Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 1/11/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (20-17) host the Charlotte Hornets (8-27) at Intuit Dome on Saturday.

The Hornets faced the Suns and notched a win by a score of 115-104 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Hornets ended up with 19 while the Suns accumulated 23 personal fouls. They converted 8 of their 33 attempts from distance. Phoenix finished shooting 94.7% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of 19 attempts. On top of that, Phoenix snagged 42 rebounds (8 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Phoenix earned 27 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. In the matter of defending, Charlotte allowed their opponent to shoot 42.4% from the floor on 39 of 92 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected 59 with 20 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Hornets knocked down 26 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 89.7%. Charlotte ended the contest with a 38.8% FG percentage (38 of 98) and converted 13 of their 47 3-point attempts.

LaMelo Ball is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. Ball went 42.9% from the floor and distributed 7 dimes. He saw the court for 35 mins and also pulled down 10 rebounds. He finished with 32 points on 12 out of 28 shooting.

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Charlotte comes into this one with a win-loss record of 8-27 this year. They currently have an average of 106.1 pts per game (29th in basketball) while hitting 42.5% from the floor. The Hornets are connecting on 34.1% on shots from downtown (500 of 1,467) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Charlotte is pulling in 46.2 boards per game and has totaled 819 assists so far this season, which is 28th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 16.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.0% from 3-point land and they rank 15th in basketball in points per game allowed (112.2). The Hornets defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.4% (1,416 of 3,052) and they surrender 44.4 boards per game as a group. They are 8th in basketball in allowing assists with 917 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Clippers took a defeat with a final score of 126-103 against the Nuggets. The Clippers recorded 31 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for this game. They also gave up possession 12 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Nuggets earned 24 fouls for the game which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 40 tries. They were able to convert 32 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Los Angeles made 11 out of 38 tries (28.9%). Overall, the Clippers ended up going 30 out of 80 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5%. The Clippers permitted the Nuggets to make 49 of 89 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.1% for the game. They finished the game shooting 48.6% from three-point range by hitting 17 of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). When talking about rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Denver to get 45 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Norman Powell pitched in for the Clippers in the game. Powell earned 30 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 17 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and had 4 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 20-17 for the season. The Clippers have committed 18.7 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 24.2 times per contest (25th in the league) and they turn the ball over 16.5 times per game. Los Angeles has scored 4,030 pts on the campaign (108.9 per game) and they grab 44.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Clippers are shooting 46.4% from the field, which is ranked 15th in basketball.

The Los Angeles defense allows 34.6% on shots from beyond the arc (480 of 1,388) and their opposition makes 75.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 25.4 dimes and 42.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 8th and 6th in the league. The Clippers on defense are ranked 6th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 108.4. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (12th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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