Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat Prediction, 1/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat

Date: Sunday, January 14, 2024

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Miami Heat (21-16) will compete against the Charlotte Hornets (8-27) at Kaseya Center on Sunday.

The Hornets took the court against the Kings and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-98 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 16 and the Kings totaled 15 fouls. They converted 13 of 35 tries from long range. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 78.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 23 shots. Additionally, Sacramento grabbed 53 rebounds (14 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Sacramento doled out 24 assists and had 2 steals for the matchup. In the matter of defense, Charlotte allowed 51.7% from the floor on 46 out of 89 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they collected 36 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hornets made 12 of 16 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Charlotte finished the game with a 40.2% field goal percentage (35 out of 87) and made 16 out of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Miles Bridges is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He totaled 24 points on 10 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and snagged 7 rebounds. Bridges ended up going 47.6% from the field and recorded 6 assists.

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Charlotte comes into this matchup with a mark of 8-27 for the season. They have an average of 109.2 pts per contest (28th in the league) while shooting 46.2% from the floor. The Hornets are hitting 36.1% on 3-pointers (406 of 1,125) and 78.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Charlotte is collecting 41.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 873 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 29th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.3 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Hornets are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 fouls. They relinquish 39.4% on shots from distance and they are 25th in the NBA in points per game allowed (120.1). The Hornets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 49.8% (1,537 of 3,085) and they concede 45.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 12th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 974 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Heat took a loss by a score of 128-120 when they played the Thunder. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Miami allowed Oklahoma City to snag 42 overall (4 on the offensive glass). They went 42.4% from three-point range via 14 out of 33 and ended up going 12 of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Heat permitted the Thunder to bury 51 out of 86 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 59.3% for the contest. Overall, the Heat ended up going 41 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.1%. In regard to 3-point shots, Miami made 15 of 36 tries (41.7%). They were able to make 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.1%. The Thunder were called for 19 personal fouls in the game which took the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Heat corralled 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this game.

Bam Adebayo ended up being a factor for the Heat for the game. Adebayo tallied 25 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 6 dimes in this matchup. He buried 9 out of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and earned 11 rebounds.

Miami has a record of 21-16 so far this year. The Heat are committing 18.8 fouls every game and they shoot 81.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.2 times per contest (14th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per game. Miami has 4,175 points this season (112.8 per game) and they grab 41.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Heat are shooting 46.9% from the floor, which ranks them 19th in the league.

The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the league in PPG surrendered with 112.1. They are forcing 14.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.1% from the field (21st in basketball). The Miami defense gives up 36.7% on 3-point shots (492 of 1,341) and their opponents are connecting on 77.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 26.9 assists and 42.3 boards per contest, which is 19th and 8th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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