Atlanta Hawks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 10/25/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Charlotte Hornets
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC
TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte
Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-2)
The Charlotte Hornets (27-55 last season) will try to beat the Atlanta Hawks (41-41 last year) at Spectrum Center on Wednesday. Atlanta opens this matchup as 2-point favorites. The total comes in at 228.5.
The Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 128-120 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hawks ended up walking away with 15 and the Celtics accumulated 16 personal fouls. They also converted 18 out of their 42 tries from three-point range. Boston shot 94.1% at the free throw line by converting 16 of their 17 tries. Furthermore, Boston grabbed 47 boards (11 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Boston doled out 24 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. When it comes to defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 47 out of 94 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 45 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Hawks buried 17 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 77.3%. Atlanta ended the contest having earned a 46.8% field goal percentage (44 out of 94) and buried 15 out of their 35 3-point attempts.
Trae Young is a player who played a role for this contest. Young finished 32.1% from the floor and also distributed 10 dimes. He was on the court for 40 mins played and totaled 3 boards. He left the arena with 30 points on 9 of 28 shooting.
Atlanta enters this matchup after finishing with a record of 41-41 last year. They had an average of 118.4 pts per game (3rd in the NBA) while hitting 48.3% from the field. The Hawks shot 35.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (882 of 2,505) and 81.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta pulled in 44.4 rebounds per game and earned 2,049 assists throughout last season, which was 18th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They gave up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a squad committed 18.8 fouls per contest.
Defensively, the Hawks were able to force their opponents into 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 19.7 personal fouls. They conceded 35.6% on shots from distance and they ranked 26th in the league in PPG allowed (118.1). The Hawks defense allowed a shooting percentage of 48.6% (3,592 of 7,398) and they relinquished 44.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They were ranked 23rd in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,131 surrendered last year.
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets got the victory with a final of 106-95 against the Cavaliers. In reference to rebounding, Charlotte permitted Cleveland to get 44 in total (11 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 27.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 16 from the free throw line (93.8%). The Hornets allowed the Cavaliers to bury 35 out of their 89 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 39.3% for this game. When all was said and done, the Hornets finished shooting 37 out of 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.7%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Charlotte made 6 of 32 tries (18.8%). They were able to knock down 26 of the free throws for a percentage of 86.7%. The Cavaliers had 24 fouls in this contest which took the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They also turned it over 18 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Hornets were able to snag 39 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 for the contest.
Bryce McGowens was important for the Hornets for this contest. He knocked down 6 of 11 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 4 rebounds. McGowens earned 22 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes for the matchup.
Charlotte had a record of 27-55 last year. When it comes to offense, the Hornets shot 45.7% from the floor, which had them ranked 29th in the league. Charlotte totaled 9,098 points over the course of last season (111.0 per game) and they grabbed 44.5 boards per game. They got an assist 25.1 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they coughed up possession 14.2 times per contest. The Hornets were responsible for committing 20.3 personal fouls per contest and they went 74.9% from the free throw line.
The Charlotte defense allowed 35.7% on 3-point shots (1,004 of 2,812) and their opponents connected on 79.5% of their foul shots. They concede 25.9 dimes and 46.2 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 21st and 29th in the league. The Hornets on the defensive end were ranked 22nd in the NBA in PPG allowed with 117.2. They were able to force 14.4 TO's per game and let teams shoot 47.7% from the floor (19th in the league).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (-2)
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