Denver Nuggets vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 2/11/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

Odds/Point Spread: Denver (-10)

The Denver Nuggets are en route to Spectrum Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Charlotte Hornets. Denver opens this game as 10-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 230.

The Nuggets took the court against the Magic and ended up losing by a score of 115-104 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 15 and the Magic totaled 16 fouls. They made 9 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land. Orlando went 63.2% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 19 tries. Moreover, Orlando totaled 47 rebounds (15 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Orlando recorded 24 dimes and had 12 steals for this game. When talking about defending, Denver allowed 48.5% from the field on 47 of 97 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Nuggets made 16 of 24 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Denver finished the contest having earned a 46.4% FG percentage (39 out of 84) and knocked down 10 out of their 33 3-pointers.

Aaron Gordon is a guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He accounted for 37 points on 15 out of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins and also snagged 13 rebounds. Gordon finished the contest at 71.4% from the field and recorded 3 dimes.

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Denver will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 38-18 so far this season. They average 117.1 pts per game (7th in the NBA) while connecting on 51.0% from the floor. The Nuggets are shooting 39.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (685 of 1,733) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Denver is collecting 42.6 boards per game and has accumulated 1,615 dimes this season, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 15.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.2 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Nuggets are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.1 fouls. They rank 22nd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,441 relinquished so far this season. The Nuggets defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.1% (2,333 of 4,853) and they concede 40.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They concede 35.1% on 3-point attempts while they are 13th in basketball in opponents points per game (113.0).

When they last played, the Hornets took a defeat with a final score of 118-104 when they played the Wizards. The Hornets were able to collect 28 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 40 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 11 steals for this contest. The Wizards had 17 fouls for this contest which took the Hornets to the free throw line for 21 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of them for a clip of 81.0%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Charlotte knocked down 9 of their 31 tries (29.0%). In all, the Hornets ended up going 39 out of 93 from the field which had them shooting 41.9%. The Hornets allowed the Wizards to bury 44 of their 87 tries from the floor which had them shooting 50.6% for the contest. They went 40.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 15 out of 37 and finished the contest at 15 of 17 at the charity stripe (88.2%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Charlotte allowed Washington to snag 52 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

P.J. Washington ended up being a factor for the Hornets in the game. Washington scored 20 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes in this game. He buried 7 of 17 for the game giving him a rate of 41.2%, and had 5 rebounds.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 15-41 this season. The Hornets commit 20.9 fouls every game while shooting 75.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.0 times per contest (16th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.7 times per game. Charlotte has tallied 6,265 points so far this year (111.9 per game) and they collect 45.0 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Hornets are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 30th in the NBA.

The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 28th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 118.6. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (24th in basketball). The Charlotte defense gives up 36.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (724 of 1,972) and opponents are knocking down 79.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 26.4 dimes and 46.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 28th and 29th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte (+10)

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