Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 11/22/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets
Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC
TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte
Spectrum Center is the location where the Charlotte Hornets (4-9) will try to beat the Washington Wizards (2-11) on Wednesday.
The Wizards stepped onto the hardwood against the Bucks and ended up losing by a score of 142-129 in their last game. Washington wrapped up the contest having earned a 55.6% FG percentage (55 of 99) and buried 10 out of their 29 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Wizards converted 9 of their 11 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 26 with 5 of them being offensive. They also doled out 29 assists for the matchup as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning the defense, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 58.5% from the floor on 55 of 94 shooting. Milwaukee recorded 33 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. Additionally, Milwaukee collected 55 rebounds (16 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Milwaukee finished 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 21 of their 28 tries. They buried 11 of their 29 attempts from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Wizards ended up with 19 while the Bucks accounted for 13 fouls.
Jordan Poole is a player who came through in the game. Poole finished the game at 42.3% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 33 minutes and snagged 1 board. He notched 30 points on 11 of 26 shooting.
Washington enters this one with a record of 2-11 on the year. They are giving up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 37.9 boards per game and has totaled 357 assists so far this year, which ranks 13th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Wizards are connecting on 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (159 of 453) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 115.2 pts per contest (10th in the league) while connecting on 48.3% from the floor.
Defensively, the Wizards are able to force 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 fouls. They currently rank 26th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 383 surrendered for the season. The Wizards defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 50.3% (612 of 1,217) and they relinquish 51.0 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 30th in the league in PPG from their opponents (124.4).
The last time they took the hardwood, the Hornets got the victory with a final of 121-118 when they played the Celtics. Concerning attacking the glass, Charlotte allowed Boston to grab 48 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 32.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 16 out of 50 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 28 at the free throw line (64.3%). The Hornets allowed the Celtics to make 42 out of their 97 attempts from the field which left them shooting 43.3% in this contest. When the game finished, the Hornets went 46 for 104 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Charlotte converted 13 out of 39 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a percentage of 94.1%. The Celtics committed 15 fouls for this contest which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Hornets were able to corral 40 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 57 in this matchup.
LaMelo Ball ended up having an impact for the Hornets for this game. Ball accumulated 36 points in his 41 mins on the court and had 8 dimes for the contest. He buried 15 of 27 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and had 9 rebounds.
Charlotte has a mark of 4-9 so far this year. The Hornets have committed 20.9 fouls per contest and they go 78.1% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 25.2 times per contest (20th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.2 times per contest. Charlotte has accumulated 1,478 points so far this year (113.7 per game) and they pull down 45.4 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Hornets are connecting on 47.0% from the field, which has them ranked 16th in the NBA.
The Charlotte defense surrenders 38.9% on shots from 3-point land (193 of 496) and opponents are connecting on 76.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 27.5 assists and 43.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 24th and 12th in the NBA. The Hornets are ranked 27th in basketball in PPG allowed with 122.2. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.1% from the floor (27th in the league).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte
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