New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/23/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports SE-CHA

Spectrum Center is the location where the Charlotte Hornets (37-35) will go up against the New York Knicks (30-41) on Wednesday.

The Knicks played the Jazz and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 108-93 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Knicks ended up with 19 while the Jazz totaled 11 personal fouls. They also made 17 out of their 46 attempts from 3-point range. Utah ended up shooting 79.3% from the free throw line by burying 23 of their 29 attempts. On top of that, Utah grabbed 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Utah recorded 49 dimes and had 16 steals for this game. When it comes to defending, New York allowed the other team to go 45.9% from the floor on 34 of 74 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists in the game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 37 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Knicks converted 15 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. New York finished the contest with a 37.3% FG percentage (31 out of 83) and buried 16 of 40 shots from beyond the arc.

Immanuel Quickley is one player who had an impact in the matchup. He recorded 16 points on 3 of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 23 mins played and snagged 4 boards. Quickley finished the game shooting 33.3% from the field and totaled 4 dimes.

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New York will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 30-41 this season. They average 106.0 points per outing (27th in the NBA) while connecting on 43.5% from the field. The Knicks are connecting on 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (919 of 2,586) and 74.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, New York is collecting 46.4 boards per game and has accounted for 1,530 assists for the season, which is 30th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Knicks are forcing 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 10th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,714 surrendered on the season. The Knicks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.5% (2,729 of 6,136) and they surrender 43.9 boards per contest as a group. They are conceding 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 8th in the league in points per game allowed (106.8).

The last time they took the court, the Hornets went home victorious with a score of 106-103 against the Pelicans. The Hornets were able to snag 30 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 35 for the contest. They also turned it over 17 times, while recording 5 steals in this game. The Pelicans committed 15 fouls in the matchup which took the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 86.7%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Charlotte buried 13 out of their 37 attempts (35.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Hornets finished the game shooting 40 out of 79 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.6%. The Hornets allowed the Pelicans to make 40 of their 90 tries from the field which had them shooting 44.4% for the game. They shot 37.5% from distance by hitting 9 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 16 from the charity stripe (87.5%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Charlotte allowed New Orleans to pull down 32 overall (15 on the offensive side).

LaMelo Ball ended up being important for the Hornets in this matchup. He converted 6 out of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Ball recorded 17 points in his 32 mins on the court and accumulated 9 dimes in this contest.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 37-35 on the year. The Hornets are responsible for committing 19.9 fouls every game while shooting 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 27.6 times per game (2nd in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per game. Charlotte has scored 8,277 pts for the campaign (115.0 per game) and they grab 44.8 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Hornets are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 13th in the NBA.

The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 28th in the league in points allowed per contest with 114.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the floor (19th in the NBA). The Charlotte defense surrenders 35.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (996 of 2,787) and their opponents are making 76.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.2 assists and 47.6 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 29th and 29th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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