Houston Rockets vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 4/7/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The Charlotte Hornets will play the Houston Rockets at Spectrum Center on Friday.

The Rockets faced the Nuggets and took home the win by a score of 124-103 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Rockets ended up finishing with 16 while the Nuggets totaled 18 personal fouls. They also converted 11 out of their 36 tries from 3-point land. Denver finished the game shooting 55.6% from the free throw line by making 10 of their 18 tries. On top of that, Denver pulled down 47 boards (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Denver recorded 26 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. Concerning defending, Houston allowed 47.1% from the floor on 41 out of 87 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists in this contest as well as forcing 20 turnovers and having 12 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 55 with 20 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Rockets knocked down 18 of 24 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Houston finished the game with a 46.1% field goal percentage (47 of 102) and converted 12 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jalen Green is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. Green finished 44.4% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He was on the court for 39 mins and also pulled down 6 boards. He ended up scoring 32 points on 12 of 27 shooting.

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Houston enters this game with a mark of 20-60 for the year. They average 110.7 points per game (28th in the league) on 45.6% from the field. The Rockets are hitting 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc (843 of 2,577) and 75.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Houston is pulling down 46.2 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,790 assists this season, which is 30th in basketball in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 16.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.5 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Rockets are forcing 13.1 turnovers every game and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 37.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 29th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (118.8). The Rockets are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.3% (3,401 of 7,041) and they relinquish 41.4 boards per game as a unit. They are 25th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,093 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Hornets went home defeated by a final of 120-100 against the Raptors. Concerning rebounds, Charlotte permitted Toronto to collect 41 overall (10 offensive). They shot 45.5% from 3-point land via 15 out of 33 and finished the game at 21 out of 28 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Hornets allowed the Raptors to knock down 42 of 88 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.7% for the matchup. Overall, the Hornets ended up shooting 36 for 77 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.8%. With respect to shots from distance, Charlotte made 12 of 31 attempts (38.7%). They were able to make 16 of those for a clip of 84.2%. The Raptors had 18 fouls for the matchup which got the Hornets to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They gave up possession 17 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. The Hornets were able to collect 36 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 42 in the game.

Bryce McGowens ended up having an impact for the Hornets in this matchup. McGowens tallied 20 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes for this game. He converted 7 of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and added 6 rebounds.

Charlotte has a mark of 26-54 this season. When it comes to offense, the Hornets are hitting on 45.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 28th in basketball. Charlotte has scored 8,883 points on the season (111.0 per game) and they grab 44.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.2 times per game (16th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.1 times per game. The Hornets are committing 20.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.7% from the charity stripe.

The Hornets on defense are ranked 23rd in the league in PPG surrendered with 117.5. They have forced 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (19th in basketball). The Charlotte defense surrenders 35.8% from downtown (987 of 2,754) and opponents are connecting on 79.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 26.0 assists and 46.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 22nd and 29th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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