Boston Celtics vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 11/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Spectrum Center is where the Charlotte Hornets (2-2) will take on the Boston Celtics (4-1) on Saturday.

The Celtics played the Pacers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 135-132 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Celtics left the arena with 24 while the Pacers totaled 25 fouls. They also converted 15 out of their 38 attempts from 3-point land. Indiana ended up shooting 83.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of 24 tries. On top of that, Indiana collected 39 rebounds (5 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 8 blocks. Indiana dished out 37 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. Pertaining to defense, Boston allowed the other team to go 48.1% from the floor on 50 of 104 shooting. They also dished out 31 dimes in this matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected a total of 52 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Celtics knocked down 25 of 31 attempts for a rate of 80.6%. Boston ended the game having earned a 40.4% FG percentage (44 out of 109) and converted 19 of their 57 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jayson Tatum is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He walked away with 37 points on 10 out of 25 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 43 minutes and grabbed 8 boards. Tatum shot 40.0% from the field and also dished out 4 assists.

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Boston steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 4-1 so far this season. They turn the ball over 11.2 times per game and as a team are committing 17.4 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Boston is grabbing 43.0 boards per contest and has totaled 120 dimes for the season, which is 12th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Celtics are connecting on 40.7% on shots from 3-point land (105 of 258) and 81.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 125.8 points per outing (1st in basketball) while hitting 45.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Celtics are forcing 15.6 turnovers per game and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.6% from 3-point land and they rank 17th in the league in PPG allowed (114.4). The Celtics are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.9% (214 of 447) and they surrender 43.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 21st in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 125 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets walked away with a victory by a final of 138-133 when they faced the Raptors. The Hornets were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. The Raptors committed 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a rate of 80.0%. With respect to 3-pointers, Charlotte knocked down 20 out of their 45 attempts (44.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Hornets shot 49 out of 94 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.1%. The Hornets allowed the Raptors to make 52 out of 91 tries from the field which had them at 57.1% for this game. They finished 32.1% from distance by hitting 9 out of 28 and ended up going 20 of 30 from the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding rebounding, Charlotte permitted Toronto to collect 49 overall (12 offensive).

Tre Mann pitched in for the Hornets in this matchup. He made 10 out of 19 in this contest for a rate of 52.6%, and had 1 rebound. Mann had 27 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in this game.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 2-2 for the season. The Hornets commit 24.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.3 times per game (23rd in the NBA) and they turn it over 17.8 times per game. Charlotte has earned 474 pts on the campaign (118.5 per contest) and they pull in 48.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Hornets are shooting 44.8% from the field, which has them ranked 18th in the league.

The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 25th in the league in PPG given up with 119.3. They are able to force 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (22nd in the league). The Charlotte defense surrenders 35.0% on three-point shots (50 of 143) and their opponents are making 76.7% of their free throw shots. They concede 28.5 assists and 41.5 boards per game, which ranks 27th and 7th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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