While Mark Williams can also send a shot away now and then, his work defensively mostly consists of crashing the boards. The Hornets' big hope at the five only returned from injury a few weeks ago, so going up against another future mainstay in the NBA should be a great test to see if he's fully back.

The Charlotte Hornets (8-28) and Utah Jazz (10-28) meet Wednesday at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the

Despite just eight wins, the Hornets are one of the league's best teams against the spread, as their 19-16-0 ATS record is good for the eighth-best. The Suns have only covered the Spread in 24 of their last 68 games (-23.30 Units / -31% ROI). Find more NBA betting trends for Hornets vs. Suns.

Decision comes 24 hours after Hornets’ scheduled game vs. LeBron James and Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night was postponed.

The Hornets’ five games on free TV will air on Cox Media Group-owned WSOC-TV and WAXN-TV (known as TV 64). WSOC will show the first free TV game Jan. 27, when the Hornets host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, and the last one March 3, when Charlotte takes on Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors.

The selected games are of note, too. The Hornets only have five games, but they're picking some iconic opponents to show. These teams may all be hard challenges, but fans watching