Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/8/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports SE-CHA

The Brooklyn Nets (32-33) are headed to Spectrum Center on Tuesday where they will compete against the Charlotte Hornets (32-33).

The Nets faced the Celtics and took a loss by a score of 126-120 in their last contest. Brooklyn finished the game having earned a 50.6% field goal percentage (45 out of 89) and made 12 out of their 27 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Nets knocked down 18 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they collected 45 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 24 dimes in the matchup as well as creating 7 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about the defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to go 48.2% from the floor on 40 of 83 shooting. Boston totaled 37 dimes and had 25 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Boston collected 27 rebounds (10 offensive, 17 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Boston went 76.3% when shooting free throws by making 29 of 38 tries. They made 17 out of their 36 shots from three-point range. Regarding fouls, the Nets walked away with 26 and the Celtics accounted for 10 fouls.

Kevin Durant is one player who came through for the contest. He had 37 points on 12 out of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and also totaled 6 rebounds. Durant shot 57.1% from the floor and dished out 8 dimes.

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Brooklyn enters this contest with a win-loss record of 32-33 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 13.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Brooklyn is collecting 44.3 boards per game and has accounted for 1,605 dimes for the campaign, which is 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Nets are shooting 35.2% on three-point attempts (726 of 2,064) and 80.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 110.8 pts per game (12th in basketball) while shooting 46.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Nets are forcing 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 12th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,561 surrendered for the season. The Nets defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.4% (2,659 of 5,854) and they concede 44.6 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 34.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 20th in the NBA in opponents PPG (111.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Hornets walked away with a victory by a final of 123-117 when they played the Spurs. The Hornets were able to snag 39 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 50 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Spurs committed 10 fouls for this game which took the Hornets to the free throw line for 29 attempts. They were able to convert 23 of them for a rate of 79.3%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Charlotte made 16 of their 42 tries (38.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Hornets shot 42 for 91 from the field which had them sitting at 46.2%. The Hornets allowed the Spurs to bury 45 out of their 98 tries from the field which left them shooting 45.9% for the contest. They finished 29.7% from 3-point land by going 11 of 37 and finished the game at 16 of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Charlotte allowed San Antonio to pull down 38 in total (13 offensive).

Terry Rozier ended up being a factor for the Hornets in this game. Rozier racked up 31 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 6 assists for the contest. He knocked down 10 out of 18 for the game for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 32-33 on the season. The Hornets commit 20.0 fouls every game while shooting 73.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 27.3 times per contest (2nd in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per contest. Charlotte has totaled 7,428 points on the campaign (114.3 per game) and they snag 45.2 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hornets are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which is 17th in the league.

The Charlotte defense gives up 35.5% on 3-point attempts (899 of 2,533) and opponents are knocking down 76.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 26.1 dimes and 47.9 boards every game, which ranks 29th and 29th in the league. The Hornets defensively are ranked 28th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 114.6. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the field (20th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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