Oklahoma City Thunder vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/28/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Charlotte Hornets (7-22) will play the Oklahoma City Thunder (23-5) at Spectrum Center on Saturday.

The Thunder faced the Wizards and took home the win by a score of 123-105 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Thunder finished with 13 while the Wizards recorded 15 personal fouls. They buried 16 out of their 43 tries from beyond the arc. Washington finished the game shooting 85.0% from the charity stripe by converting 17 of 20 attempts. In addition, Washington totaled 44 rebounds (5 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Washington doled out 35 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. When it comes to defending, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 39.6% from the floor on 36 of 91 shooting. They also dished out 23 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 42 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Thunder converted 19 of their 22 shots for a rate of 86.4%. Oklahoma City walked away from the contest with a 44.3% field goal percentage (47 out of 106) and buried 10 out of their 38 shots from downtown.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander ended up shooting 56.0% from the field and also earned 3 dimes. He played for 35 mins and also snagged 9 rebounds. He accounted for 41 points on 14 of 25 shooting.

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Oklahoma City steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 23-5 on the year. They average 115.1 points per outing (9th in the league) while going 46.4% from the floor. The Thunder are shooting 34.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (381 of 1,093) and 81.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma City is collecting 44.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 715 dimes for the year, which ranks 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.8 fouls every game.

On defense, the Thunder are able to force 19.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.1% from 3-point land and they rank 1st in the league in PPG allowed (103.1). The Thunder are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (1,011 of 2,382) and they concede 47.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 2nd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 669 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Hornets took a loss by a score of 114-101 when they played the Rockets. The Hornets snagged 33 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 51 for this game. They also gave up possession 20 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Rockets had 20 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a rate of 70.8%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Charlotte buried 10 out of 36 tries (27.8%). When all was said and done, the Hornets went 37 out of 89 from the field which had them shooting 41.6%. The Hornets permitted the Rockets to bury 43 of 99 tries from the floor which had them at 43.4% in the matchup. They shot 31.0% from distance by shooting 13 out of 42 and finished the game at 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). In regard to how they rebounded, Charlotte allowed Houston to grab 40 overall (10 offensive).

Miles Bridges ended up being a major contributor for the Hornets in the matchup. He converted 9 out of 17 for this contest for a rate of 52.9%, and had 8 rebounds. Bridges scored 24 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in this matchup.

Charlotte has a record of 7-22 for the campaign. As an offense, the Hornets are connecting on 42.9% from the floor, which is ranked 30th in the league. Charlotte has accumulated 3,086 pts this season (106.4 per contest) and they snag 45.4 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.5 times per contest (27th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.9 times per game. The Hornets commit 21.1 fouls per game and they connect on 77.0% from the charity stripe.

The Hornets defensively are ranked 16th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 113.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (19th in the league). The Charlotte defense gives up 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (399 of 1,106) and their opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 26.0 assists and 43.6 boards per contest, which is ranked 17th and 11th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte

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