games but those came against 4 of the better defenses in the NBA. All the indicators say OVER here.