Charlotte Hornets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 2/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Friday, February 2, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

The Oklahoma City Thunder (33-15) host the Charlotte Hornets (10-36) at Paycom Center on Friday.

The Hornets faced the Bulls and took a loss by a final of 117-110 in their last contest. Charlotte walked away from the contest having earned a 44.4% FG percentage (40 of 90) and converted 16 of 46 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Hornets made 14 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. When talking about rebounding, they collected a total of 40 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 25 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to the defense, Charlotte allowed 51.7% from the field on 45 of 87 shooting. Chicago earned 28 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Chicago had 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Chicago walked away from this one shooting 72.7% at the charity stripe by making 16 of 22 tries. They converted 11 of their 29 attempts from downtown. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hornets ended up walking away with 18 while the Bulls recorded 13 personal fouls.

Miles Bridges is a guy who had an impact for the matchup. He ended up scoring 30 points on 11 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 41 mins and snagged 15 boards. Bridges finished the game at 55.0% from the floor and totaled 5 assists.

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Charlotte comes into this contest with a mark of 10-36 so far this season. They average 108.6 points per contest (28th in basketball) while hitting 45.9% from the field. The Hornets are shooting 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (548 of 1,525) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Charlotte is pulling down 41.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,149 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 28th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per game and as a group they commit 19.4 fouls per game.

On defense, the Hornets have forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,306 relinquished for the year. The Hornets are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 50.3% (2,027 of 4,033) and they relinquish 45.0 boards per game as a group. They give up 39.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 25th in basketball in PPG allowed (120.3).

In their last game, the Thunder got the win with a final of 105-100 against the Nuggets. The Thunder recorded 38 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 53 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 2 steals in this game. The Nuggets were called for 23 fouls for this contest which got the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to bury 20 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. Concerning three-point attempts, Oklahoma City converted 11 of their 26 tries (42.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Thunder went 37 for 87 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.5%. The Thunder permitted the Nuggets to knock down 37 of 93 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 39.8% in the matchup. They went 40.5% from beyond the perimeter by going 15 of 37 and finished the contest at 11 of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). When it comes to rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Denver to get 47 overall (12 offensive).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up being important for the Thunder in the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander earned 34 points in his 36 mins on the court and accounted for 5 assists in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 22 in the matchup giving him a rate of 45.5%, and had 7 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss mark of 33-15 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Thunder are shooting 50.1% from the field, which is ranked 2nd in basketball. Oklahoma City has tallied 5,781 points this year (120.4 per contest) and they pull down 41.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 27.0 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per game. The Thunder commit 19.7 fouls per game while shooting 83.3% from the free throw line.

The Oklahoma City defense gives up 36.1% on three-point shots (649 of 1,799) and their opponents are converting on 78.7% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 26.7 assists and 45.1 rebounds per contest, which is 17th and 26th in basketball. The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 13th in the league in points given up per game with 112.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (1st in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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