Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/16/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Monday, December 16, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Philadelphia 76ers (7-15) are hitting the road to Spectrum Center on Monday where they will go up against the Charlotte Hornets (7-17).

The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and walked away with a win by a score of 108-100 in their last contest. Philadelphia finished the contest with a 46.7% field goal percentage (43 of 92) and knocked down 9 out of their 36 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the 76ers converted 13 of their 14 shots for a rate of 92.9%. Concerning pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 56 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 25 dimes for the game while forcing 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of defense, Philadelphia let their opponent shoot 40.7% from the field on 35 of 86 shooting. Chicago dished out 29 assists and had 9 steals in this game. In addition, Chicago collected 35 boards (2 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Chicago finished the contest at 91.7% when shooting free throws by making 11 of their 12 attempts. They made 19 out of their 54 tries from distance. Regarding fouls, the 76ers left the arena with 15 and the Bulls racked up 18 fouls.

Joel Embiid is a guy who played a role in this contest. Embiid finished the game at 46.4% from the field and recorded 4 dimes. He was on the court for 33 minutes and also pulled down 12 rebounds. He was able to score 31 points on 13 of 28 shooting.

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Philadelphia comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 7-15 this year. They are averaging 105.2 pts per game (29th in the league) while connecting on 44.0% from the field. The 76ers are hitting 32.1% from downtown (254 of 792) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Philadelphia is collecting 40.0 boards per game and has 479 assists for the campaign, which ranks 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the 76ers are forcing 17.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They give up 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 8th in the league in points per game from their opponents (110.1). The 76ers are allowing a FG percentage of 47.3% (865 of 1,827) and they relinquish 44.0 boards per game as a group. They rank 3rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 562 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last played, the Hornets went home victorious with a score of 113-109 when they played the Pacers. The Hornets recorded 35 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 45 for this game. They also coughed it up 25 times, while recording 11 steals for the matchup. The Pacers had 19 personal fouls for the game which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 26 shots. They were able to bury 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 73.1%. Regarding three-point shots, Charlotte made 14 of their 29 tries (48.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hornets ended up going 40 out of 78 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.3%. The Hornets permitted the Pacers to knock down 42 out of 82 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 51.2% in the matchup. They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by going 12 of 36 and finished the game at 13 of 15 from the charity stripe (86.7%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Charlotte allowed Indiana to collect 29 in total (3 on the offensive side).

Brandon Miller ended up being important for the Hornets for the contest. Miller tallied 26 points in his 40 minutes on the court and accounted for 5 assists for the contest. He made 9 of 18 for this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 7-17 on the season. As an offense, the Hornets are shooting 42.9% from the field, which ranks them 30th in basketball. Charlotte has accounted for 2,570 pts this season (107.1 per game) and they pull down 45.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 23.0 times per game (27th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.2 times per game. The Hornets are committing 21.2 personal fouls per game and they connect on 78.3% from the free throw line.

The Charlotte defense allows 36.3% on 3-point attempts (327 of 900) and their opponents are making 77.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 25.9 dimes and 42.5 total boards per game, which ranks them 17th and 8th in basketball. The Hornets defensively are ranked 14th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 112.6. They are forcing 14.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (21st in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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