Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 4/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

State Farm Arena is the site where the Atlanta Hawks (36-42) will compete against the Charlotte Hornets (19-59) on Wednesday.

The Hornets faced off with the Thunder and took a loss by a score of 121-118 in their last contest. Charlotte ended having earned a 54.2% FG percentage (45 of 83) and converted 17 of their 40 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Hornets buried 11 of 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned 36 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 29 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. When it comes to defense, Charlotte allowed 51.7% from the floor on 45 out of 87 shooting. Oklahoma City recorded 33 dimes and had 14 steals for the matchup. In addition, Oklahoma City snagged 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 9 blocks. Oklahoma City ended up shooting 76.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 17 tries. They knocked down 18 out of their 36 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 14 and the Thunder recorded 17 personal fouls.

Grant Williams is one guy who was a major factor in this matchup. Williams finished the game shooting 70.0% from the floor and also recorded 5 dimes. He played 38 mins played and also snagged 3 rebounds. He was able to score 19 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Charlotte enters this contest with a mark of 19-59 so far this season. They are averaging 106.4 pts per contest (29th in basketball) while shooting 46.0% from the field. The Hornets are shooting 35.2% from downtown (931 of 2,645) and 78.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Charlotte is snagging 39.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,928 assists on the year, which has them ranked 28th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Hornets are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They are 26th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,222 conceded so far this season. The Hornets defense is allowing a FG percentage of 49.3% (3,364 of 6,819) and they surrender 43.6 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 37.6% on shots from distance and they are 21st in basketball in points per game allowed (116.6).

In their last game, the Hawks took a defeat with a final score of 142-110 when they played the Nuggets. The Hawks corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this game. They coughed it up 16 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. The Nuggets were called for 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to knock down 24 of the free throws for a rate of 82.8%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Atlanta buried 12 of their 37 tries (32.4%). Overall, the Hawks ended up going 37 out of 87 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.5%. The Hawks allowed the Nuggets to knock down 53 of their 88 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.2% in the matchup. They shot 56.1% from downtown by going 23 out of 41 and ended up going 13 of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). In regard to rebounding, Atlanta permitted Denver to collect 47 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Clint Capela ended up being a factor for the Hawks for the matchup. He made 5 out of 6 for this contest for a field goal rate of 83.3%, and totaled 12 rebounds. Capela totaled 19 points in his 30 mins of playing time and added 3 assists for this contest.

Atlanta has a mark of 36-42 this year. The Hawks commit 18.5 fouls every game and they connect on 79.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 26.5 times per game (17th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest. Atlanta has accumulated 9,257 points for the year (118.7 per game) and they average 42.4 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Hawks are shooting 46.6% from the field, which is ranked 20th in the NBA.

The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 120.3. They have forced 13.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.3% from the field (27th in the NBA). The Atlanta defense gives up 38.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,086 of 2,833) and opponents are converting on 79.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 28.1 dimes and 41.9 boards per contest, which is 24th and 20th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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