Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 11/5/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The Charlotte Hornets welcome the Brooklyn Nets at Spectrum Center on Saturday.

The Nets faced the Bulls and went home with a loss by a final score of 108-99 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Nets ended up with 20 and the Bulls recorded 13 personal fouls. They also knocked down 12 of their 30 tries from beyond the arc. Chicago finished the game shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 21 shots. Additionally, Chicago collected 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 7 rejections. Chicago distributed 20 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. In reference to defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 43.8% from the floor on 39 out of 89 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 38 with 4 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Nets made 15 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 78.9%. Brooklyn walked away from the contest having earned a 48.6% field goal percentage (36 of 74) and made 12 of their 32 shots from downtown.

Kevin Durant is a player who was a major contributor for this game. Durant shot 56.3% from the field and also dished out 6 dimes. He was on the court for 38 mins and snagged 9 boards. He notched 32 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Brooklyn will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 2-6 this season. They have an average of 112.0 points per outing (21st in the league) while hitting 48.0% from the field. The Nets are hitting 33.8% on 3-pointers (88 of 260) and 80.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling in 38.9 boards per game and has racked up 200 assists on the season, which ranks 13th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.5 times per game and as a group they commit 23.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Nets are able to force 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.4 fouls. They are ranked 18th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 197 relinquished for the season. The Nets are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (338 of 719) and they relinquish 45.8 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 41.2% on 3-point shots while they are 25th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (118.8).

The last time they took the court, the Hornets took a loss by a score of 106-88 against the Bulls. The Hornets snagged 34 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 47 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 12 steals in this game. The Bulls committed 18 personal fouls for this contest which took the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 56.3%. When discussing 3-pointers, Charlotte knocked down 7 out of 32 attempts (21.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Hornets finished shooting 36 for 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.1%. The Hornets allowed the Bulls to convert 38 of 88 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.2% for the contest. They finished 45.2% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 31 and finished the contest at 16 out of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). Regarding team rebounding, Charlotte permitted Chicago to snag 51 in total (11 offensive).

Kelly Oubre Jr. was important for the Hornets in the matchup. He buried 9 out of 17 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and had 5 rebounds. Oubre earned 24 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the matchup.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 3-5 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hornets are shooting 46.1% from the field, which ranks them 18th in the NBA. Charlotte has tallied 907 points for the season (113.4 per contest) and they average 46.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.6 times per contest (7th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.1 times per game. The Hornets are responsible for committing 20.5 fouls every game and they go 70.9% from the free throw line.

The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 19th in the league in points per game surrendered with 114.5. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (9th in basketball). The Charlotte defense concedes 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc (88 of 277) and opponents are knocking down 81.6% of their foul shots. They concede 25.9 assists and 47.3 boards per game, which has them ranked 17th and 25th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte

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