Boston Celtics vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 1/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-8)

Spectrum Center is where the Charlotte Hornets will take on the Boston Celtics on Saturday. Charlotte opens this matchup as 8-point underdogs. The over/under is 229.

The Celtics faced off with the Nets and earned the victory with a final of 109-98 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Celtics walked away with 15 and the Nets accounted for 19 fouls. They also made 13 out of their 34 attempts from downtown. Brooklyn finished the game at 81.8% when shooting free throws by making 9 of 11 tries. Additionally, Brooklyn totaled 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Brooklyn earned 26 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. In the matter of defending, Boston allowed the other team to go 45.2% from the field on 38 of 84 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists for the contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 48 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Celtics buried 15 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 88.2%. Boston finished with a 47.7% field goal percentage (41 of 86) and buried 12 out of their 36 3-pointers.

Jayson Tatum is a player who played a role in this matchup. Tatum finished shooting 31.8% from the field and also dished out 5 assists. He played 38 mins played and also collected 11 boards. He totaled 20 points on 7 of 22 shooting.

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Boston will take the court with a record of 31-12 for the year. They turn it over 13.5 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Boston is collecting 44.2 boards per game and has earned 1,142 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing. The Celtics are shooting 36.9% on shots from downtown (661 of 1,791) and 82.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 118.4 pts per game (2nd in basketball) while connecting on 47.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Celtics are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 968 relinquished for the year. The Celtics defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.0% (1,820 of 3,871) and they surrender 43.7 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 35.6% on 3-pointers while they are 13th in the league in PPG allowed (112.3).

For their last game, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 124-114 against the Raptors. The Hornets pulled down 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 22 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Raptors committed 23 personal fouls in the game which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They were able to bury 19 of them for a percentage of 70.4%. In terms of 3-point shots, Charlotte buried 13 out of their 33 tries (39.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hornets shot 41 for 77 from the field which had them sitting at 53.2%. The Hornets permitted the Raptors to make 43 of 83 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.8% in this game. They shot 35.7% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 10 out of 28 and finished the contest at 28 out of 36 at the charity stripe (77.8%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Charlotte allowed Toronto to pull down 32 in all (8 on the offensive side).

LaMelo Ball pitched in for the Hornets for the contest. He converted 11 out of 19 in this matchup giving him a rate of 57.9%, and had 4 rebounds. Ball earned 32 points in his 40 mins on the court and accounted for 7 dimes in the game.

Charlotte has a record of 11-32 for the year. As an offense, the Hornets are shooting 45.0% from the floor, which ranks 28th in the league. Charlotte has totaled 4,823 pts on the year (112.2 per contest) and they pull in 45.5 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.4 times per game (11th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.0 times per contest. The Hornets commit 21.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Hornets defensively are ranked 28th in the league in PPG given up with 118.6. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.1% from the field (25th in basketball). The Charlotte defense gives up 36.1% on shots from distance (549 of 1,520) and opponents are connecting on 78.0% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 26.4 assists and 46.1 rebounds every game, which ranks 30th and 28th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte (+8)

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