Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 11/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (-3)

The Miami Heat (6-4) are en route to Spectrum Center on Tuesday where they will meet the Charlotte Hornets (3-6). Miami opens this matchup as 3-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 224.

The Heat played the Spurs and notched a win by a score of 118-113 in their last contest. Miami ended having earned a 43.8% FG percentage (39 of 89) and made 12 of their 31 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Heat buried 28 of 30 attempts for a percentage of 93.3%. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned 41 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 26 dimes in this matchup while creating 17 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about defense, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 46.2% from the field on 42 out of 91 shooting. San Antonio totaled 35 assists and had 3 steals in the game. Additionally, San Antonio grabbed 50 rebounds (11 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 3 blocks. San Antonio walked away from this one shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe by making 10 of 12 attempts. They made 19 out of their 44 shots from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to personal fouls, the Heat left the arena with 12 and the Spurs finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Duncan Robinson is one guy who was a major factor in the game. He ended up scoring 26 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He played 39 mins and pulled down 5 boards. Robinson shot 50.0% from the field and totaled 4 assists.

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Miami heads into this contest with a mark of 6-4 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Miami is grabbing 42.6 rebounds per contest and has totaled 255 dimes for the season, which ranks 8th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Heat are hitting 37.4% on three-point shots (122 of 326) and 84.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 109.5 pts per contest (26th in basketball) while connecting on 45.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Heat are able to force 17.1 turnovers per game while drawing 20.2 fouls. They are conceding 37.9% on 3-point shots and they are 9th in the league in PPG allowed (110.3). The Heat defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.7% (416 of 872) and they concede 45.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 26th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 268 conceded for the campaign.

In their last game, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 129-107 against the Knicks. Regarding how they rebounded, Charlotte allowed New York to pull down 40 in all (10 on the offensive side). They finished 41.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 15 of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 30 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Hornets permitted the Knicks to make 47 of their 87 attempts from the field which had them shooting 54.0% for the contest. Overall, the Hornets shot 44 for 94 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.8%. With respect to three-point shots, Charlotte made 12 of their 35 attempts (34.3%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw tries for a rate of 63.6%. The Knicks were called for 18 personal fouls for the game which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Hornets were able to corral 21 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this matchup.

LaMelo Ball ended up being a major contributor for the Hornets for the contest. Ball racked up 32 points in his 33 mins of playing time and tallied 6 assists in the matchup. He buried 13 out of 20 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 65.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Charlotte has a mark of 3-6 this season. The Hornets are committing 21.9 personal fouls every game and they go 75.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.6 times per game (13th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per game. Charlotte has scored 1,045 pts this year (116.1 per contest) and they average 45.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hornets are connecting on 48.1% from the field, which is ranked 8th in the league.

The Charlotte defense allows 39.3% on three-point shots (131 of 333) and opponents are knocking down 77.5% of their free throw attempts. They give up 28.1 dimes and 42.0 total boards per game, which is 28th and 7th in the league. The Hornets on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the league in points given up per game with 123.1. They are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.1% from the field (26th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (-3)

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