Atlanta Hawks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 2/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The Atlanta Hawks (24-30) are traveling to Spectrum Center on Wednesday where they will meet the Charlotte Hornets (12-41).

The Hawks faced the Bulls and took a loss by a final of 136-126 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Hawks walked away with 20 and the Bulls totaled 22 personal fouls. They also converted 13 of 28 attempts from downtown. Chicago finished shooting 72.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 29 tries. In addition, Chicago totaled 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Chicago recorded 29 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Regarding defending, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 55.4% from the floor on 51 out of 92 shooting. They also doled out 33 assists in the matchup as well as creating 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 49 with 15 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 24 of 29 tries for a percentage of 82.8%. Atlanta walked away from the contest with a 46.8% field goal percentage (44 out of 94) and knocked down 14 of 43 3-pointers.

Bogdan Bogdanovic is one player who was important in this game. Bogdanovic finished 68.8% from the field and totaled 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and pulled down 2 rebounds. He racked up 28 points on 11 of 16 shooting.

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Atlanta will take the court with a mark of 24-30 on the year. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a team they commit 18.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Atlanta is collecting 44.9 rebounds per contest and has 1,419 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are connecting on 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (747 of 2,059) and 81.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 121.7 points per game (3rd in the league) while going 46.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 28th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,547 relinquished so far this year. The Hawks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 50.2% (2,484 of 4,948) and they relinquish 44.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 38.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 30th in the league in PPG allowed (123.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets got the victory with a final of 111-102 when they played the Pacers. When discussing team rebounding, Charlotte allowed Indiana to pull down 32 in all (2 offensive). They finished shooting 26.7% from three-point range by going 8 of 30 and finished the contest at 10 of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Hornets allowed the Pacers to knock down 42 of 83 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 50.6% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Hornets went 44 for 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.7%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Charlotte converted 10 out of their 34 attempts (29.4%). They were able to knock down 13 of those for a clip of 81.3%. The Pacers committed 11 fouls in the game which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. The Hornets were able to snag 41 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for the game.

Grant Williams ended up having an impact for the Hornets for the matchup. Williams totaled 21 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in the game. He made 6 of 12 in the game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 12-41 on the season. The Hornets are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game and they go 78.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 24.8 times per contest (25th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per contest. Charlotte has totaled 5,745 points on the campaign (108.4 per game) and they average 41.1 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hornets are hitting on 46.0% from the field, which is 28th in basketball.

The Hornets on the defensive side of the court are 24th in basketball in PPG given up with 119.8. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.3% from the field (29th in the league). The Charlotte defense gives up 39.4% on 3-point attempts (726 of 1,843) and their opposition makes 79.3% of their free throw shots. They surrender 28.8 dimes and 44.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 28th and 24th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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