Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 11/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Miami Heat (7-7) are hitting the road to Spectrum Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Charlotte Hornets (6-11).

The Heat faced off with the Mavericks and notched a win by a score of 123-118 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Heat finished with 22 and the Mavericks finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They buried 10 of their 40 attempts from distance. Dallas finished the contest at 80.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 20 of their 25 shots. Moreover, Dallas had 59 rebounds (15 offensive, 44 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Dallas totaled 29 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Regarding the defense, Miami let their opponent shoot 41.9% from the floor on 44 out of 105 shooting. They also distributed 27 dimes in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 57 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Heat made 17 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 63.0%. Miami ended the game having earned a 43.0% field goal percentage (46 out of 107) and made 14 out of their 41 shots from downtown.

Jimmy Butler is someone who was important in this game. Butler finished shooting 64.7% from the field and earned 6 assists. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and also collected 9 boards. He left the arena with 33 points on 11 out of 17 shooting.

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Miami comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 7-7 on the season. They average 111.8 points per game (19th in basketball) on 44.2% from the floor. The Heat are connecting on 37.9% on shots from beyond the arc (209 of 551) and 76.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is pulling down 43.9 boards per contest and has 355 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 29th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Heat are able to force 15.8 turnovers every game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They concede 35.4% on shots from distance and they are ranked 8th in the league in points per game from their opponents (110.6). The Heat defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (574 of 1,240) and they concede 46.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 1st in the NBA in allowing assists with 370 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Hornets took a defeat with a final score of 95-84 when they played the Magic. When talking about rebounding, Charlotte permitted Orlando to collect 39 in total (13 offensive). They finished 26.1% from three-point range via 12 out of 46 and ended up going 9 of 17 at the free throw line (52.9%). The Hornets permitted the Magic to bury 37 out of 94 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.4% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Hornets finished the game shooting 31 for 75 from the field which had them shooting 41.3%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Charlotte made 7 out of their 32 tries (21.9%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.9%. The Magic were called for 21 personal fouls for this contest which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They also coughed it up 27 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Hornets were able to corral 39 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 52 in this game.

LaMelo Ball was important for the Hornets for the matchup. He buried 17 out of 30 in this contest for a rate of 56.7%, and totaled 9 rebounds. Ball accumulated 44 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and added 7 dimes in the game.

Charlotte has a record of 6-11 this season. The Hornets have committed 21.4 personal fouls per contest and they hit 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 22.8 times per game (27th in the NBA) and they turn it over 16.5 times per game. Charlotte has scored 1,854 points for the season (109.1 per game) and they pull in 46.4 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hornets are shooting 43.1% from the field, which has them ranked 28th in the league.

The Hornets on the defensive side of the court are 19th in the league in points given up per game with 114.0. They are forcing 13.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (17th in basketball). The Charlotte defense gives up 35.5% on 3-point attempts (231 of 651) and their opponents are making 76.4% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 26.3 dimes and 43.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks 17th and 11th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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