Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets 11/17/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports SE-CHA

Spectrum Center is the location where the Charlotte Hornets (8-7) will attempt to beat the Washington Wizards (10-3) on Wednesday.

The Wizards played the Pelicans and went home with a win by a final score of 105-100 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Wizards finished with 22 and the Pelicans finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They converted 11 out of their 21 attempts from downtown. New Orleans finished the contest at 85.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 29 of 34 attempts. On top of that, New Orleans pulled down 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. New Orleans earned 45 dimes and had 20 steals for the contest. Pertaining to the defense, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 40.5% from the field on 30 out of 74 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 3 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of rebounding, they earned 42 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wizards converted 17 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 68.0%. Washington finished having earned a 46.4% FG percentage (39 of 84) and converted 10 out of their 28 three-point attempts.

Spencer Dinwiddie is a guy who played a role in the matchup. Dinwiddie finished the game shooting 40.0% from the field and also dished out 9 dimes. He played for 34 mins played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 27 points on 8 of 20 shooting.

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Washington heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 10-3 this season. They average 108.4 pts per contest (16th in the league) while shooting 46.2% from the floor. The Wizards are connecting on 33.7% on three-point shots (139 of 413) and 79.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is collecting 47.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 304 assists on the campaign, which is 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.5 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Wizards are able to force 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 2nd in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 271 conceded for the campaign. The Wizards defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 42.4% (497 of 1,171) and they surrender 45.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 30.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 7th in basketball in points per game allowed (103.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets took home the win by a final score of 106-102 against the Warriors. The Hornets recorded 35 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 39 for the game. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 10 steals for the game. The Warriors were called for 15 fouls for this game which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to bury 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Charlotte knocked down 14 out of their 36 tries (38.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hornets finished shooting 42 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.7%. The Hornets permitted the Warriors to knock down 38 of 90 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.2% in this matchup. They finished 23.1% from distance by connecting on 9 of 39 and finished the contest at 17 out of 25 from the free throw line (68.0%). In regard to rebounding, Charlotte permitted Golden State to pull down 38 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Miles Bridges pitched in for the Hornets in the game. Bridges totaled 22 points in his 42 mins on the hardwood and had 3 assists in the matchup. He buried 9 of 16 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 8-7 so far this year. As an offense, the Hornets are shooting 44.9% from the floor, which ranks them 18th in the NBA. Charlotte has accounted for 1,699 pts for the season (113.3 per game) and they snag 44.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.9 times per game (4th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per contest. The Hornets are committing 18.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.4% from the free throw line.

The Hornets defensively are ranked 30th in the league in points given up per game with 115.1. They are able to force 16.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (23rd in the NBA). The Charlotte defense surrenders 34.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (206 of 601) and their opponents are making 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 26.2 assists and 49.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 29th and 29th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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