New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 11/18/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The New York Knicks (6-5) are headed to Spectrum Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Charlotte Hornets (3-7).

The Knicks took the court against the Hawks and walked away with a win by a score of 116-114 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Knicks walked away with 20 and the Hawks finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 12 of their 31 tries from beyond the perimeter. Atlanta went 76.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of their 26 shots. Furthermore, Atlanta grabbed 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Atlanta recorded 28 dimes and had 11 steals for this game. Regarding defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 54.7% from the floor on 41 of 75 shooting. They also dished out 29 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 42 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Knicks knocked down 10 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 90.9%. New York ended the contest having earned a 47.9% FG percentage (45 out of 94) and made 16 out of their 34 3-point attempts.

Julius Randle is a guy who had an impact in this contest. Randle shot 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 8 assists. He was on the court for 39 mins and also totaled 10 rebounds. He recorded 29 points on 12 out of 24 shooting.

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New York heads into this one with a record of 6-5 for the campaign. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.8 fouls per game. As a team, New York is grabbing 47.2 boards per contest and has accumulated 254 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 25th in the league in terms of passing. The Knicks are hitting 37.2% on shots from distance (150 of 403) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 109.1 pts per game (25th in the league) while shooting 43.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Knicks have forced 14.5 turnovers every game while drawing 20.9 personal fouls. They rank 6th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 259 conceded this year. The Knicks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.9% (427 of 910) and they surrender 40.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 35.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 1st in the league in PPG allowed (105.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Hornets took a defeat with a final score of 111-105 when they played the Heat. The Hornets snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in the game. They also turned it over 18 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Heat had 19 fouls for the contest which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Charlotte converted 15 out of 32 attempts (46.9%). When all was said and done, the Hornets walked away from this one shooting 36 for 81 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.4%. The Hornets allowed the Heat to knock down 40 out of 83 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.2% for the matchup. They went 25.8% from downtown by shooting 8 out of 31 and finished the game at 23 of 28 from the free throw line (82.1%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Charlotte allowed Miami to get 42 in all (10 offensive).

P.J. Washington pitched in for the Hornets for this contest. Washington scored 32 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest. He made 12 out of 23 for the contest giving him a rate of 52.2%, and had 6 rebounds.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 3-7 this year. As an offensive team, the Hornets are hitting on 47.7% from the floor, which is 12th in the league. Charlotte has earned 1,150 points so far this season (115.0 per game) and they pull in 45.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 25.1 times per game (18th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per contest. The Hornets are committing 21.8 fouls per game and they hit 75.9% from the free throw line.

The Charlotte defense gives up 38.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (139 of 364) and opponents are connecting on 78.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 27.9 assists and 42.0 total boards per game, which is 28th and 8th in the NBA. The Hornets are ranked 27th in the league in PPG given up with 121.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.0% from the field (26th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte

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