Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/3/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards
Date: Monday, January 3, 2022
Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC
TV: NBC Sports Washington
The Charlotte Hornets (19-17) are on their way to Capital One Arena on Monday where they will play the Washington Wizards (18-18).
The Hornets played the Pacers and earned the victory with a final of 116-108 in their last contest. Charlotte ended the game having earned a 51.8% FG percentage (44 of 85) and converted 9 out of their 26 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Hornets converted 19 of their 32 shots for a percentage of 59.4%. When discussing getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 48 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 27 assists in this game as well as forcing 6 turnovers and having 12 steals. Pertaining to defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 41.9% from the field on 36 out of 86 shooting. Indiana doled out 45 assists and had 25 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Indiana had 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Indiana finished the contest at 65.5% when shooting free throws by burying 19 of 29 attempts. They also converted 17 out of their 45 attempts from 3-point land. In relation to fouls, the Hornets left the arena with 20 and the Pacers accounted for 18 fouls.
Terry Rozier is someone who played a role for this contest. Rozier ended up shooting 56.5% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and also grabbed 7 boards. He racked up 35 points on 13 of 23 shooting.
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Charlotte enters this contest with a record of 19-17 this year. They average 115.2 points per game (2nd in basketball) on 46.2% from the floor. The Hornets are hitting 37.9% on three-point attempts (511 of 1,350) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Charlotte is collecting 43.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 965 assists for the season, which is 3rd in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.9 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game.
On the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 30th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 937 surrendered on the campaign. The Hornets defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.7% (1,525 of 3,267) and they concede 48.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 30th in the NBA in opponents points per game (116.1).
When they last stepped on the court, the Wizards took a defeat with a final score of 120-119 against the Bulls. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Washington permitted Chicago to pull down 38 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 50.0% from 3-point land by shooting 17 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 25 from the free throw line (84.0%). The Wizards allowed the Bulls to make 41 out of their 84 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.8% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Wizards shot 46 for 87 from the floor which had them shooting 52.9%. Concerning 3-point shots, Washington knocked down 6 of 27 tries (22.2%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.8%. The Bulls committed 15 personal fouls for the game which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 9 steals in the matchup. The Wizards were able to corral 37 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in the game.
Bradley Beal was important for the Wizards in the game. Beal scored 27 points in his 43 minutes of playing time and tallied 17 assists in this matchup. He converted 8 of 20 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 2 rebounds.
Washington has a mark of 18-18 on the campaign. As an offense, the Wizards are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 6th in the NBA. Washington has scored 3,834 pts on the year (106.5 per contest) and they pull in 44.2 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 23.9 times per game (12th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game. The Wizards commit 19.2 personal fouls per game and they go 76.3% from the charity stripe.
The Wizards on defense are ranked 19th in the league in PPG given up with 108.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (15th in basketball). The Washington defense surrenders 34.6% from downtown (383 of 1,107) and their opponents are knocking down 80.0% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 22.7 assists and 44.8 boards every game, which ranks them 7th and 14th in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte
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