Hornets' offensive glass meets a Wizards defense 29th on the boards

The Charlotte Hornets (3-2) and Washington Wizards (2-3) meet Friday, Oct. 30, at 7:00 PM ET, with the league's second-best offensive rebounding team facing the 29th-ranked defensive rebounding team.

Charlotte's offensive rebound percentage is 32.6, and it needs the extra possessions: the Hornets' offensive rating of 102 is 29th and their effective field goal percentage of 49.5 is 27th. Washington's defensive rebound percentage of 67.5 means many of those misses come back to Charlotte.

The Wizards have their own edge. Their offensive rating of 110.8 is 12th, and their turnover percentage of 12.3 is eighth. Charlotte's turnover percentage of 16.6 is 29th, but Washington forces few turnovers, ranking 27th.

Brandon Miller scores 25.6 points a game for Charlotte while shooting 39% from the field. Moussa Diabate averages 9.4 rebounds, 5.4 of them offensive. For Washington, Trae Young hands out 10.4 assists and Anthony Davis adds 21.8 points and 8.4 rebounds.

Charlotte is short-handed. Kon Knueppel (31.4 minutes a game) and Coby White (24.2) are out, and both have a listed return of Monday, Nov. 2. Dennis Schroder, the Hornets' assist leader at 4.6, is questionable. Washington's Jamir Watkins is out, and Tre Johnson is questionable.

Charlotte won the first meeting 110-103 on Monday, Oct. 26. The Hornets then lost 97-89 at Detroit, while Washington fell 121-111 at Cleveland, its second straight loss.

Sportsbooks' prices give Washington a 53% chance to win. Keel's projection, built from the players available, has the Wizards at 51%.