Charlotte Hornets vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Pistons will take on the Charlotte Hornets at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday.

The Hornets faced the Knicks and walked away with a win by a score of 112-105 in their last game. Charlotte wrapped up the game with a 49.4% FG percentage (42 of 85) and knocked down 12 of their 32 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Hornets knocked down 16 of 21 shots for a rate of 76.2%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they compiled 42 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 27 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and having 2 steals. In regard to defending, Charlotte let their opponent shoot 42.7% from the field on 38 of 89 shooting. New York distributed 18 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. In addition, New York pulled down 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 5 blocks. New York went 75.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 24 shots. They also made 11 of their 40 tries from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Hornets walked away with 20 while the Knicks had 18 personal fouls.

Kelly Oubre Jr. is a player who came through for the matchup. He finished with 27 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes played and also snagged 5 rebounds. Oubre ended up going 58.8% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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Charlotte heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 21-46 this year. They are averaging 111.8 pts per contest (26th in basketball) while going 45.4% from the floor. The Hornets are shooting 32.8% on shots from downtown (719 of 2,194) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Charlotte is pulling in 45.0 boards per game and has accounted for 1,673 assists this season, which ranks 10th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 20.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Hornets are forcing 14.8 turnovers every game and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.0% on three-point shots and they are 25th in basketball in points per game allowed (117.7). The Hornets are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.7% (2,879 of 6,030) and they concede 46.4 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 30th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,755 relinquished for the campaign.

For their last game, the Pistons took a loss by a final score of 119-117 when they faced the Wizards. In reference to rebounds, Detroit allowed Washington to collect 37 overall (9 on the offensive side). They went 48.0% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 25 and finished the contest at 13 out of 17 at the charity stripe (76.5%). The Pistons allowed the Wizards to convert 47 of their 81 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 58.0% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Pistons finished 43 for 84 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.2%. Concerning shooting from distance, Detroit converted 13 of their 30 attempts (43.3%). They were able to convert 18 of them for a rate of 81.8%. The Wizards had 20 fouls for the contest which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They gave up possession 11 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Pistons pulled down 20 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the game.

Jaden Ivey was important for the Pistons in this game. Ivey earned 26 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and tallied 12 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 20 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 45.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Detroit has a record of 15-51 this year. The Pistons are responsible for committing 22.2 fouls every game and they go 77.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.9 times per contest (26th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 15.1 times per game. Detroit has totaled 7,353 pts on the season (111.4 per contest) and they grab 42.5 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Pistons are connecting on 45.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 26th in the league.

The Pistons on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the NBA in PPG given up with 119.0. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 49.1% from the floor (28th in the league). The Detroit defense allows 36.6% on three-point shots (803 of 2,191) and opponents are connecting on 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 25.7 dimes and 44.6 rebounds every game, ranking them 17th and 22nd in basketball.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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