Indiana Pacers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 2/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Sunday, February 4, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

Odds/Point Spread: Indiana (-6)

The Indiana Pacers (27-23) are hitting the road to Spectrum Center on Sunday where they will try to beat the Charlotte Hornets (10-37). Indiana opens this contest as 6-point favorites. The total comes in at 244.

The Pacers faced the Kings and took a loss by a final of 133-122 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Pacers left the arena with 20 while the Kings racked up 17 personal fouls. They also made 13 of their 34 attempts from distance. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 64.3% from the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 28 shots. Furthermore, Sacramento totaled 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Sacramento earned 26 dimes and had 15 steals in the matchup. In relation to defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 56.7% from the floor on 51 of 90 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 13 steals. With respect to rebounding, they compiled 39 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Pacers converted 20 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Indiana wrapped up the game having earned a 54.1% FG percentage (46 of 85) and buried 10 out of their 29 shots from 3-point land.

Bennedict Mathurin is a player who came through in this contest. He racked up 31 points on 10 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and pulled down 5 rebounds. Mathurin ended up going 71.4% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists.

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Indiana heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 27-23 this season. They average 124.4 points per game (1st in the league) while connecting on 50.5% from the field. The Pacers are connecting on 38.0% on 3-point shots (686 of 1,807) and 78.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Indiana is pulling in 41.2 boards per game and is sitting with 1,537 dimes for the season, which ranks 1st in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 22.5 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 fouls. They relinquish 37.4% on shots from downtown while they are 28th in the NBA in points per game allowed (122.8). The Pacers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 50.4% (2,259 of 4,483) and they surrender 42.7 boards per game as a unit. They rank 10th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,240 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets went home defeated by a final of 126-106 when they faced the Thunder. The Hornets pulled down 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 35 for this contest. They also gave up possession 14 times, while getting 12 steals for the matchup. The Thunder earned 17 fouls in this matchup which got the Hornets to the free throw line for 14 shots. They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 71.4%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Charlotte knocked down 14 out of 31 attempts (45.2%). Overall, the Hornets finished shooting 41 out of 92 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.6%. The Hornets allowed the Thunder to knock down 44 of 75 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.7% in the game. They wrapped up this game 47.2% from beyond the arc by going 17 of 36 and ended up shooting 21 out of 27 from the charity stripe (77.8%). In reference to team rebounding, Charlotte allowed Oklahoma City to collect 44 overall (3 offensive).

Brandon Miller ended up having an impact for the Hornets in this contest. He made 11 out of 19 for the contest for a rate of 57.9%, and had 4 rebounds. Miller earned 28 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 dimes in this game.

Charlotte has a mark of 10-37 on the year. The Hornets have committed 19.4 fouls per contest and they hit 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 24.9 times per game (26th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest. Charlotte has accumulated 5,101 points this year (108.5 per contest) and they grab 40.9 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hornets are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which ranks 28th in the NBA.

The Hornets on defense are ranked 25th in the league in points per game surrendered with 120.4. They are able to force 13.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.4% from the floor (30th in the NBA). The Charlotte defense surrenders 40.1% on shots from 3-point land (648 of 1,617) and their opponents are making 79.5% of their free throw attempts. They give up 28.4 assists and 45.0 boards per game, which ranks them 27th and 26th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte (+6)

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