Charlotte Hornets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 11/18/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Friday, November 18, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Charlotte Hornets are traveling to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Friday where they will go up against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Hornets took the court against the Magic and took home the win by a score of 112-105 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Hornets finished with 23 and the Magic racked up 18 fouls. They made 14 out of their 36 attempts from downtown. Orlando finished the game shooting 82.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 23 attempts. Furthermore, Orlando snagged 48 boards (22 offensive, 26 defensive) and earned 7 blocked shots. Orlando dished out 23 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. Regarding the defense, Charlotte allowed 40.9% from the field on 36 out of 88 shooting. They also doled out 22 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 22 turnovers and earning 15 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they collected 37 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hornets made 21 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. Charlotte walked away from the contest having earned a 47.7% FG percentage (42 of 88) and converted 7 out of their 35 3-point shots.

Mason Plumlee is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. Plumlee finished the game at 88.9% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He played for 31 mins and snagged 10 rebounds. He left the arena with 18 points on 8 out of 9 shooting.

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Charlotte comes into this matchup with a record of 4-11 for the season. They turn it over 14.8 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 21.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Charlotte is pulling down 44.7 boards per game and has racked up 383 assists this season, which ranks 4th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Hornets are connecting on 32.1% from downtown (159 of 496) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 108.9 points per game (25th in basketball) while hitting 44.8% from the field.

On defense, the Hornets are forcing 15.2 turnovers every game and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They are 26th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 389 surrendered on the campaign. The Hornets are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.3% (623 of 1,346) and they concede 46.9 boards per contest as a group. They concede 33.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 18th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.1).

In their last game, the Cavaliers took a defeat with a final score of 129-124 against the Timberwolves. The Cavaliers corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 40 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 10 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Timberwolves committed 30 fouls in this matchup which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 39 tries. They were able to knock down 27 of them for a percentage of 69.2%. Regarding three-point attempts, Cleveland buried 17 of their 34 tries (50.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cavaliers ended up going 40 for 89 from the field which had them shooting 44.9%. The Cavaliers permitted the Timberwolves to bury 46 of their 82 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 56.1% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 50.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 12 of 24 and ended up going 25 of 34 at the free throw line (73.5%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Cleveland permitted Minnesota to snag 47 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Darius Garland ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers in the game. Garland accumulated 51 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and earned 6 assists for the game. He made 16 out of 31 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 51.6%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 8-5 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Cavaliers are connecting on 47.4% from the field, which is ranked 10th in basketball. Cleveland has 1,508 pts on the campaign (116.0 per game) and they grab 44.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.0 times per game (13th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per game. The Cavaliers have committed 20.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 79.2% from the charity stripe.

The Cleveland defense allows 37.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (154 of 413) and their opposition makes 76.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 23.8 assists and 39.1 boards per contest, which ranks 11th and 1st in basketball. The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG given up with 108.9. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (17th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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