Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/16/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

Spectrum Center is the site where the Charlotte Hornets (7-15) will take on the Philadelphia 76ers (16-7) on Saturday.

The 76ers played the Pistons and took home the win by a score of 129-111 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the 76ers left the arena with 20 and the Pistons racked up 22 fouls. They buried 10 out of their 33 attempts from three-point range. Detroit finished 76.7% at the free throw line by making 23 of 30 attempts. Moreover, Detroit pulled down 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Detroit distributed 24 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. In relation to the defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to shoot 44.3% from the floor on 39 out of 88 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists in the matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 53 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the 76ers converted 28 of 34 attempts for a rate of 82.4%. Philadelphia walked away from the game with a 51.7% FG percentage (45 out of 87) and made 11 of 30 shots from distance.

Joel Embiid is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 41 points on 14 out of 24 shooting. He played 31 minutes played and grabbed 11 rebounds. Embiid shot 58.3% from the field and earned 5 dimes.

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Philadelphia heads into this game with a record of 16-7 for the season. They are averaging 122.3 points per game (4th in basketball) while shooting 48.2% from the floor. The 76ers are hitting 37.7% from downtown (281 of 745) and 84.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Philadelphia is collecting 45.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 600 assists on the season, which ranks 19th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.5 fouls every game.

Defensively, the 76ers are able to force 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They surrender 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 12th in the league in points per game from their opponents (113.1). The 76ers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.5% (945 of 2,032) and they relinquish 42.0 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 15th in the league in allowing assists with 615 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Hornets went home defeated by a final of 115-104 when they faced the Heat. The Hornets corralled 27 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while earning 11 steals in this game. The Heat had 12 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They were able to make 10 of those for a percentage of 90.9%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Charlotte converted 12 out of their 31 attempts (38.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hornets went 41 for 77 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.2%. The Hornets allowed the Heat to make 41 of 86 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 47.7% for this contest. They finished 50.0% from behind the 3-point line via 15 of 30 and finished the game at 18 out of 19 from the free throw line (94.7%). When it comes to rebounding, Charlotte allowed Miami to grab 47 in all (17 on the offensive glass).

Terry Rozier ended up having an impact for the Hornets in this game. Rozier earned 28 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 7 assists for this contest. He buried 10 out of 14 for the game for a rate of 71.4%, and had 3 rebounds.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 7-15 for the season. As an offense, the Hornets are connecting on 47.7% from the floor, which ranks them 11th in the league. Charlotte has totaled 2,486 pts this year (113.0 per contest) and they pull in 42.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 26.1 times per game (12th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per game. The Hornets have committed 20.2 fouls per contest and they go 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 26th in the league in points allowed per game with 120.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.8% from the field (25th in the league). The Charlotte defense allows 38.6% on three-point shots (302 of 782) and their opponents are making 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 27.2 dimes and 45.0 rebounds per contest, ranking them 23rd and 23rd in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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