Atlanta Hawks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 11/30/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Spectrum Center is where the Charlotte Hornets (6-11) will compete against the Atlanta Hawks (7-11) on Saturday.

The Hawks played the Mavericks and took a loss by a final of 129-119 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hawks ended up with 15 and the Mavericks had 13 personal fouls. They converted 16 of 35 tries from distance. Dallas ended up shooting 86.4% at the charity stripe by converting 19 of their 22 attempts. Furthermore, Dallas had 51 rebounds (10 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Dallas doled out 24 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. In terms of defending, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 47 of 94 shooting. They also doled out 32 dimes for the matchup in addition to creating 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they collected 39 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 14 of 16 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. Atlanta finished with a 47.5% FG percentage (48 of 101) and converted 9 out of their 31 shots from downtown.

Jalen Johnson is a guy who came through in the game. He ended up with 28 points on 12 of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and also snagged 11 rebounds. Johnson walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists.

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Atlanta steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 7-11 this year. They have an average of 115.6 points per outing (9th in basketball) while shooting 45.9% from the floor. The Hawks are shooting 34.0% on three-point shots (219 of 645) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Atlanta is pulling down 44.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 526 dimes so far this season, which is 3rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 15.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.8 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are forcing 17.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 29th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 495 conceded for the season. The Hawks are allowing a FG percentage of 47.3% (775 of 1,638) and they concede 45.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They concede 39.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 28th in the league in PPG allowed (121.0).

When they last played, the Hornets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 95-84 when they played the Magic. The Hornets were able to corral 39 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 52 for this game. They also coughed it up 27 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Magic had 21 fouls for this contest which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.9%. With regard to three-point shots, Charlotte converted 7 of their 32 attempts (21.9%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hornets went 31 for 75 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.3%. The Hornets allowed the Magic to convert 37 of 94 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 39.4% for the contest. They finished 26.1% from distance by going 12 out of 46 and ended up shooting 9 out of 17 from the free throw line (52.9%). With respect to rebounds, Charlotte permitted Orlando to grab 39 in all (13 on the offensive side).

LaMelo Ball ended up being a factor for the Hornets for this contest. He converted 17 out of 30 for this game for a rate of 56.7%, and had 9 rebounds. Ball earned 44 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and had 7 dimes for the game.

Charlotte has a record of 6-11 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Hornets are shooting 43.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 28th in the league. Charlotte has accounted for 1,854 points on the campaign (109.1 per contest) and they pull in 46.4 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 22.8 times per game (28th in basketball) and they turn it over 16.5 times per game. The Hornets are committing 21.4 fouls per contest and they go 79.2% from the charity stripe.

The Hornets defensively are ranked 20th in the league in points allowed per contest with 114.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (17th in the NBA). The Charlotte defense concedes 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (231 of 651) and their opponents are making 76.4% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 26.3 assists and 43.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 19th and 11th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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