Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/31/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, December 31, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

Odds/Point Spread: Brooklyn (-9)

The Brooklyn Nets are traveling to Spectrum Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte is 9-point underdogs. The over/under is set at 228.

The Nets took the court against the Hawks and notched a win by a score of 108-107 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Nets walked away with 18 while the Hawks totaled 14 personal fouls. They converted 8 of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. Atlanta walked away from this one shooting 68.2% from the free throw line by converting 15 of 22 attempts. Furthermore, Atlanta grabbed 47 boards (11 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 13 blocks. Atlanta earned 22 assists and had 5 steals for this game. Pertaining to defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 43.3% from the field on 42 of 97 shooting. They also doled out 22 dimes while forcing 3 turnovers, but didn't record a steal for the team. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected 47 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Nets knocked down 14 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. Brooklyn finished with a 50.6% field goal percentage (42 out of 83) and converted 10 of 26 three-point attempts.

Kyrie Irving is someone who was important in the game. He finished with 28 points on 11 of 22 shooting. He played for 37 mins played and snagged 5 rebounds. Irving ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 8 assists.

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Brooklyn comes into this game with a mark of 23-12 for the season. They currently have an average of 114.3 pts per contest (15th in basketball) while connecting on 51.0% from the field. The Nets are connecting on 39.0% on shots from beyond the arc (424 of 1,086) and 80.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Brooklyn is pulling down 40.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 925 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 22.0 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Nets are able to force 14.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They are 5th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 799 surrendered this year. The Nets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.5% (1,399 of 3,074) and they relinquish 43.0 boards per contest as a group. They relinquish 37.0% from beyond the arc and they rank 7th in basketball in opponents points per game (111.2).

In their last game, the Hornets got the victory with a final of 121-113 when they faced the Thunder. When talking about team rebounding, Charlotte permitted Oklahoma City to grab 41 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 30.6% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 of 36 and ended up shooting 18 of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Hornets allowed the Thunder to make 42 out of their 99 tries from the field which had them sitting at 42.4% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Hornets finished 46 out of 84 from the field which had them sitting at 54.8%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Charlotte buried 10 of their 32 attempts (31.3%). They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 65.5%. The Thunder were called for 27 fouls for the contest which took the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They also gave up possession 17 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Hornets were able to collect 40 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 52 in the game.

LaMelo Ball ended up having an impact for the Hornets for this contest. He made 9 out of 15 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 10 rebounds. Ball had 27 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 9 dimes for the game.

Charlotte has a mark of 9-26 on the campaign. The Hornets commit 21.5 fouls every game and they hit 74.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.7 times per contest (15th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per contest. Charlotte has 3,891 points on the season (111.2 per contest) and they grab 45.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hornets are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 30th in the NBA.

The Hornets defensively are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 118.0. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.0% from the floor (24th in the league). The Charlotte defense allows 36.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (443 of 1,232) and their opponents are making 78.4% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 26.6 assists and 46.3 boards per game, ranking them 29th and 29th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte (+9)

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