Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat Prediction, 12/13/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat

Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Charlotte Hornets (7-14) are headed to Kaseya Center on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Miami Heat (13-10).

The Hornets faced the Heat and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-114 in their last game. Charlotte walked away from the contest with a 47.6% field goal percentage (40 of 84) and buried 17 out of their 41 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hornets made 17 of 22 shots for a rate of 77.3%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 31 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 31 assists for this contest while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When talking about defending, Charlotte allowed their opponent to shoot 48.1% from the floor on 37 of 77 shooting. Miami recorded 31 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Miami grabbed 43 rebounds (8 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Miami finished the contest at 79.4% at the free throw line by making 27 of their 34 attempts. They buried 15 out of their 35 tries from downtown. In regard to personal fouls, the Hornets ended up with 22 while the Heat had 22 personal fouls.

Terry Rozier is one guy who played a role for the game. Rozier ended up going 58.8% from the field and distributed 13 assists. He played for 39 mins and also totaled 2 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 34 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Charlotte heads into this matchup with a mark of 7-14 this year. They currently have an average of 113.4 points per outing (17th in basketball) while going 47.5% from the field. The Hornets are connecting on 37.4% on shots from downtown (245 of 655) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Charlotte is grabbing 42.7 boards per game and is sitting with 547 assists this year, which has them ranked 25th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Hornets are able to force 13.2 turnovers every game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 13th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 570 relinquished on the season. The Hornets defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.9% (923 of 1,889) and they surrender 45.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 38.2% from beyond the arc while they are 26th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (121.0).

For their last game, the Heat got the victory with a final of 116-114 when they faced the Hornets. The Heat earned 35 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Hornets committed 22 fouls in the matchup which took the Heat to the charity stripe for 34 shots. They were able to knock down 27 of the free throw tries for a rate of 79.4%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Miami buried 15 of their 35 attempts (42.9%). Overall, the Heat walked away from this one shooting 37 for 77 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.1%. The Heat permitted the Hornets to convert 40 out of their 84 attempts from the field which left them shooting 47.6% in the matchup. They finished 41.5% from 3-point land via 17 out of 41 and finished the game at 17 out of 22 at the free throw line (77.3%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Miami permitted Charlotte to get 31 in all (6 offensive).

Duncan Robinson was important for the Heat in this game. Robinson totaled 24 points in his 33 minutes on the court and added 4 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 8 of 14 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and added 7 rebounds.

Miami has a record of 13-10 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Heat are connecting on 47.1% from the floor, which ranks them 18th in the NBA. Miami has accumulated 2,589 pts this year (112.6 per contest) and they grab 40.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 26.3 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per game. The Heat commit 18.9 fouls per contest and they go 83.7% from the charity stripe.

The Miami defense allows 38.0% on shots from 3-point land (315 of 830) and their opponents are connecting on 75.5% of their free throw shots. They have given up 26.4 dimes and 42.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 16th and 7th in basketball. The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 9th in the league in PPG allowed with 111.7. They are able to force 15.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.3% from the field (21st in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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