Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 3/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, March 8, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (9-53) will try to beat the Charlotte Hornets (15-47) at Capital One Arena on Friday.

The Hornets played the Magic and took a loss by a score of 101-89 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 19 and the Magic racked up 16 fouls. They made 13 of their 35 shots from long range. Orlando went 53.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of 15 attempts. Furthermore, Orlando snagged 41 rebounds (8 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 1 block. Orlando doled out 23 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. When talking about defense, Charlotte allowed their opponent to shoot 54.1% from the field on 40 of 74 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 31 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Hornets converted 11 of their 11 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. Charlotte wrapped up the contest with a 45.8% field goal percentage (33 of 72) and made 12 out of their 33 3-point attempts.

Vasilije Micic is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. Micic finished the game at 53.3% from the field and totaled 4 assists. He was on the court for 29 mins played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He scored 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Charlotte enters this one with a win-loss record of 15-47 this season. They are giving up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Charlotte is pulling in 40.9 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,531 dimes on the year, which ranks 27th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Hornets are connecting on 35.9% on shots from distance (742 of 2,064) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 107.3 points per contest (29th in the league) while connecting on 45.8% from the field.

On defense, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers every game while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 26th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,756 surrendered on the season. The Hornets defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 49.5% (2,692 of 5,434) and they surrender 45.3 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 38.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 21st in basketball in points per game from their opponents (117.7).

The last time they took the court, the Wizards took a loss by a final score of 119-109 against the Magic. In the matter of rebounding, Washington allowed Orlando to pull down 42 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 46.2% from behind the 3-point line via 12 of 26 and finished the game at 19 out of 21 at the free throw line (90.5%). The Wizards allowed the Magic to convert 44 out of 81 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.3% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Wizards ended up going 40 for 88 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.5%. With regard to 3-pointers, Washington buried 12 of 38 tries (31.6%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 85.0%. The Magic were called for 14 fouls for this game which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Wizards were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the game.

Jordan Poole ended up being a factor for the Wizards for the game. He converted 9 of 19 in this matchup for a rate of 47.4%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Poole recorded 26 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and had 5 dimes for this contest.

Washington has a mark of 9-53 for the season. The Wizards are committing 19.8 fouls per game and they connect on 76.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 28.2 times per contest (9th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.9 times per contest. Washington has 7,101 points so far this season (114.5 per game) and they average 40.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wizards are shooting 47.0% from the field, which ranks them 17th in basketball.

The Wizards on defense are ranked 30th in the NBA in points given up per game with 124.6. They have forced 14.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.2% from the floor (29th in the league). The Washington defense surrenders 37.2% on three-point shots (777 of 2,089) and opponents are connecting on 77.5% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 30.1 assists and 49.3 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 30th and 30th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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