Charlotte Hornets vs New York Knicks Prediction, 11/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs New York Knicks

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Charlotte (+7)

The Charlotte Hornets (5-10) are on their way to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday where they will try to beat the New York Knicks (9-7). Charlotte opens this game as 7-point dogs. The betting total comes in at 226.

The Hornets took the court against the Magic and ended up losing by a score of 130-117 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hornets walked away with 26 while the Magic recorded 26 personal fouls. They converted 10 of their 27 shots from three-point range. Orlando walked away from this one shooting 78.8% from the free throw line by making 26 of their 33 tries. Additionally, Orlando grabbed 44 rebounds (7 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 7 rejections. Orlando earned 33 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. In regard to the defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to go 54.0% from the field on 47 out of 87 shooting. They also distributed 27 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected 36 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hornets made 16 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 64.0%. Charlotte ended the game having earned a 53.0% field goal percentage (44 out of 83) and knocked down 13 of their 30 shots from 3-point land.

Miles Bridges is one player who played a role in this game. Bridges finished the game shooting 52.9% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and collected 10 boards. He recorded 23 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Charlotte enters this game with a record of 5-10 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per game and as a team are committing 20.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Charlotte is pulling down 45.0 boards per game and has tallied 381 dimes this year, which is 26th in the league in terms of passing. The Hornets are hitting 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (159 of 460) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They average 114.1 points per outing (14th in the league) while connecting on 47.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Hornets are forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 38.6% on shots from distance while they are 27th in basketball in opponents points per game (122.2). The Hornets defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 49.2% (665 of 1,352) and they relinquish 43.7 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 12th in basketball in giving up assists with 416 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Knicks took a loss by a final score of 116-113 when they played the Suns. With respect to cleaning the glass, New York allowed Phoenix to snag 47 overall (18 on the offensive side). They went 42.1% from three-point range by shooting 16 out of 38 and ended up going 16 out of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). The Knicks permitted the Suns to convert 42 of their 91 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.2% for the matchup. Overall, the Knicks walked away from this one shooting 39 out of 86 from the floor which had them shooting 45.3%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, New York made 12 out of their 29 tries (41.4%). They were able to knock down 23 of them for a percentage of 71.9%. The Suns earned 25 personal fouls in the game which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for 32 shots. They also gave up possession 6 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Knicks were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this matchup.

Jalen Brunson ended up being a factor for the Knicks in the matchup. Brunson totaled 35 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 8 dimes in this game. He made 15 of 25 for this game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and earned 6 rebounds.

New York has a win-loss record of 9-7 so far this season. The Knicks commit 17.9 fouls per game and they go 72.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 22.6 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per contest. New York has earned 1,755 pts this season (109.7 per game) and they average 46.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Knicks are hitting on 44.0% from the field, which ranks 28th in basketball.

The Knicks on the defensive side of the court are 2nd in the league in points per game surrendered with 105.9. They are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the floor (14th in the league). The New York defense surrenders 35.8% on three-point shots (202 of 564) and their opponents are converting on 79.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 24.4 assists and 40.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 4th and 2nd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte (+7)

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