Charlotte Hornets vs New York Knicks Prediction, 10/26/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks will try to beat the Charlotte Hornets at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.

The Hornets faced off with the Hawks and took home the win by a score of 126-109 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Hornets ended up walking away with 24 while the Hawks totaled 21 fouls. They also converted 8 of 35 attempts from 3-point land. Atlanta walked away from this one shooting 82.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 23 of their 28 attempts. Additionally, Atlanta had 45 rebounds (16 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Atlanta earned 23 assists and had 8 steals in this game. In terms of defense, Charlotte allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the field on 39 out of 95 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 52 with 14 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Hornets converted 21 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Charlotte ended the game having earned a 52.2% FG percentage (47 of 90) and made 11 of 26 shots from downtown.

Nick Richards is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. Richards finished shooting 100.0% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played for 20 minutes and snagged 11 rebounds. He ended up with 20 points on 9 of 9 shooting.

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Charlotte comes into this game with a win-loss record of 2-1 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 22.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Charlotte is grabbing 46.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 84 assists for the year, which is 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Hornets are hitting 41.6% on three-point shots (37 of 89) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 122.3 points per outing (3rd in basketball) while hitting 49.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are surrendering 25.3% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 15th in the league in opponents points per game (111.7). The Hornets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.8% (121 of 283) and they relinquish 47.3 boards per game as a group. They are 8th in the NBA in giving up assists with 68 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Knicks got the win with a final of 115-102 when they played the Magic. In reference to rebounds, New York permitted Orlando to collect 41 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 20.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 of 35 and finished the contest at 23 of 27 from the charity stripe (85.2%). The Knicks allowed the Magic to convert 36 of 86 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 41.9% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Knicks finished the game shooting 43 for 93 from the field which had them sitting at 46.2%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, New York made 11 out of their 37 tries (29.7%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.0%. The Magic had 23 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Knicks were able to corral 32 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards totaling 50 in the game.

Julius Randle ended up being a factor for the Knicks for the game. Randle totaled 25 points in his 34 mins of playing time and added 4 dimes for this game. He made 10 out of 19 for the matchup giving him a rate of 52.6%, and had 12 rebounds.

New York has a mark of 2-1 this year. When it comes to offense, the Knicks are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which is 18th in basketball. New York has accounted for 357 pts for the year (119.0 per contest) and they pull in 51.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.0 times per contest (11th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.7 times per contest. The Knicks are committing 25.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.3% from the free throw line.

The New York defense allows 27.3% on 3-point attempts (33 of 121) and their opposition knocks down 68.3% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 22.3 assists and 51.3 rebounds per game, which is 8th and 27th in the league. The Knicks defensively are ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG given up with 107.7. They have forced 14.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the floor (2nd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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