Charlotte Hornets vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 12/19/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Sunday, December 19, 2021

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports SE-CHA

Odds/Point Spread: Charlotte (+8)

The Phoenix Suns (23-5) host the Charlotte Hornets (16-15) at Footprint Center on Sunday. Charlotte opens as 8-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total has been set at 226.

The Hornets faced the Trail Blazers and took a loss by a score of 125-116 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Hornets walked away with 19 while the Trail Blazers totaled 15 personal fouls. They also buried 21 out of their 47 attempts from distance. Portland walked away from this one shooting 88.9% from the free throw line by converting 16 of 18 tries. On top of that, Portland snagged 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Portland earned 41 dimes and had 27 steals in this contest. When discussing defending, Charlotte let their opponent shoot 51.8% from the floor on 44 of 85 shooting. They also doled out 29 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 38 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Hornets knocked down 15 of 18 tries for a rate of 83.3%. Charlotte finished the game having earned a 47.8% FG percentage (44 out of 92) and converted 13 of 37 shots from distance.

LaMelo Ball is someone who had an impact for the contest. Ball finished the game shooting 64.7% from the field and also earned 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins played and also collected 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 27 points on 11 out of 17 shooting.

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Charlotte comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 16-15 on the year. They currently have an average of 115.6 pts per contest (2nd in the league) while going 46.5% from the field. The Hornets are shooting 38.6% on 3-point shots (443 of 1,148) and 74.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Charlotte is grabbing 43.4 rebounds per game and has 824 assists for the campaign, which is 1st in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers every game and they draw 19.4 fouls. They currently rank 30th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 813 conceded for the year. The Hornets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (1,325 of 2,807) and they concede 47.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 35.7% on 3-pointers and they are 30th in the league in points per game allowed (116.6).

When they last played, the Suns got the win with a final of 118-98 when they played the Wizards. The Suns earned 38 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 47 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while earning 9 steals for this game. The Wizards committed 16 personal fouls for the contest which took the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They were able to make 25 of the free throw tries for a rate of 96.2%. In the matter of three-point shots, Phoenix converted 9 out of their 29 attempts (31.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Suns went 42 out of 79 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.2%. The Suns allowed the Wizards to convert 40 of their 82 tries from the floor which had them at 48.8% for this game. They finished 28.6% from downtown by going 6 out of 21 and finished the game at 12 out of 19 at the charity stripe (63.2%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Phoenix permitted Washington to grab 26 in total (6 on the offensive side).

JaVale McGee was important for the Suns in this contest. McGee scored 17 points in his 16 mins of playing time and earned 2 dimes in the game. He converted 6 out of 8 for the matchup for a rate of 75.0%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Phoenix has a mark of 23-5 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Suns are hitting on 47.5% from the floor, which is 2nd in the league. Phoenix has 3,109 pts on the season (111.0 per game) and they collect 45.4 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 26.0 times per game (4th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per game. The Suns have committed 19.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 79.1% from the charity stripe.

The Phoenix defense surrenders 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (325 of 947) and their opponents are making 73.3% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 22.5 dimes and 45.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 7th and 20th in basketball. The Suns are ranked 4th in the league in points given up per game with 104.5. They are able to force 15.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (4th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix (-8)

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