At the other’s expense Monday night at Charlotte, the bottom feeders of the Eastern Conference have an opportunity to end losing streaks. 25 teams entered play Sunday with 20 or more victories to put the 19 combined wins of Washington and Charlotte in perspective. The Bobcats are mired in an 11-game losing streak – their second one to reach double digits in the compressed season, while the Wizards have dropped five straight and 10 of 11 heading into this matchup, while the Bobcats are mired in an 11-game losing streak.

Washington (12-44) has been idle since ending a stretch of games on back-to-back-to-back nights with a 110-98 defeat at New Jersey on Friday, although they are wrapping up a three-game road swing. The Wizards trailed by 13 after one quarter and allowed the Nets to shoot 56.3 percent. They never led in the game.

Slow starts are being outscored by an average of 7.8 points in the first quarter while averaging 21.8 points and they have plagued the Wizards during their current skid. Point guard John Wall thinks his team can build a foundation over the final 10 games. On Saturday, Charlotte (7-47) tied the third-worst record through 54 games in NBA history with its 116-96 home loss to Atlanta.

The Hawks shot 52.4 percent, since poor defense again was the Bobcats’ main undoing Saturday. The 11th time it gave up 110 or more points in regulation and it was the 21st time Charlotte has allowed an opponent to shoot 50 percent or better. Offensively, the Bobcats have rarely put together four good quarters. In at least one quarter in nine of their 11 losses in this losing streak, they have been held under 20 points.

Guard D.J. Augustin (knee tendinitis) missed a second straight game, therefore, Cory Higgins, though, provided a bright spot Saturday with a career-high 22 points. In a four-day span, two of Washington’s wins have come against Charlotte, including a 102-99 road victory Jan. 28 in the most recent meeting. After dropping six of the previous seven, the Wizards have won three straight overall between the teams.

The best NBA betting odds as per various sportsbook have Washington Wizards (13/16) and for Charlotte Bobcats (1).

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Philadelphia 76ers Dancers

The Charlotte Bobcats fighting to hold on to one of the bottom playoff spots visit a Philadelphia 76ers team struggling to get in.

The Charlotte Bobcats are beasts at home, but they struggle on the road. They are on a three-game winning streak, but all of those wins came at home.

The Bobcats are coming off of a 83-78 win last night over Miami that saw them come back from a 15-point deficit. Stephen Jackson led the team with 17 points and DJ Augustin grabbed 7 key points in the final stretch to give Charlotte the win.

Philly has lost six of their last seven SU. Thaddeus Young stepped scoring 32 points in the lone victory versus Toronto, but he and the rest of the 76ers couldn’t find an answer for the Pacers last night.

The 76ers currently sit in 10th place and they can’t afford to lose to a team like Charlotte if they still plan on making the playoffs.

Rookie Jrue Holiday is on a mini-tear scoring 21 points in two straight games. If he can continue contributing significant scoring he’d help the 76ers a lot in their drive for a playoff spot.

The Bobcats are 1-point NBA betting favorites and the over/under is 188.5 at betED.

Cappers Picks: 76ers

The Bobcats have a SU road record of 8-23 and the 76ers are good enough to grab the close win.

Betting Sports Review: Bobcats

The Bobcats are on a roll and should be able to out-run the 76ers.

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