Atlanta Hawks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/16/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Friday, December 16, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

Spectrum Center is the location where the Charlotte Hornets will attempt to beat the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.

The Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against the Magic and went home with a loss by a final score of 135-124 in their last game. Atlanta finished the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (44 of 88) and converted 12 of their 35 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Hawks knocked down 24 of 27 attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 30 assists for this contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 2 steals. When talking about the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 50.5% from the field on 47 of 93 shooting. Orlando earned 28 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. Moreover, Orlando collected 46 boards (14 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Orlando walked away from this one shooting 83.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 25 of their 30 attempts. They also buried 16 of their 36 shots from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Hawks finished with 21 while the Magic finished the game with 22 fouls.

De'Andre Hunter is one guy who was a major factor for the game. Hunter finished the game at 42.9% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and snagged 6 boards. He accumulated 25 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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Atlanta enters this game with a record of 14-15 this year. They turn it over 13.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.9 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling down 44.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 687 assists on the season, which is 14th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are shooting 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc (288 of 894) and 82.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 113.5 points per game (15th in the league) on 46.3% from the field.

On defense, the Hawks are able to force 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.9 fouls. They give up 34.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 20th in the league in points per game allowed (115.3). The Hawks are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.5% (1,219 of 2,564) and they concede 45.8 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 20th in basketball in giving up assists with 726 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last played, the Hornets took a defeat with a final score of 141-134 when they faced the Pistons. With respect to attacking the glass, Charlotte permitted Detroit to pull down 52 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 45.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 18 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 27 of 36 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Hornets permitted the Pistons to knock down 48 out of 93 tries from the field which had them at 51.6% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Hornets finished shooting 47 for 114 from the floor which had them shooting 41.2%. In relation to 3-pointers, Charlotte made 17 of their 51 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 23 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 79.3%. The Pistons committed 29 fouls for this game which got the Hornets to the free throw line for 29 tries. They coughed it up 5 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Hornets were able to snag 35 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 52 in the game.

Kelly Oubre Jr. ended up being important for the Hornets in the game. Oubre scored 28 points in his 40 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in the matchup. He buried 10 of 27 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 37.0%, and added 8 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 7-21 for the year. As an offense, the Hornets are connecting on 44.4% from the field, which ranks 29th in the league. Charlotte has totaled 3,088 pts for the campaign (110.3 per contest) and they average 45.5 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 24.4 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.1 times per game. The Hornets commit 21.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.0% from the free throw line.

The Hornets on defense are ranked 27th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 117.1. They are able to force 15.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (24th in the NBA). The Charlotte defense concedes 35.2% on 3-point shots (341 of 969) and opponents are knocking down 79.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 26.3 assists and 46.3 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 24th and 28th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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