Toronto Raptors vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/8/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Friday, December 8, 2023

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The Toronto Raptors (9-12) are en route to Spectrum Center on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Charlotte Hornets (6-13).

The Raptors faced the Heat and ended up losing by a score of 112-103 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Raptors left the arena with 18 while the Heat finished the game with 18 fouls. They converted 14 of their 38 shots from distance. Miami finished the contest at 84.2% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of their 19 tries. In addition, Miami snagged 44 rebounds (8 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Miami doled out 33 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. In regard to defense, Toronto allowed the other team to go 46.1% from the field on 41 of 89 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned 46 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Raptors made 15 of 17 tries for a percentage of 88.2%. Toronto finished the contest with a 43.0% FG percentage (37 out of 86) and buried 14 out of their 37 shots from 3-point land.

Pascal Siakam is one player who was a contributor for this contest. He accounted for 30 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. Siakam finished the game shooting 69.2% from the floor and dished out 6 dimes.

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Toronto enters this contest with a record of 9-12 this year. They currently have an average of 110.8 points per outing (24th in the NBA) while shooting 46.1% from the floor. The Raptors are connecting on 33.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (237 of 699) and 73.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Toronto is pulling down 46.0 boards per game and has 591 dimes on the year, which is 2nd in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.5 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Raptors are able to force 14.0 turnovers every game while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They are 18th in the NBA in allowing assists with 546 surrendered for the year. The Raptors are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (883 of 1,880) and they concede 44.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 36.5% on shots from distance and they are ranked 13th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (112.5).

In their last game, the Hornets went home defeated by a final of 111-100 when they faced the Bulls. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Charlotte allowed Chicago to get 57 in total (21 offensive). They shot 48.0% from three-point range by going 12 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 29 at the free throw line (79.3%). The Hornets allowed the Bulls to bury 38 of their 90 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.2% for this game. Overall, the Hornets ended up going 39 for 90 from the field which had them sitting at 43.3%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Charlotte converted 10 out of 37 attempts (27.0%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 100.0%. The Bulls committed 16 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Hornets earned 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 42 in the matchup.

Gordon Hayward ended up being a factor for the Hornets for the contest. Hayward accumulated 27 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes for the game. He converted 10 out of 18 in this game for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Charlotte has a win-loss record of 6-13 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hornets are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is 17th in the league. Charlotte has accounted for 2,149 pts on the campaign (113.1 per contest) and they collect 43.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.6 times per game (18th in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.1 times per contest. The Hornets commit 20.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.6% from the free throw line.

The Charlotte defense surrenders 38.8% on 3-point attempts (266 of 685) and their opponents are connecting on 78.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 26.7 assists and 45.2 rebounds every game, which is ranked 21st and 25th in basketball. The Hornets are ranked 26th in basketball in points given up per game with 121.6. They are able to force 13.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the field (25th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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