Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 3/11/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Friday, March 11, 2022

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports SE-CHA

Smoothie King Center is the site where the New Orleans Pelicans (27-39) will compete against the Charlotte Hornets (32-35) on Friday.

The Hornets took the court against the Celtics and took a loss by a score of 115-101 in their last contest. Charlotte finished the contest with a 42.9% field goal percentage (36 out of 84) and converted 8 of their 32 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Hornets made 21 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they earned 46 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 18 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to go 49.5% from the field on 46 out of 93 shooting. Boston earned 47 dimes and had 30 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Boston collected 31 boards (16 offensive, 15 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Boston shot 78.6% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of 14 shots. They also made 12 out of their 37 attempts from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Hornets finished with 15 while the Celtics finished the game with 11 personal fouls.

P.J. Washington is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. Washington ended up going 58.3% from the field and earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 42 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Charlotte enters this one with a win-loss record of 32-35 this season. They have an average of 114.2 pts per contest (4th in the league) while hitting 45.8% from the field. The Hornets are shooting 35.7% on 3-point shots (917 of 2,569) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Charlotte is grabbing 45.2 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,816 assists for the campaign, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.0 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hornets have forced 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 28th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (114.9). The Hornets defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.4% (2,811 of 6,063) and they concede 47.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 30th in the league in giving up assists with 1,757 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Pelicans took a defeat with a final score of 108-102 when they played the Magic. In reference to how they rebounded, New Orleans allowed Orlando to snag 38 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 37.8% from distance by going 14 out of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 26 from the free throw line (84.6%). The Pelicans permitted the Magic to knock down 36 of their 76 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.4% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Pelicans finished the game shooting 41 out of 93 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.1%. In the matter of 3-pointers, New Orleans buried 7 of their 31 tries (22.6%). They were able to make 13 of them for a rate of 72.2%. The Magic were called for 18 personal fouls for this game which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 11 steals for the game. The Pelicans were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the contest.

Jonas Valanciunas pitched in for the Pelicans for the matchup. He converted 11 of 20 in this game for a rate of 55.0%, and had 15 rebounds. Valanciunas totaled 30 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 dimes in this contest.

New Orleans has a record of 27-39 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Pelicans are shooting 45.2% from the field, which has them ranked 23rd in basketball. New Orleans has accumulated 7,106 pts for the campaign (107.7 per contest) and they collect 45.4 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 24.9 times per game (10th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.3 times per game. The Pelicans are committing 20.0 fouls per contest while shooting 78.6% from the charity stripe.

The New Orleans defense concedes 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc (838 of 2,351) and opponents are making 78.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 23.8 dimes and 42.5 total rebounds per game, which is 10th and 3rd in basketball. The Pelicans on defense are ranked 14th in the league in points allowed per game with 109.4. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (20th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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