Charlotte Hornets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 2/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Charlotte Hornets (14-41) are en route to Moda Center on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Portland Trail Blazers (15-39).

The Hornets took the court against the Jazz and took home the win by a score of 115-107 in their last contest. Charlotte ended with a 43.5% FG percentage (40 of 92) and converted 20 out of their 42 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Hornets converted 15 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 68.2%. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 42 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 28 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and having 11 steals. In terms of defense, Charlotte let their opponent shoot 42.5% from the floor on 37 out of 87 shooting. Utah recorded 26 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. Additionally, Utah collected 54 rebounds (15 offensive, 39 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Utah walked away from this one shooting 88.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of 27 tries. They made 9 of their 39 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 23 while the Jazz accumulated 21 personal fouls.

Miles Bridges is a player who was a major contributor for this game. Bridges went 50.0% from the field and also totaled 4 assists. He saw the court for 41 mins played and totaled 14 rebounds. He ended up with 26 points on 10 of 20 shooting.

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Charlotte enters this matchup with a mark of 14-41 so far this year. They are averaging 108.8 points per outing (28th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.0% from the field. The Hornets are connecting on 36.5% on 3-point shots (667 of 1,829) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Charlotte is grabbing 41.2 boards per game and has accounted for 1,371 assists this season, which ranks 25th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.1 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 38.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 24th in the league in points per game allowed (119.2). The Hornets are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 50.0% (2,408 of 4,815) and they surrender 44.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 25th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,576 surrendered for the year.

For their last game, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 128-91 against the Timberwolves. With respect to rebounds, Portland allowed Minnesota to collect 52 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 36.7% from 3-point land by going 11 of 30 and finished the game at 25 out of 27 at the charity stripe (92.6%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Timberwolves to convert 46 of 89 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.7% in this contest. Overall, the Trail Blazers shot 31 for 83 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.3%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Portland buried 8 of their 29 tries (27.6%). They were able to knock down 21 of those for a percentage of 70.0%. The Timberwolves earned 22 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 30 tries. They coughed it up 15 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Trail Blazers pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 35 for the matchup.

Jerami Grant was important for the Trail Blazers for this game. Grant earned 20 points in his 33 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He knocked down 6 of 14 for the contest giving him a rate of 42.9%, and added 2 rebounds.

Portland has a mark of 15-39 on the season. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 44.0% from the floor, which ranks them 30th in basketball. Portland has totaled 5,825 points for the year (107.9 per contest) and they snag 41.4 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.6 times per contest (30th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per game. The Trail Blazers commit 20.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 79.6% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 17th in the league in points allowed per game with 116.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.4% from the field (25th in basketball). The Portland defense gives up 34.7% on 3-point shots (622 of 1,794) and their opponents are converting on 79.8% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 27.4 assists and 44.5 rebounds per contest, which is 21st and 22nd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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