Charlotte Hornets vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/19/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Monday, December 19, 2022

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Charlotte (+7)

The Sacramento Kings host the Charlotte Hornets at Golden 1 Center on Monday. Charlotte is 7-point underdogs. The total is set at 240.

The Hornets played the Hawks and took a loss by a final of 125-106 in their last game. Charlotte walked away from the game with a 39.8% field goal percentage (39 out of 98) and made 15 out of their 43 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Hornets knocked down 13 of 19 tries for a percentage of 68.4%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 43 with 15 of them being offensive. They also doled out 26 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding defending, Charlotte allowed their opponent to shoot 54.7% from the field on 41 out of 75 shooting. Atlanta doled out 25 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. In addition, Atlanta snagged 41 boards (4 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Atlanta shot 82.4% when shooting free throws by making 28 of 34 attempts. They knocked down 15 of their 29 attempts from downtown. Regarding fouls, the Hornets finished with 25 and the Hawks finished the game with 22 fouls.

LaMelo Ball is a player who had an impact in the game. Ball shot 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes. He was on the court for 33 mins played and also pulled down 2 boards. He scored 27 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Charlotte heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 7-22 for the season. They are averaging 110.1 pts per contest (25th in the NBA) while connecting on 44.3% from the field. The Hornets are hitting 32.4% on shots from 3-point land (306 of 943) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Charlotte is pulling in 45.4 boards per game and has accounted for 710 assists on the season, which has them ranked 21st in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 21.5 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hornets are able to force 15.5 turnovers per game and they draw 21.1 fouls. They are surrendering 35.7% from beyond the arc while they are 28th in the league in opponents PPG (117.3). The Hornets are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.0% (1,238 of 2,580) and they surrender 46.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 22nd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 760 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Kings got the win with a final of 122-113 against the Pistons. Concerning rebounding, Sacramento allowed Detroit to pull down 46 overall (14 offensive). They went 34.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 10 of 29 and ended up shooting 25 of 31 from the free throw line (80.6%). The Kings allowed the Pistons to bury 39 out of their 85 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.9% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Kings finished the game shooting 43 for 82 from the field which had them sitting at 52.4%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Sacramento made 12 of their 31 attempts (38.7%). They were able to bury 24 of them for a clip of 82.8%. The Pistons were called for 26 fouls in this contest which got the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Kings were able to snag 29 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the matchup.

De'Aaron Fox ended up being a factor for the Kings in the matchup. Fox totaled 24 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and earned 9 assists for this game. He made 9 of 19 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and had 5 rebounds.

Sacramento has a mark of 16-12 for the year. The Kings are responsible for committing 20.9 fouls per game while shooting 78.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 27.1 times per game (6th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.1 times per game. Sacramento has earned 3,298 points this year (117.8 per game) and they pull down 42.1 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Kings are shooting 48.8% from the field, which ranks 3rd in the league.

The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 21st in the NBA in points given up per game with 115.5. They have forced 14.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (25th in the league). The Sacramento defense allows 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (315 of 856) and opponents are making 81.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 24.6 assists and 42.3 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 12th and 7th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte (+7)

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