Charlotte Hornets vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday, January 12, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

The San Antonio Spurs (6-30) will take on the Charlotte Hornets (8-27) at Frost Bank Center on Friday.

The Hornets took the court against the Kings and took a loss by a final of 123-98 in their last contest. Charlotte ended with a 40.2% field goal percentage (35 out of 87) and converted 16 of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Hornets knocked down 12 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 36 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 17 assists for this contest in addition to creating 9 turnovers and having 2 steals. In relation to defense, Charlotte allowed their opponent to shoot 51.7% from the field on 46 out of 89 shooting. Sacramento recorded 24 assists and had 2 steals for this contest. In addition, Sacramento snagged 53 rebounds (14 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Sacramento finished the game shooting 78.3% at the free throw line by burying 18 of their 23 attempts. They also knocked down 13 of 35 shots from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Hornets walked away with 16 and the Kings accounted for 15 personal fouls.

Miles Bridges is one player who played a role in this contest. He accumulated 24 points on 10 of 21 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and also pulled down 7 boards. Bridges finished shooting 47.6% from the field and also earned 6 dimes.

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Charlotte will play this contest with a win-loss record of 8-27 for the year. They are turning it over 13.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Charlotte is snagging 41.0 rebounds per game and has 873 dimes this season, which has them ranked 29th in basketball in terms of passing. The Hornets are connecting on 36.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (406 of 1,125) and 78.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 109.2 points per contest (28th in basketball) while hitting 46.2% from the field.

On defense, the Hornets are forcing 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 fouls. They rank 14th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 974 conceded this year. The Hornets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.8% (1,537 of 3,085) and they relinquish 45.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 39.4% on shots from downtown and they are 25th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (120.1).

The last time they took the court, the Spurs took home the win by a final score of 130-108 when they played the Pistons. When discussing cleaning the glass, San Antonio permitted Detroit to get 43 in total (9 offensive). They finished the game shooting 31.3% from three-point range by connecting on 10 out of 32 and finished the contest at 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Spurs allowed the Pistons to knock down 44 of 96 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 45.8% in this game. In all, the Spurs shot 49 out of 94 from the floor which had them shooting 52.1%. With regard to three-point shots, San Antonio converted 9 out of their 27 tries (33.3%). They were able to convert 23 of the free throws for a rate of 85.2%. The Pistons earned 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Spurs to the charity stripe for 27 shots. They turned the ball over 5 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Spurs collected 36 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 46 in the matchup.

Keldon Johnson ended up having an impact for the Spurs in the matchup. Johnson racked up 17 points in his 25 mins on the court and added 3 dimes in this game. He made 4 of 8 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 6-30 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Spurs are connecting on 45.8% from the floor, which is 27th in the NBA. San Antonio has accumulated 4,027 points on the year (111.9 per game) and they average 43.0 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 29.1 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.9 times per contest. The Spurs are committing 18.9 fouls per contest while shooting 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The Spurs on the defensive side of the court are 26th in the NBA in points given up per game with 122.3. They have forced 13.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 49.0% from the floor (24th in the league). The San Antonio defense gives up 38.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (513 of 1,327) and their opposition makes 77.2% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 28.2 assists and 46.5 boards per contest, which has them ranked 27th and 28th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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