Charlotte Hornets vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 1/10/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors will compete against the Charlotte Hornets at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday.

The Hornets took the court against the Pacers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-111 in their last contest. Charlotte ended the contest having earned a 43.2% FG percentage (38 out of 88) and converted 11 out of their 33 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Hornets converted 24 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 49 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 25 dimes in this contest while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to defending, Charlotte allowed the other team to go 43.7% from the field on 38 of 87 shooting. Indiana doled out 27 dimes and had 14 steals for this contest. Additionally, Indiana pulled down 41 boards (8 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Indiana finished the contest at 81.8% at the charity stripe by burying 27 of 33 attempts. They converted 13 out of their 38 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 26 and the Pacers recorded 22 personal fouls.

P.J. Washington is one guy who came through in this game. He racked up 22 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins played and pulled down 5 boards. Washington went 47.1% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes.

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Charlotte enters this one with a win-loss record of 11-30 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 21.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Charlotte is grabbing 45.9 rebounds per game and has 1,031 dimes on the year, which ranks 11th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Hornets are hitting 32.5% from downtown (449 of 1,382) and 74.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 111.9 pts per game (23rd in the NBA) while shooting 44.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hornets are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.8% on shots from distance and they are 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed (118.1). The Hornets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 48.0% (1,756 of 3,660) and they surrender 46.4 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 29th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,075 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Raptors took home the win by a final score of 117-105 when they faced the Trail Blazers. In regard to attacking the glass, Toronto allowed Portland to pull down 42 in total (10 offensive). They shot 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 9 out of 30 and finished the game at 28 of 37 at the free throw line (75.7%). The Raptors allowed the Trail Blazers to convert 34 out of their 76 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 44.7% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Raptors shot 40 for 91 from the floor which had them at 44.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Toronto made 12 of their 31 attempts (38.7%). They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 86.2%. The Trail Blazers committed 24 fouls for the contest which got the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 29 attempts. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 12 steals for the contest. The Raptors collected 28 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for this contest.

Pascal Siakam was important for the Raptors for the game. He buried 8 of 19 for this game for a rate of 42.1%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Siakam earned 27 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 6 assists for the contest.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 17-23 for the campaign. The Raptors are responsible for committing 20.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 79.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 22.8 times per contest (26th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 12.1 times per game. Toronto has totaled 4,447 pts on the season (111.2 per contest) and they collect 42.5 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Raptors are connecting on 44.7% from the field, which ranks them 28th in basketball.

The Raptors on defense are ranked 8th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 111.2. They have forced 17.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.6% from the field (27th in the NBA). The Toronto defense gives up 36.4% on 3-pointers (492 of 1,352) and opponents are connecting on 79.5% of their foul shots. They have given up 25.8 dimes and 43.4 boards every game, which ranks them 24th and 13th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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