New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 11/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Friday, November 29, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The New York Knicks (10-7) are headed to Spectrum Center on Friday where they will compete against the Charlotte Hornets (6-11).

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Nuggets and notched a win by a score of 145-118 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Knicks walked away with 23 while the Nuggets finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They buried 11 out of their 33 attempts from 3-point land. Denver ended up shooting 92.6% from the charity stripe by making 25 of their 27 attempts. Additionally, Denver pulled down 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Denver recorded 23 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. When discussing the defense, New York let their opponent shoot 44.6% from the floor on 41 of 92 shooting. They also recorded 45 assists in this contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 43 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Knicks converted 14 of their 16 tries for a rate of 87.5%. New York walked away from the contest with a 60.9% FG percentage (56 of 92) and converted 19 out of their 36 three-point shots.

OG Anunoby is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. He walked away with 40 points on 16 of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Anunoby finished the game shooting 69.6% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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New York enters this contest with a win-loss record of 10-7 on the year. They are averaging 119.1 pts per contest (4th in the league) while hitting 50.4% from the field. The Knicks are hitting 39.8% on shots from beyond the arc (247 of 621) and 82.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, New York is pulling in 42.2 boards per game and has tallied 486 assists for the year, which is 9th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 17.8 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Knicks have forced 12.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 11th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 445 relinquished so far this season. The Knicks defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.1% (694 of 1,473) and they surrender 39.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They are conceding 37.3% on three-point shots and they are 15th in the NBA in opponents PPG (112.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets took a loss by a score of 95-84 when they faced the Magic. When discussing rebounds, Charlotte permitted Orlando to pull down 39 in all (13 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 26.1% from three-point range by shooting 12 of 46 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 17 from the free throw line (52.9%). The Hornets permitted the Magic to knock down 37 of their 94 tries from the field which had them shooting 39.4% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Hornets ended up going 31 for 75 from the field which had them sitting at 41.3%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Charlotte converted 7 of 32 tries (21.9%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.9%. The Magic were called for 21 fouls for the game which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They also coughed up the ball 27 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Hornets were able to corral 39 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 52 in the matchup.

LaMelo Ball ended up being a major contributor for the Hornets for this contest. He knocked down 17 of 30 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 56.7%, and had 9 rebounds. Ball recorded 44 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes in the game.

Charlotte has a mark of 6-11 this season. The Hornets are responsible for committing 21.4 fouls per contest and they hit 79.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.8 times per contest (28th in the league) and they turn it over 16.5 times per game. Charlotte has tallied 1,854 points this year (109.1 per contest) and they average 46.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Hornets are shooting 43.1% from the field, which is ranked 28th in the league.

The Hornets on the defensive side of the court are 20th in the league in points allowed per contest with 114.0. They are forcing 13.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the field (17th in basketball). The Charlotte defense concedes 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (231 of 651) and opponents are knocking down 76.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 26.3 assists and 43.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks 19th and 11th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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