Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Philadelphia 76ers (4-14) are traveling to Spectrum Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Charlotte Hornets (6-14).

The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and went home with a win by a final score of 111-96 in their last game. Philadelphia finished with a 49.4% FG percentage (42 out of 85) and made 11 out of their 31 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the 76ers converted 16 of 22 shots for a rate of 72.7%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 50 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 19 dimes in the game as well as forcing 17 turnovers and having 9 steals. Concerning the defense, Philadelphia allowed their opponent to shoot 38.5% from the field on 35 of 91 shooting. Detroit totaled 22 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Detroit collected 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 8 blocks. Detroit went 83.3% from the free throw line by burying 15 of 18 shots. They made 11 of 40 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the 76ers finished with 21 and the Pistons had 19 fouls.

Tyrese Maxey is one guy who had an impact for this contest. Maxey walked away from this one shooting 45.8% from the field and also totaled 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and collected 4 boards. He accumulated 28 points on 11 of 24 shooting.

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Philadelphia will play this game with a win-loss mark of 4-14 so far this year. They turn it over 14.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 21.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Philadelphia is grabbing 40.1 boards per game and has racked up 382 assists so far this year, which is 30th in the NBA in terms of passing. The 76ers are connecting on 32.0% on three-point shots (211 of 660) and 77.8% from the free throw line. They average 105.1 points per outing (29th in the league) while shooting 43.3% from the field.

Defensively, the 76ers are forcing their opponents into 17.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.9% on 3-pointers and they are 14th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (112.1). The 76ers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.1% (722 of 1,502) and they concede 44.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 3rd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 469 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 107-104 when they faced the Hawks. The Hornets collected 27 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in the matchup. They coughed it up 15 times, while recording 13 steals for this game. The Hawks earned 15 personal fouls for the game which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.2%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Charlotte made 18 of 48 attempts (37.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Hornets went 35 for 94 from the floor which had them shooting 37.2%. The Hornets permitted the Hawks to make 38 out of their 78 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 48.7% for this game. They shot 30.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 10 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 27 from the free throw line (77.8%). With respect to rebounding, Charlotte permitted Atlanta to snag 49 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Brandon Miller ended up being important for the Hornets for the contest. He made 10 out of 30 for the contest for a rate of 33.3%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. Miller accumulated 32 points in his 39 mins of playing time and tallied 4 assists in the game.

Charlotte has a record of 6-14 for the year. The Hornets have committed 21.3 fouls per game and they connect on 78.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.9 times per contest (28th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.2 times per contest. Charlotte has tallied 2,150 points so far this season (107.5 per contest) and they grab 45.8 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Hornets are hitting on 42.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 30th in basketball.

The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the league in PPG given up with 112.1. They have forced 14.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (18th in the league). The Charlotte defense surrenders 35.5% on shots from distance (267 of 753) and their opponents are making 76.9% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.8 assists and 43.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 11th and 12th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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