Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

Spectrum Center is the location where the Charlotte Hornets (15-47) will play the Brooklyn Nets (25-38) on Saturday.

The Nets played the Pistons and ended up losing by a score of 118-112 in their last contest. Brooklyn walked away from the contest having earned a 48.8% field goal percentage (41 of 84) and made 17 out of their 41 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Nets made 13 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 28 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 24 dimes in the game in addition to creating 22 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When discussing the defense, Brooklyn allowed 52.4% from the field on 43 out of 82 shooting. Detroit distributed 24 assists and had 7 steals in this game. Furthermore, Detroit collected 50 boards (13 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Detroit shot 95.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of their 21 shots. They made 12 out of their 30 shots from long range. In regard to fouls, the Nets ended up walking away with 17 and the Pistons accounted for 18 fouls.

Dennis Schroder is a guy who came through for this contest. Schroder finished shooting 70.6% from the floor and totaled 8 assists. He played for 39 minutes played and grabbed 1 rebound. He accumulated 31 points on 12 out of 17 shooting.

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Brooklyn will play this contest with a record of 25-38 this year. They are turning it over 12.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Brooklyn is snagging 44.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,671 dimes on the campaign, which is 13th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Nets are shooting 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (868 of 2,364) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.0 pts per contest (25th in the league) while hitting 45.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Nets are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 37.9% from 3-point land and they are ranked 15th in the league in points per game from their opponents (114.1). The Nets defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.0% (2,608 of 5,553) and they relinquish 44.6 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 6th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,591 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets took a defeat with a final score of 101-89 against the Magic. When talking about rebounding, Charlotte permitted Orlando to pull down 41 in all (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 37.1% from distance by shooting 13 out of 35 and finished the game at 8 of 15 from the charity stripe (53.3%). The Hornets allowed the Magic to make 40 out of their 74 tries from the floor which had them shooting 54.1% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Hornets shot 33 for 72 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.8%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Charlotte made 12 of 33 tries (36.4%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 100.0%. The Magic earned 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for 11 shots. They also gave up possession 19 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Hornets were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 31 for this game.

Vasilije Micic ended up being a factor for the Hornets for the matchup. He converted 8 out of 15 for this game for a rate of 53.3%, and earned 5 rebounds. Micic earned 21 points in his 29 mins on the court and accumulated 4 dimes for the game.

Charlotte has a record of 15-47 on the year. As an offense, the Hornets are hitting on 45.8% from the field, which is ranked 27th in the NBA. Charlotte has scored 6,652 pts for the year (107.3 per contest) and they collect 40.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.7 times per contest (27th in the league) and they turn it over 13.9 times per game. The Hornets are committing 18.7 fouls per game while shooting 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Charlotte defense allows 38.2% on three-point shots (837 of 2,190) and their opposition knocks down 79.4% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 28.3 dimes and 45.3 total boards per game, which is 27th and 26th in basketball. The Hornets defensively are ranked 21st in basketball in points given up per game with 117.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.5% from the floor (28th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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