Wednesday, October 28, 2015

American Airlines Arena

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The Charlotte Hornets travel to American Airlines Arena to play the Miami Heat on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. The opening line for this game has Miami as 7.5 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 190.5.

Kemba Walker comes into this contest after averaging 17.3 points per game last season. He pulled down 3.5 rebounds per game and dished out 5.1 assists per game for the year. His field goal percentage was 39%. Al Jefferson averaged 16.6 points per game last season. He also averaged 1.7 assists per contest and 8.4 rebounds per game last season. His field goal percentage was 48% for the year.

Dwyane Wade averaged 21.5 points per game last year. He grabbed 3.5 rebounds per game and had 4.8 assists per contest for the year. His field goal percentage was 47%. Chris Bosh averaged 21.1 points per game last season. He also averaged 7 rebounds per contest and 3.5 assists per game. His field goal percentage was 46% for the season.

Charlotte averaged 94.2 points per contest last season which ranked them 28th in the NBA. Their average scoring margin was -3.2 which was 23rd in the league and their shooting percentage was 42% as a team which had them ranked 29th. Behind the arc they shot 32% which was good for 30th in the league. They averaged 53.7 rebounds per game and 20.2 assists per game which ranked them 5th and 28th respectively. In the turnover department they ranked 1st with 11.9 per game. The Hornets allowed 97.3 points per game to their opponents which ranked them 7th in the league. They also allowed a 44% shooting percentage and a 36% average from behind the arc ranking them 8th and 22nd in those defensive categories. Opponents averaged 52.5 rebounds a game which ranked 20th and they gave up 22.1 assists per contest which put them in 16th place in the league. They forced 12.6 turnovers per game which ranked them 27th in the league.

Miami averaged 94.7 points per game last year which ranked them 27th in the NBA. Their average scoring margin was -2.6 which was 21st in the league and their shooting percentage was 46% as a team which had them sitting in the 8th spot in the league. Behind the arc they shot 34% which was good for 24th in the NBA. They averaged 48 rebounds per game and 19.8 assists per game which ranked them 30th and 30th respectively. In the turnover department the Heat ranked 21st with 14.8 per game. The Heat allowed 97.3 points per game to their opponents which ranked them 5th in the league. They also allowed a 45% shooting percentage and a 35% average from behind the arc ranking them 20th and 19th in those defensive categories. Opponents averaged 49.9 rebounds a game which ranked 5th and they gave up 21.3 assists per contest which put them in 11th place in the league. The Heat forced 14.8 turnovers per game which ranked them 11th in the NBA.

Charlotte Hornets Betting Trends

The Charlotte Hornets are 0-0-0 against the spread

The Charlotte Hornets are 0-0-0 against the over/under

Miami Heat Betting Trends

The Miami Heat are 0-0-0 against the spread

The Miami Heat are 0-0-0 against the over/under

Charlotte Hornets Injuries

10/26/15 F Nicolas Batum Dental/Mouth probable Wednesday vs. Miami
10/24/15 G Troy Daniels Hamstring "?" Wednesday vs. Miami
10/05/15 F Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Shoulder out indefinitely

Miami Heat Injuries

10/23/15 G Goran Dragic Illness probable Wednesday vs. Charlotte
10/23/15 F Luol Deng Hip probable Wednesday vs. Charlotte

Josh's Pick: Take Charlotte

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