Charlotte Hornets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 3/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

Odds/Point Spread: Charlotte (+9)

Paycom Center is the location where the Oklahoma City Thunder will play the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. Charlotte is 9-point dogs. The total is 228.

The Hornets played the Mavericks and earned the victory with a final of 110-104 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Hornets finished with 18 and the Mavericks totaled 24 personal fouls. They also made 19 of 49 shots from beyond the arc. Dallas finished shooting 95.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 21 of their 22 tries. Additionally, Dallas snagged 37 boards (3 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Dallas doled out 18 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. When discussing defense, Charlotte allowed 38.1% from the field on 32 out of 84 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they compiled 58 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hornets buried 20 of 24 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Charlotte finished the contest having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (39 out of 88) and made 12 out of their 29 shots from downtown.

Gordon Hayward is a player who was a contributor for the game. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins and collected 6 boards. Hayward finished 57.1% from the field and totaled 4 assists.

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Charlotte will enter this matchup with a mark of 25-51 for the season. They average 111.1 points per game (27th in basketball) while going 45.5% from the field. The Hornets are hitting 32.8% on three-point attempts (807 of 2,462) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Charlotte is grabbing 44.7 boards per game and is sitting with 1,903 assists so far this season, which ranks 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.4 fouls. They are surrendering 35.7% on shots from distance while they are 22nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.1). The Hornets defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.6% (3,252 of 6,837) and they surrender 46.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 27th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,964 surrendered this season.

For their last game, the Thunder took home the win by a final score of 118-112 when they played the Trail Blazers. Regarding team rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Portland to get 37 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 43.8% from downtown by shooting 14 of 32 and ended up going 20 out of 27 from the free throw line (74.1%). The Thunder permitted the Trail Blazers to bury 39 of 82 tries from the floor which had them at 47.6% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Thunder finished 41 out of 94 from the floor which had them shooting 43.6%. With respect to shooting from distance, Oklahoma City converted 12 out of their 35 tries (34.3%). They were able to bury 24 of those for a percentage of 85.7%. The Trail Blazers were called for 22 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Thunder to the charity stripe for 28 attempts. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 13 steals for the contest. The Thunder were able to snag 29 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 42 in the matchup.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up having an impact for the Thunder in this matchup. He converted 9 of 17 in the game for a field goal rate of 52.9%, and added 2 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes for this game.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 37-38 for the season. The Thunder have committed 21.1 personal fouls every game and they go 80.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.5 times per contest (20th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 13.2 times per game. Oklahoma City has tallied 8,803 pts so far this year (117.4 per game) and they collect 43.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Thunder are connecting on 46.6% from the field, which is ranked 24th in the league.

The Oklahoma City defense allows 36.0% on 3-pointers (972 of 2,697) and their opponents are converting on 77.6% of their free throw shots. They give up 25.7 dimes and 46.6 boards per contest, ranking them 16th and 30th in basketball. The Thunder are ranked 20th in the league in points per game surrendered with 116.2. They are forcing 16.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the field (13th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oklahoma City (-9) and under 228 points

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