Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/11/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Monday, December 11, 2023

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (-3)

Spectrum Center is the site where the Charlotte Hornets (7-13) will try to beat the Miami Heat (12-10) on Monday. Charlotte opens this game as 3-point dogs. The betting total comes in at 219.5.

The Heat played the Cavaliers and ended up losing by a score of 111-99 in their last game. Miami ended the game with a 43.0% FG percentage (37 of 86) and buried 15 of 42 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Heat knocked down 10 of their 15 tries for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 37 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 23 assists in this game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to the defense, Miami let their opponent shoot 46.0% from the floor on 40 out of 87 shooting. Cleveland doled out 21 assists and had 13 steals in this contest. Additionally, Cleveland pulled down 51 boards (12 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Cleveland walked away from this one shooting 65.4% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 26 tries. They knocked down 14 out of their 38 shots from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Heat finished with 23 and the Cavaliers recorded 17 fouls.

Kyle Lowry is a player who was a factor in this contest. He was able to score 17 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He played 32 minutes and also pulled down 2 rebounds. Lowry ended up shooting 46.2% from the floor and totaled 5 dimes.

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Miami heads into this contest with a record of 12-10 on the campaign. They are averaging 112.4 pts per game (20th in the NBA) while hitting 47.0% from the field. The Heat are shooting 38.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (278 of 725) and 83.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Miami is pulling down 40.7 boards per contest and has racked up 575 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Heat are able to force 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They give up 37.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 9th in the league in opponents PPG (111.5). The Heat defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 48.4% (909 of 1,880) and they surrender 43.0 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 22nd in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 577 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Hornets took home the win by a final score of 119-116 when they played the Raptors. The Hornets were able to collect 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this contest. They also turned it over 15 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Raptors were called for 21 fouls in the matchup which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a rate of 90.0%. Concerning 3-pointers, Charlotte converted 13 of their 25 attempts (52.0%). In all, the Hornets finished shooting 44 for 79 from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.7%. The Hornets allowed the Raptors to knock down 47 of 93 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.5% in the game. They went 18.8% from distance via 6 of 32 and finished the contest at 16 of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Charlotte allowed Toronto to get 42 overall (14 on the offensive side).

Gordon Hayward ended up having an impact for the Hornets for the game. He knocked down 10 out of 15 in the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Hayward recorded 24 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and added 4 assists in this matchup.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 7-13 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Hornets are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which is 13th in the league. Charlotte has earned 2,268 points this season (113.4 per game) and they snag 43.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 25.8 times per contest (16th in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.2 times per contest. The Hornets commit 20.2 fouls per game and they go 79.1% from the free throw line.

The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 26th in the NBA in PPG given up with 121.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.9% from the field (25th in the NBA). The Charlotte defense gives up 37.9% on 3-pointers (272 of 717) and their opponents are knocking down 78.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 27.0 assists and 45.1 rebounds every game, which is 21st and 23rd in basketball.

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

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

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