Charlotte Hornets vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/12/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Bally Sports SE-CHA

The Charlotte Hornets (21-19) are en route to Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday where they will meet the Philadelphia 76ers (22-16).

The Hornets faced the Bucks and took home the win by a score of 114-106 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Hornets ended up with 25 and the Bucks accumulated 15 fouls. They also converted 12 of 37 tries from three-point range. Milwaukee walked away from this one shooting 92.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 24 of 26 shots. In addition, Milwaukee snagged 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Milwaukee distributed 53 dimes and had 21 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, Charlotte let their opponent shoot 38.9% from the floor on 35 of 90 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 4 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned 49 with 13 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hornets converted 10 of their 17 tries for a rate of 58.8%. Charlotte wrapped up the contest with a 44.4% field goal percentage (44 of 99) and made 16 of their 48 3-point attempts.

Terry Rozier is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up finishing with 28 points on 11 out of 19 shooting. He played for 34 minutes played and also collected 4 boards. Rozier walked away from this one shooting 57.9% from the floor and earned 4 assists.

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Charlotte comes into this one with a record of 21-19 on the season. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Charlotte is snagging 43.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,088 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Hornets are connecting on 37.9% on 3-pointers (574 of 1,513) and 73.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 115.5 pts per contest (2nd in the league) while shooting 46.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hornets are able to force 15.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 fouls. They rank 30th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,046 conceded this season. The Hornets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.6% (1,695 of 3,639) and they concede 48.2 boards per game as a unit. They give up 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 29th in basketball in points per game allowed (116.3).

In their last game, the 76ers went home victorious with a score of 119-100 against the Spurs. Concerning rebounding, Philadelphia allowed San Antonio to pull down 28 in total (11 offensive). They finished 30.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 of 30 and finished the contest at 15 of 20 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The 76ers allowed the Spurs to convert 38 out of their 92 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 41.3% for this contest. When the game finished, the 76ers went 45 out of 87 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.7%. When discussing 3-point shots, Philadelphia buried 8 of 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a clip of 77.8%. The Spurs committed 12 personal fouls in the game which got the 76ers to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The 76ers snagged 37 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 49 in the matchup.

Tobias Harris ended up being important for the 76ers for this game. Harris tallied 23 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 assists for the matchup. He converted 9 out of 12 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a record of 22-16 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the 76ers are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 12th in the league. Philadelphia has tallied 4,081 pts for the year (107.4 per game) and they pull in 42.2 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.9 times per contest (20th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest. The 76ers are responsible for committing 19.1 fouls every game and they go 81.7% from the charity stripe.

The Philadelphia defense allows 34.6% from downtown (446 of 1,288) and opponents are making 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 23.1 dimes and 45.6 rebounds per game, which is 8th and 20th in basketball. The 76ers on defense are ranked 8th in the league in points per game surrendered with 106.0. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the field (14th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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