Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 1/20/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The Philadelphia 76ers (26-13) are traveling to Spectrum Center on Saturday where they will take on the Charlotte Hornets (8-30).

The 76ers faced off with the Nuggets and notched a win by a score of 126-121 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the 76ers ended up walking away with 21 while the Nuggets had 19 fouls. They also knocked down 12 of their 29 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Denver shot 76.0% at the free throw line by burying 19 of their 25 shots. Moreover, Denver pulled down 46 rebounds (16 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Denver doled out 23 assists and had 4 steals for the game. In reference to the defense, Philadelphia let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the field on 45 of 89 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists in the game while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned a total of 32 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the 76ers made 25 of 34 attempts for a percentage of 73.5%. Philadelphia wrapped up the game having earned a 56.6% FG percentage (43 out of 76) and made 15 of 31 3-point shots.

Joel Embiid is someone who played a role in this matchup. Embiid walked away from this one shooting 59.1% from the floor and also dished out 10 assists. He was on the court for 39 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. He accumulated 41 points on 13 out of 22 shooting.

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Philadelphia will play this contest with a mark of 26-13 this year. They turn the ball over 12.4 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, Philadelphia is snagging 43.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 995 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The 76ers are connecting on 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (472 of 1,264) and 83.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 119.9 pts per contest (6th in the league) while connecting on 47.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the 76ers have forced 14.8 turnovers every game while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.8% from 3-point land and they are 9th in basketball in PPG allowed (111.9). The 76ers are giving up a FG percentage of 46.3% (1,591 of 3,434) and they concede 44.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 5th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 990 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Hornets went home defeated by a final of 132-112 against the Pelicans. Regarding attacking the glass, Charlotte allowed New Orleans to get 50 in all (16 on the offensive side). They went 53.2% from three-point range via 25 out of 47 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). The Hornets allowed the Pelicans to convert 44 out of their 88 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Hornets shot 39 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.3%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Charlotte knocked down 19 of 45 attempts (42.2%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 83.3%. The Pelicans committed 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Hornets to the free throw line for 18 tries. They also coughed it up 13 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Hornets were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in this matchup.

LaMelo Ball ended up having an impact for the Hornets for this game. He knocked down 8 of 19 in the game for a field goal rate of 42.1%, and had 5 rebounds. Ball racked up 29 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accumulated 7 assists in this game.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 8-30 so far this year. As an offense, the Hornets are hitting on 45.5% from the field, which ranks 28th in the NBA. Charlotte has scored 4,120 pts this season (108.4 per contest) and they pull in 41.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 24.8 times per game (24th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per game. The Hornets have committed 19.4 fouls every game and they go 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Charlotte defense allows 40.2% from downtown (525 of 1,305) and opponents are knocking down 80.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 28.0 dimes and 45.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 27th and 26th in the league. The Hornets on the defensive side of the court are 25th in the NBA in PPG given up with 120.4. They have forced 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.9% from the floor (27th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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