Hawks at Hornets live stream: How to watch online

The Charlotte Hornets will host the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. Here is how to watch this Southeast Division rivalry NBA game online via live streaming.

It’s opening week in the NBA. There are 10 games on tap Friday night of your enjoyment. One of those games will be between Southeast Division rivals in the Atlanta Hawks (1-0) and the Charlotte Hornets (0-1).

Tipoff from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte will be at 7:00 p.m. ET on Oct. 20. FOX Sports Southeast will carry the Hawks telecast in the Greater Atlanta area. FOX Sports Carolina will carry the Hornets telecast in the Greater Charlotte area. The available live streams can be found on NBA League Pass and on FuboTV.

Atlanta won its 2017-18 opener on the road against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, 117-111. This might be a trying year for the Hawks, but they did look good at times against the Mavericks. Atlanta will be led by point guard Dennis Schroder and a myriad of youngsters this season, including first-round pick in power forward John Collins.

Charlotte lost its 2017-18 opener on the road against the Detroit Lions on Wednesday night, 102-90. The Hornets are seen by many as a team that should be good enough to make the Eastern Conference playoffs this spring. Charlotte has not made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons since coming back as a franchise originally as the Charlotte Bobcats.

Date: Friday, Oct. 20
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Venue: Spectrum Center
TV Info: FSSE, FSCR
Live Stream: NBA League Pass, FuboTV

According to SportsBook Review, the Hornets will be laying six points at home to the visiting Hawks. The associated moneylines for this game are Charlotte -245 and Atlanta +205. This game’s over/under comes in at a combined 202.5 points.

Being that this game is in Charlotte, the Hornets should be a favored by a few possessions over the rival Hawks in this one. It may not be a bad idea to take the Hawks getting points in this one. They played with great energy on Wednesday night in Dallas, wrecking the Mavericks’ season opener at home.

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Charlotte looked rough in its season debut up in Detroit. Maybe the Hornets play with more enthusiasm in front of the home crowd? They’ll need it against this surprisingly feisty Hawks. It will be interesting to see how these two Southeast Division rivals matchup, especially with Hornets center Dwight Howard squaring off with his former team.