New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/9/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Friday, December 9, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The New York Knicks are traveling to Spectrum Center on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Charlotte Hornets.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Hawks and earned the victory with a final of 113-89 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Knicks ended up walking away with 23 while the Hawks finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They also made 6 out of their 36 attempts from beyond the arc. Atlanta walked away from this one shooting 79.2% at the free throw line by converting 19 of their 24 attempts. Furthermore, Atlanta grabbed 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Atlanta distributed 16 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. In the matter of the defense, New York let their opponent shoot 37.6% from the floor on 32 of 85 shooting. They also dished out 26 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 55 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Knicks knocked down 22 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 91.7%. New York wrapped up the contest having earned a 44.6% FG percentage (37 of 83) and made 17 of 36 shots from 3-point land.

Julius Randle is one player who was a factor for this contest. Randle finished 52.6% from the field and also earned 5 dimes. He played for 33 minutes and collected 17 rebounds. He accumulated 34 points on 10 of 19 shooting.

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New York steps onto the court with a record of 12-13 for the campaign. They are turning it over 14.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is pulling in 47.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 590 assists so far this year, which is 20th in the league in terms of passing. The Knicks are connecting on 32.0% on three-point shots (273 of 853) and 79.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 113.6 points per contest (13th in basketball) while shooting 45.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Knicks are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 18th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.9). The Knicks are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.9% (1,021 of 2,276) and they concede 46.0 boards per game as a team. They are 25th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 656 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets took a defeat with a final score of 122-116 against the Nets. The Hornets earned 30 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. The Nets committed 20 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to make 12 of them for a clip of 52.2%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Charlotte knocked down 10 out of 24 tries (41.7%). Overall, the Hornets shot 47 out of 88 from the floor which had them sitting at 53.4%. The Hornets permitted the Nets to make 49 out of 86 tries from the field which left them shooting 57.0% in the matchup. They shot 38.7% from downtown by shooting 12 out of 31 and ended up shooting 12 out of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). In the matter of team rebounding, Charlotte permitted Brooklyn to snag 39 in total (5 offensive).

Kelly Oubre Jr. pitched in for the Hornets in this matchup. Oubre had 28 points in his 41 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest. He buried 11 of 20 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and added 8 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 7-18 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Hornets are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which is ranked 28th in the NBA. Charlotte has earned 2,739 points for the season (109.6 per contest) and they pull in 45.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 25.0 times per contest (13th in the league) and they turn it over 14.5 times per game. The Hornets commit 20.8 fouls per game and they go 72.8% from the free throw line.

The Hornets are ranked 20th in the league in points given up per game with 115.4. They are forcing 15.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (21st in basketball). The Charlotte defense surrenders 34.2% on three-point shots (297 of 868) and their opponents are converting on 79.2% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 26.2 assists and 46.2 total boards per game, which is 23rd and 28th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte

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