Detroit Pistons vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/14/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The Charlotte Hornets will play the Detroit Pistons at Spectrum Center on Wednesday.

The Pistons took the court against the Lakers and took a loss by a final of 124-117 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Pistons walked away with 19 and the Lakers finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They buried 11 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. Los Angeles shot 77.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 27 shots. On top of that, Los Angeles collected 42 rebounds (6 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Los Angeles recorded 31 assists and had 8 steals for this game. When discussing defending, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 54.8% from the floor on 46 of 84 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 40 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Pistons buried 14 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 82.4%. Detroit ended the contest with a 46.2% FG percentage (43 of 93) and buried 17 out of their 45 shots from distance.

Bojan Bogdanovic is one guy who came through for the matchup. He left the arena with 38 points on 12 of 22 shooting. He played 35 mins and collected 4 boards. Bogdanovic walked away from this one shooting 54.5% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Detroit comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 7-22 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 109.9 pts per contest (26th in basketball) while connecting on 44.6% from the field. The Pistons are shooting 34.5% on three-point shots (337 of 976) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Detroit is grabbing 42.4 boards per game and has accounted for 642 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 14.4 times per contest and as a group they commit 22.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Pistons are forcing 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.4 fouls. They currently rank 30th in the NBA in allowing assists with 745 relinquished so far this year. The Pistons are giving up a FG percentage of 48.6% (1,241 of 2,554) and they surrender 45.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrender 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 28th in basketball in points per game allowed (117.0).

For their last game, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 131-113 against the 76ers. The Hornets pulled down 30 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 15 times, while getting 12 steals for the contest. The 76ers earned 24 fouls for this contest which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 30 tries. They were able to knock down 26 of them for a rate of 86.7%. In reference to three-point attempts, Charlotte converted 11 out of their 30 attempts (36.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hornets finished 38 for 93 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.9%. The Hornets permitted the 76ers to bury 46 of their 83 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 55.4% in this game. They wrapped up this game 48.1% from distance by going 13 out of 27 and finished the contest at 26 of 32 from the free throw line (81.3%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Charlotte allowed Philadelphia to get 41 overall (9 offensive).

Kelly Oubre Jr. pitched in for the Hornets in this game. Oubre totaled 29 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this game. He knocked down 11 out of 23 in the game for a field goal percentage of 47.8%, and had 3 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 7-20 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hornets are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which ranks 28th in the NBA. Charlotte has accumulated 2,954 points on the season (109.4 per game) and they pull in 45.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.6 times per game (16th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest. The Hornets are responsible for committing 21.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.7% from the charity stripe.

The Charlotte defense allows 34.8% on 3-point attempts (323 of 929) and their opponents are making 79.6% of their free throw attempts. They allow 26.3 assists and 46.0 total boards per game, which has them ranked 26th and 28th in the NBA. The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 24th in basketball in PPG allowed with 116.2. They are forcing 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (23rd in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Charlotte and under the total points

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