Oklahoma City Thunder vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 1/21/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports SE-CHA

Spectrum Center is the location where the Charlotte Hornets (25-20) will go up against the Oklahoma City Thunder (14-30) on Friday.

The Thunder took the court against the Spurs and took a loss by a final of 118-96 in their last contest. Oklahoma City ended the contest with a 38.8% field goal percentage (38 of 98) and converted 8 out of their 31 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Thunder knocked down 12 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 46 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 20 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about the defense, Oklahoma City let their opponent shoot 49.0% from the floor on 47 out of 96 shooting. San Antonio doled out 50 assists and had 32 steals for the game. Additionally, San Antonio collected 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. San Antonio ended up going 64.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 14 tries. They knocked down 15 out of their 40 shots from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Thunder finished with 14 while the Spurs recorded 9 fouls.

Aaron Wiggins is one guy who was important for the matchup. Wiggins ended up going 72.7% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 35 minutes and snagged 8 rebounds. He had 19 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Oklahoma City will take the court with a win-loss record of 14-30 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Oklahoma City is grabbing 45.8 boards per game and has totaled 920 dimes on the campaign, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Thunder are shooting 31.2% on shots from 3-point land (509 of 1,634) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. They average 100.7 points per game (30th in the league) while hitting 41.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.1% from beyond the arc and they are 13th in the league in opponents PPG (107.8). The Thunder defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.5% (1,757 of 3,946) and they surrender 48.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 19th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,102 relinquished on the year.

For their last game, the Hornets got the victory with a final of 111-102 against the Celtics. The Hornets snagged 36 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 47 for this contest. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Celtics were called for 14 personal fouls in the game which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of them for a rate of 73.3%. When it comes to three-point shots, Charlotte made 16 of 39 tries (41.0%). Overall, the Hornets ended up shooting 42 out of 86 from the field which had them shooting 48.8%. The Hornets allowed the Celtics to bury 39 out of their 90 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.3% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 30.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 14 of 46 and ended up shooting 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Charlotte permitted Boston to snag 30 overall (8 offensive).

Terry Rozier ended up being a factor for the Hornets for the contest. Rozier scored 28 points in his 41 minutes on the court and had 10 assists in this contest. He made 10 out of 18 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Charlotte has a mark of 25-20 on the season. The Hornets are committing 19.2 fouls per game and they go 73.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.1 times per game (3rd in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.1 times per game. Charlotte has accounted for 5,149 pts this year (114.4 per game) and they grab 43.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Hornets are connecting on 46.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 11th in the NBA.

The Charlotte defense allows 35.7% on shots from distance (641 of 1,796) and opponents are connecting on 77.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 26.0 dimes and 47.6 boards every game, which is ranked 30th and 28th in the league. The Hornets are ranked 29th in the league in PPG given up with 114.6. They are forcing 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (23rd in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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