Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 3/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Charlotte Hornets (17-52) are en route to State Farm Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Atlanta Hawks (30-39).

The Hornets faced the Magic and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-92 in their last game. Charlotte ended with a 48.1% FG percentage (38 out of 79) and made 9 of 29 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Hornets made 7 of their 9 tries for a rate of 77.8%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 30 with 4 of them being offensive. They also distributed 19 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to the defense, Charlotte allowed 54.3% from the field on 44 out of 81 shooting. Orlando doled out 32 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Orlando pulled down 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 1 block. Orlando finished shooting 92.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 13 attempts. They also converted 12 out of their 34 shots from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Hornets ended up walking away with 13 while the Magic had 10 personal fouls.

Brandon Miller is one player who was a major contributor in the matchup. Miller finished shooting 35.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He played 32 minutes and also grabbed 7 boards. He had 21 points on 7 of 20 shooting.

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Charlotte will play this game with a win-loss record of 17-52 so far this season. They average 106.6 points per game (29th in the league) while hitting 45.7% from the floor. The Hornets are shooting 35.2% on shots from downtown (813 of 2,309) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Charlotte is pulling down 40.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,688 dimes for the year, which is 28th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.5 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hornets are forcing 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 23rd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,941 relinquished so far this year. The Hornets are giving up a FG percentage of 49.2% (2,968 of 6,031) and they relinquish 45.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 37.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 19th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (116.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Hawks took a defeat with a final score of 128-115 when they played the Suns. The Hawks snagged 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 11 steals in this matchup. The Suns were called for 20 personal fouls for the contest which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to convert 23 of those for a clip of 79.3%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Atlanta converted 12 out of 35 attempts (34.3%). Overall, the Hawks walked away from this one shooting 40 out of 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.0%. The Hawks permitted the Suns to convert 41 out of their 74 tries from the floor which had them shooting 55.4% for the contest. They finished shooting 53.7% from three-point range via 22 out of 41 and finished the game at 24 out of 27 at the free throw line (88.9%). In regard to rebounding, Atlanta allowed Phoenix to get 38 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Dejounte Murray ended up being a major contributor for the Hawks for the contest. He made 11 out of 26 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.3%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. Murray racked up 29 points in his 40 mins on the court and tallied 10 dimes in the matchup.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 30-39 for the campaign. The Hawks are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 26.3 times per contest (18th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per game. Atlanta has scored 8,210 pts this year (119.0 per game) and they grab 44.7 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawks are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which ranks 23rd in the NBA.

The Atlanta defense allows 38.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (970 of 2,513) and opponents are making 79.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 28.3 dimes and 44.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 26th and 22nd in basketball. The Hawks defensively are ranked 29th in the league in PPG given up with 121.2. They are able to force 14.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.5% from the floor (28th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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