Charlotte Hornets vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 12/18/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Sunday, December 18, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is the site where the Denver Nuggets will attempt to beat the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday.

The Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and took a loss by a final of 141-134 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Hornets ended up walking away with 29 and the Pistons racked up 29 fouls. They also converted 18 of 40 tries from distance. Detroit finished 75.0% when shooting free throws by converting 27 of 36 attempts. Moreover, Detroit grabbed 52 rebounds (12 offensive, 40 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Detroit distributed 25 assists and had but finished the game with no steals. In relation to the defense, Charlotte allowed their opponent to shoot 51.6% from the field on 48 out of 93 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 52 with 17 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Hornets buried 23 of their 29 tries for a percentage of 79.3%. Charlotte ended the contest having earned a 41.2% FG percentage (47 out of 114) and made 17 out of their 51 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Kelly Oubre Jr. is one guy who played a role for the matchup. Oubre finished the game at 37.0% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He played 40 mins played and also collected 8 rebounds. He finished with 28 points on 10 out of 27 shooting.

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Charlotte heads into this one with a record of 7-21 for the year. They average 110.3 points per outing (25th in the league) while shooting 44.4% from the field. The Hornets are hitting 32.3% on 3-pointers (291 of 900) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Charlotte is grabbing 45.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 684 assists this year, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.1 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 21.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per game while drawing 21.0 fouls. They are ranked 23rd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 735 relinquished on the campaign. The Hornets defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.8% (1,197 of 2,505) and they concede 46.3 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 35.2% on shots from downtown and they are 27th in the league in points per game allowed (117.1).

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 141-128 when they faced the Wizards. The Nuggets were able to collect 38 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 45 in this matchup. They also turned it over 18 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Wizards were called for 28 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 35 shots. They were able to bury 29 of the free throws for a rate of 82.9%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Denver buried 4 out of their 16 attempts (25.0%). When all was said and done, the Nuggets went 54 out of 83 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 65.1%. The Nuggets allowed the Wizards to make 48 of 91 attempts from the floor which had them at 52.7% in this matchup. They went 48.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 19 of 39 and ended up going 13 of 23 from the free throw line (56.5%). When discussing how they rebounded, Denver allowed Washington to snag 24 in total (4 offensive).

Nikola Jokic ended up being a major contributor for the Nuggets for the game. He buried 17 out of 20 for the matchup for a rate of 85.0%, and had 14 rebounds. Jokic tallied 43 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 8 assists for this contest.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 17-10 for the campaign. The Nuggets are committing 19.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.1 times per game (2nd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per game. Denver has scored 3,131 pts this year (116.0 per game) and they grab 43.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Nuggets are shooting 50.8% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in the league.

The Denver defense gives up 37.0% from downtown (348 of 940) and their opposition makes 75.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 26.3 dimes and 39.4 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 27th and 1st in the league. The Nuggets on the defensive side of the court are 18th in the league in PPG allowed with 114.3. They are able to force 13.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (29th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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