Detroit Pistons vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 11/21/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Detroit Pistons (7-9) are headed to Spectrum Center on Thursday where they will play the Charlotte Hornets (5-9).

The Pistons faced off with the Bulls and earned the victory with a final of 112-12 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 19 while the Bulls totaled 16 personal fouls. They also converted 23 of their 46 shots from long range. Chicago finished the game at 78.6% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of 14 attempts. On top of that, Chicago totaled 46 rebounds (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Chicago doled out 28 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. In regard to defending, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 48.4% from the field on 44 of 91 shooting. They also dished out 27 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 3 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled 48 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Pistons buried 13 of 19 tries for a percentage of 68.4%. Detroit ended the game with a 42.9% FG percentage (42 out of 98) and buried 15 of their 44 3-pointers.

Cade Cunningham is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. Cunningham finished shooting 47.1% from the field and also recorded 10 dimes. He played 36 minutes and grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished with 26 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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Detroit will enter this matchup with a mark of 7-9 so far this season. They are giving up possession 16.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Detroit is grabbing 47.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 402 assists this year, which has them ranked 7th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Pistons are connecting on 34.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (200 of 575) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 109.8 pts per contest (22nd in the NBA) while going 45.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Pistons have forced 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 fouls. They rank 24th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 394 conceded this season. The Pistons are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.2% (645 of 1,426) and they surrender 42.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 36.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 9th in basketball in opponents PPG (110.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Hornets took a loss by a score of 116-115 when they played the Nets. In relation to cleaning the glass, Charlotte allowed Brooklyn to collect 36 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They went 43.9% from 3-point land by going 18 of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). The Hornets allowed the Nets to knock down 42 out of their 85 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Hornets finished shooting 38 out of 82 from the floor which had them shooting 46.3%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Charlotte made 20 of their 37 attempts (54.1%). They were able to knock down 19 of those for a percentage of 86.4%. The Nets committed 19 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They turned the ball over 23 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. The Hornets corralled 31 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for the contest.

Brandon Miller ended up being a factor for the Hornets in the matchup. He made 11 of 17 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 64.7%, and earned 3 rebounds. Miller accumulated 29 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists in this game.

Charlotte has a mark of 5-9 on the season. The Hornets have committed 21.5 fouls every game and they go 79.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.5 times per contest (26th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 16.2 times per game. Charlotte has tallied 1,528 pts so far this year (109.1 per contest) and they collect 46.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hornets are connecting on 43.1% from the field, which ranks 29th in basketball.

The Hornets defensively are ranked 19th in basketball in points given up per game with 114.1. They are forcing 13.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (23rd in the NBA). The Charlotte defense gives up 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (184 of 520) and opponents are connecting on 77.0% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 26.9 assists and 41.9 boards per contest, which has them ranked 22nd and 4th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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