Charlotte Hornets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/26/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, December 26, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Charlotte (+6)

Moda Center is the location where the Portland Trail Blazers will play the Charlotte Hornets on Monday. Portland opens this contest as 6-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 238.5.

The Hornets took the court against the Lakers and earned the victory with a final of 134-130 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 21 and the Lakers recorded 19 fouls. They also knocked down 19 of 44 attempts from downtown. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 68.2% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of 22 attempts. In addition, Los Angeles pulled down 42 rebounds (12 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Los Angeles totaled 27 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. With respect to defending, Charlotte let their opponent shoot 52.2% from the floor on 48 out of 92 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists for the game as well as forcing 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they collected a total of 41 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Hornets buried 14 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Charlotte walked away from the game having earned a 55.3% field goal percentage (52 of 94) and made 16 of 41 3-point attempts.

P.J. Washington is a player who was a contributor in this game. Washington finished the game at 61.5% from the field and dished out 4 dimes. He saw the court for 31 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Charlotte heads into this contest with a record of 9-24 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 21.6 fouls per game. As a unit, Charlotte is pulling down 45.5 boards per game and has 817 assists for the campaign, which is 13th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Hornets are connecting on 32.6% on shots from distance (353 of 1,084) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.3 points per game (21st in the NBA) while connecting on 44.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hornets are forcing 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.4% from beyond the arc and they are 28th in basketball in PPG allowed (118.1). The Hornets are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.1% (1,415 of 2,942) and they relinquish 46.2 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 29th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 872 conceded for the campaign.

For their last game, the Trail Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 120-107 against the Nuggets. The Trail Blazers recorded 30 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 43 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Nuggets committed 19 fouls for this game which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a clip of 76.9%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Portland knocked down 9 of 35 tries (25.7%). When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers finished shooting 39 out of 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.8%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Nuggets to bury 47 out of 81 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 58.0% for the game. They shot 47.6% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 21 and ended up shooting 16 of 26 from the free throw line (61.5%). When discussing team rebounding, Portland allowed Denver to grab 38 overall (4 on the offensive side).

Damian Lillard was important for the Trail Blazers in the game. He knocked down 10 out of 22 for the contest for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and had 7 rebounds. Lillard had 34 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and earned 8 assists in the matchup.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 17-16 on the year. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 20.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.2 times per contest (20th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per game. Portland has totaled 3,695 points for the season (112.0 per game) and they average 42.9 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 47.6% from the field, which ranks 11th in the NBA.

The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 12th in the league in points given up per game with 112.0. They have forced 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the floor (21st in basketball). The Portland defense concedes 35.9% on shots from distance (386 of 1,075) and their opponents are knocking down 76.8% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.5 dimes and 41.4 rebounds every game, which is ranked 20th and 4th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland (-6)

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