Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards

Date: Thursday, December 26, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (4-22) are welcoming the Charlotte Hornets (7-21) at Capital One Arena on Thursday.

The Hornets played the 76ers and took a loss by a score of 108-98 in their last contest. Charlotte finished the contest with a 46.2% FG percentage (36 of 78) and knocked down 10 of their 31 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Hornets converted 16 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 76.2%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 44 with 13 of them being offensive. They also dished out 22 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Concerning defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 49.4% from the floor on 41 of 83 shooting. Philadelphia doled out 30 dimes and had 14 steals in this game. Furthermore, Philadelphia snagged 39 boards (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Philadelphia went 77.8% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of their 18 shots. They also buried 12 of 33 attempts from downtown. With respect to personal fouls, the Hornets left the arena with 19 while the 76ers recorded 21 personal fouls.

Vasilije Micic is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. Micic finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and also earned 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and also pulled down 1 board. He ended up with 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Charlotte heads into this one with a mark of 7-21 this season. They average 106.6 points per outing (28th in the NBA) while hitting 42.9% from the field. The Hornets are connecting on 34.8% on three-point shots (415 of 1,193) and 77.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Charlotte is grabbing 45.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 656 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 26th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 16.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 21.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hornets are forcing 14.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 16th in basketball in allowing assists with 732 conceded for the season. The Hornets defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.3% (1,131 of 2,393) and they relinquish 43.0 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 36.3% on 3-point shots and they are 16th in the league in opponents points per game (113.0).

When they last played, the Wizards went home defeated by a final of 112-101 against the Bucks. The Wizards recorded 39 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in the game. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Bucks committed 14 personal fouls in this game which took the Wizards to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They were able to make 11 of those for a rate of 68.8%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Washington buried 18 of their 42 tries (42.9%). Overall, the Wizards finished shooting 36 out of 81 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.4%. The Wizards permitted the Bucks to convert 44 out of 98 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.9% in this matchup. They finished shooting 41.7% from 3-point land by hitting 20 out of 48 and walked away from this one shooting 4 of 5 at the free throw line (80.0%). In reference to team rebounding, Washington allowed Milwaukee to grab 44 in all (10 offensive).

Jordan Poole pitched in for the Wizards in the game. Poole accumulated 26 points in his 36 mins on the court and earned 3 dimes for the game. He knocked down 8 of 19 in the matchup giving him a rate of 42.1%, and had 5 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 4-22 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Wizards are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which ranks 27th in basketball. Washington has accumulated 2,795 pts for the season (107.5 per game) and they average 43.8 boards per game. They are getting an assist 24.4 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they are turning it over 16.4 times per game. The Wizards have committed 21.6 fouls per contest and they hit 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The Washington defense gives up 36.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (376 of 1,030) and their opposition makes 76.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 28.4 dimes and 48.4 total boards per game, which is ranked 26th and 30th in basketball. The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the league in PPG given up with 122.2. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (22nd in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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