Portland Trail Blazers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 4/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The Portland Trail Blazers (19-55) are traveling to Spectrum Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Charlotte Hornets (18-56).

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Heat and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 142-82 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 19 and the Heat had 13 fouls. They made 21 of 39 attempts from long range. Miami finished 72.2% at the charity stripe by making 13 of their 18 attempts. In addition, Miami grabbed 44 rebounds (6 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Miami doled out 41 dimes and had 17 steals in this game. Concerning defending, Portland let their opponent shoot 58.7% from the floor on 54 out of 92 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 43 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers made 7 of 11 shots for a rate of 63.6%. Portland ended the game with a 40.2% field goal percentage (35 out of 87) and knocked down 5 of 30 3-point attempts.

Scoot Henderson is a player who came through for this contest. He totaled 20 points on 8 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 41 minutes and collected 6 rebounds. Henderson went 44.4% from the floor and recorded 6 dimes.

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Portland will play this game with a mark of 19-55 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.4 fouls per game. As a team, Portland is collecting 41.9 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,704 dimes this season, which is 30th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 35.1% on 3-pointers (858 of 2,447) and 79.2% from the free throw line. They average 107.2 pts per game (28th in the league) while going 44.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Trail Blazers have forced 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.6% on shots from distance and they are 19th in the league in PPG allowed (116.2). The Trail Blazers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 49.3% (3,171 of 6,432) and they concede 43.8 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 21st in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,016 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Hornets took a loss by a score of 130-118 when they faced the Clippers. In the matter of how they rebounded, Charlotte allowed Los Angeles to grab 41 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They went 48.3% from 3-point land by going 14 out of 29 and finished the contest at 30 of 34 from the free throw line (88.2%). The Hornets permitted the Clippers to make 43 out of 75 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 57.3% in the matchup. Overall, the Hornets finished the game shooting 44 for 88 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. When talking about three-point shots, Charlotte buried 23 out of 52 attempts (44.2%). They were able to convert 7 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 63.6%. The Clippers committed 16 fouls in the matchup which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. The Hornets corralled 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the matchup.

Miles Bridges ended up being a factor for the Hornets in the matchup. He converted 11 of 20 for the game giving him a rate of 55.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. Bridges totaled 33 points in his 43 mins on the court and added 3 dimes for the contest.

Charlotte has a win-loss record of 18-56 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hornets are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which has them ranked 27th in basketball. Charlotte has accounted for 7,871 points for the year (106.4 per game) and they average 40.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.6 times per game (28th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. The Hornets are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per contest and they go 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Charlotte defense allows 37.8% on 3-pointers (1,000 of 2,648) and their opponents are making 80.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 28.6 dimes and 45.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 28th and 28th in the league. The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in the league in PPG given up with 116.9. They have forced 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.5% from the field (28th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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