Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 12/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Charlotte (+11)

Crypto.com Arena is where the Los Angeles Clippers (17-12) will go up against the Charlotte Hornets (7-20) on Tuesday. Los Angeles opens this matchup as 11-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 229.5.

The Hornets faced the Nuggets and took a loss by a score of 102-95 in their last game. Charlotte ended the contest with a 38.6% field goal percentage (34 of 88) and knocked down 8 of their 28 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hornets buried 19 of 23 shots for a percentage of 82.6%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 47 with 13 of them being offensive. They also recorded 23 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to defense, Charlotte allowed 43.3% from the floor on 39 out of 90 shooting. Denver dished out 25 assists and had 11 steals in this game. In addition, Denver grabbed 48 rebounds (12 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 11 blocked shots. Denver ended up going 85.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 14 tries. They knocked down 12 out of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Hornets ended up walking away with 15 and the Nuggets finished the game with 21 fouls.

Miles Bridges is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He accumulated 22 points on 8 of 23 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and totaled 7 rebounds. Bridges walked away from this one shooting 34.8% from the floor and dished out 2 assists.

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Charlotte enters this game with a win-loss mark of 7-20 for the season. They average 110.4 points per outing (26th in the NBA) while hitting 46.7% from the field. The Hornets are shooting 35.2% on three-point attempts (297 of 843) and 79.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Charlotte is grabbing 41.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 671 dimes for the year, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a team are committing 19.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Hornets are able to force 13.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They rank 9th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 745 surrendered for the campaign. The Hornets defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 49.5% (1,187 of 2,399) and they concede 45.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 38.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 25th in the league in points per game allowed (120.9).

In their last game, the Clippers took a loss by a final score of 145-108 when they played the Celtics. When talking about rebounds, Los Angeles permitted Boston to get 51 overall (15 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 47.2% from 3-point land via 25 of 53 and finished the game at 22 of 28 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Clippers allowed the Celtics to knock down 49 out of 94 tries from the field which had them shooting 52.1% for the game. In all, the Clippers finished shooting 41 for 89 from the floor which had them shooting 46.1%. Concerning 3-pointers, Los Angeles knocked down 11 out of their 34 tries (32.4%). They were able to make 15 of those for a rate of 100.0%. The Celtics committed 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Clippers were able to snag 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the matchup.

Paul George was important for the Clippers in the game. He converted 9 out of 17 for this contest giving him a rate of 52.9%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. George had 21 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 2 assists in this game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 17-12 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Clippers are hitting on 48.5% from the field, which has them ranked 6th in basketball. Los Angeles has 3,384 pts for the season (116.7 per contest) and they snag 43.6 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 25.4 times per contest (22nd in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per game. The Clippers have committed 20.3 personal fouls per game and they hit 80.5% from the charity stripe.

The Clippers are ranked 12th in the league in PPG given up with 112.7. They are forcing 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (6th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense allows 35.6% on three-point shots (371 of 1,042) and their opponents are making 78.1% of their foul shots. They have conceded 25.9 assists and 42.9 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 14th and 10th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte (+11)

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