Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/19/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics (23-22) will take on the Charlotte Hornets (24-20) on Wednesday.

The Hornets faced off with the Knicks and notched a win by a score of 97-87 in their last game. Charlotte walked away from the contest having earned a 41.9% field goal percentage (36 of 86) and buried 14 out of their 39 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hornets converted 11 of their 17 shots for a rate of 64.7%. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 39 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 23 assists for this game as well as forcing 4 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to defense, Charlotte allowed 40.0% from the field on 32 out of 80 shooting. New York recorded 53 dimes and had 22 steals in this contest. On top of that, New York had 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 2 blocks. New York finished shooting 52.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 21 tries. They also converted 12 of their 34 attempts from downtown. In reference to fouls, the Hornets finished with 14 while the Knicks finished the game with 15 fouls.

Miles Bridges is a guy who was a major contributor in this game. He left the arena with 38 points on 14 out of 20 shooting. He played 39 minutes and totaled 12 rebounds. Bridges finished the game at 70.0% from the field and dished out 5 assists.

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Charlotte heads into this matchup with a record of 24-20 for the campaign. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a team are committing 19.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Charlotte is collecting 43.8 boards per game and has racked up 1,191 assists on the year, which ranks 3rd in basketball in terms of passing. The Hornets are connecting on 37.3% on 3-pointers (623 of 1,672) and 73.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 114.5 points per game (2nd in the league) while going 46.2% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hornets are able to force 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They rank 29th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,143 surrendered so far this year. The Hornets defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.5% (1,843 of 3,963) and they surrender 47.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 35.8% on 3-point attempts and they rank 29th in basketball in points per game allowed (114.8).

When they last played, the Celtics got the victory with a final of 104-92 against the Pelicans. With respect to rebounding, Boston permitted New Orleans to pull down 33 in total (8 offensive). They went 30.0% from downtown by shooting 9 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 18 from the free throw line (61.1%). The Celtics permitted the Pelicans to knock down 36 of 87 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.4% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Celtics shot 38 for 80 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.5%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Boston knocked down 10 of 32 attempts (31.3%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 90.0%. The Pelicans committed 11 fouls for this game which took the Celtics to the free throw line for 20 shots. They also gave up possession 14 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. The Celtics were able to snag 42 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 47 for this game.

Dennis Schröder ended up having an impact for the Celtics for this game. He knocked down 9 out of 16 in this game giving him a rate of 56.3%, and earned 5 rebounds. Schröder earned 23 points in his 41 minutes on the court and accounted for 9 dimes in this matchup.

Boston has a mark of 23-22 for the campaign. The Celtics are committing 18.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 81.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.6 times per contest (24th in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.2 times per game. Boston has scored 4,843 pts this season (107.6 per contest) and they average 45.8 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Celtics are connecting on 44.7% from the field, which is ranked 21st in the league.

The Celtics defensively are ranked 8th in the league in points given up per game with 105.7. They have forced 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the floor (6th in the league). The Boston defense concedes 34.4% on three-point shots (545 of 1,585) and their opposition makes 78.4% of their free throw attempts. They allow 21.9 dimes and 44.8 rebounds every game, which is 1st and 17th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston and under the total points

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