Sacramento Kings vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 1/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The Charlotte Hornets (8-26) will play the Sacramento Kings (21-14) at Spectrum Center on Wednesday.

The Kings played the Pelicans and went home with a loss by a final score of 133-100 in their last contest. Sacramento ended the contest having earned a 41.8% FG percentage (38 out of 91) and made 15 of 45 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Kings converted 9 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 25 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 28 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing defense, Sacramento allowed their opponent to shoot 61.0% from the floor on 50 of 82 shooting. New Orleans dished out 35 assists and had 2 steals for the game. On top of that, New Orleans pulled down 51 rebounds (9 offensive, 42 defensive) and got 2 rejections. New Orleans walked away from this one shooting 87.5% at the free throw line by converting 14 of their 16 attempts. They also converted 19 of their 35 tries from downtown. In the matter of fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 12 and the Pelicans accumulated 14 fouls.

Kevin Huerter is one guy who played a role in this matchup. Huerter finished the contest at 60.0% from the floor and also totaled 3 dimes. He played for 24 minutes played and grabbed 1 rebound. He accounted for 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Sacramento will enter this matchup with a record of 21-14 so far this season. They have an average of 117.7 points per game (8th in basketball) while hitting 47.4% from the field. The Kings are shooting 37.2% on three-point attempts (535 of 1,439) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 43.4 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,007 dimes for the season, which is 8th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.5 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Kings are forcing 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are surrendering 38.5% on 3-point shots while they are 22nd in basketball in PPG allowed (118.0). The Kings defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.9% (1,506 of 3,080) and they concede 43.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 19th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 960 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Hornets went home defeated by a final of 119-112 against the Bulls. Regarding cleaning the glass, Charlotte allowed Chicago to collect 51 in total (12 offensive). They went 34.6% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 26 and ended up going 20 of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Hornets allowed the Bulls to convert 45 of 92 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.9% for the game. When all was said and done, the Hornets finished the game shooting 40 for 94 from the field which had them at 42.6%. When talking about shots from distance, Charlotte knocked down 17 of 42 tries (40.5%). They were able to bury 15 of them for a rate of 88.2%. The Bulls were called for 18 fouls for the matchup which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. The Hornets were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 44 in this matchup.

Terry Rozier was important for the Hornets in the game. He knocked down 10 of 18 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and totaled 3 rebounds. Rozier racked up 39 points in his 44 mins on the court and had 8 dimes in this matchup.

Charlotte has a mark of 8-26 for the year. The Hornets have committed 19.4 fouls every game and they hit 79.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.2 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.9 times per game. Charlotte has scored 3,724 pts for the year (109.5 per game) and they snag 41.2 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Hornets are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which ranks 22nd in the league.

The Hornets defensively are ranked 25th in the league in PPG given up with 120.0. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.8% from the field (27th in basketball). The Charlotte defense gives up 39.5% on shots from distance (458 of 1,160) and opponents are knocking down 80.4% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 27.9 assists and 45.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 26th and 25th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte

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