Charlotte Hornets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 4/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the site where the Cleveland Cavaliers will meet the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday.

The Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and ended up losing by a score of 120-100 in their last contest. Charlotte wrapped up the contest with a 46.8% FG percentage (36 of 77) and knocked down 12 of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Hornets converted 16 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. In regard to getting rebounds, they collected 42 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 27 assists in the game as well as forcing 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In regard to the defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 47.7% from the field on 42 of 88 shooting. Toronto totaled 27 assists and had 13 steals in this contest. On top of that, Toronto totaled 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Toronto finished the contest at 75.0% from the charity stripe by burying 21 of their 28 attempts. They also converted 15 of 33 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 22 and the Raptors recorded 18 personal fouls.

Bryce McGowens is someone who was a major contributor in this game. McGowens went 58.3% from the field and also dished out 3 dimes. He played for 36 mins and totaled 6 rebounds. He scored 20 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Charlotte enters this contest with a mark of 26-54 this season. They are averaging 111.0 points per contest (27th in basketball) while going 45.7% from the floor. The Hornets are shooting 33.2% from downtown (862 of 2,596) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Charlotte is pulling down 44.5 boards per contest and has totaled 2,017 assists for the year, which has them ranked 17th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.3 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.3 fouls. They are ranked 21st in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,079 surrendered this year. The Hornets defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.8% (3,445 of 7,213) and they relinquish 46.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They give up 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 22nd in basketball in points per game allowed (117.5).

When they last played, the Cavaliers got the victory with a final of 118-94 against the Magic. In relation to rebounding, Cleveland allowed Orlando to snag 39 in total (9 offensive). They finished 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 13 out of 39 and finished the contest at 15 of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). The Cavaliers allowed the Magic to knock down 33 of 83 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.8% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers shot 46 for 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.3%. When talking about three-point attempts, Cleveland made 18 of their 38 attempts (47.4%). They were able to make 8 of them for a rate of 88.9%. The Magic committed 11 fouls in this game which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 13 steals for this game. The Cavaliers pulled down 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 42 in the game.

Danny Green ended up being a major contributor for the Cavaliers for the game. Green totaled 21 points in his 26 minutes on the court and tallied 3 dimes for this game. He made 8 out of 14 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 51-30 on the campaign. The Cavaliers have committed 19.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 24.9 times per contest (18th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. Cleveland has accounted for 9,110 points so far this year (112.5 per game) and they pull in 41.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Cavaliers are hitting on 48.9% from the field, which has them ranked 5th in the league.

The Cavaliers are ranked 1st in the NBA in PPG given up with 106.9. They have forced 15.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (7th in the NBA). The Cleveland defense gives up 37.1% on shots from distance (918 of 2,476) and opponents are converting on 78.1% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 23.0 assists and 41.1 boards every game, which has them ranked 1st and 2nd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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