Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat Prediction, 11/12/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Miami Heat will play the Charlotte Hornets at FTX Arena on Saturday.

The Hornets took the court against the Trail Blazers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 105-95 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Hornets finished with 22 and the Trail Blazers accumulated 19 personal fouls. They made 11 out of their 34 shots from beyond the arc. Portland shot 56.0% at the free throw line by converting 14 of their 25 shots. Moreover, Portland grabbed 45 rebounds (8 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Portland earned 28 assists and had 5 steals in this game. With regard to defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 53.3% from the floor on 40 out of 75 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists in this game in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 42 with 20 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hornets made 17 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 70.8%. Charlotte finished the game having earned a 37.4% field goal percentage (34 out of 91) and knocked down 10 of their 40 shots from 3-point land.

Mason Plumlee is a guy who came through for the matchup. He racked up 16 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He played 32 mins and snagged 12 boards. Plumlee finished 70.0% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists.

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Charlotte enters this contest with a mark of 3-9 on the season. They cough up possession 14.7 times per game and as a team are committing 20.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Charlotte is grabbing 45.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 313 assists so far this season, which ranks 7th in the league in terms of passing. The Hornets are shooting 33.0% on three-point shots (129 of 391) and 71.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 107.9 points per outing (27th in basketball) while going 43.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Hornets are forcing 15.3 turnovers every game while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They rank 25th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 313 relinquished on the campaign. The Hornets defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.4% (499 of 1,075) and they surrender 47.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 32.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 14th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Heat went home defeated by a final of 110-107 when they played the Trail Blazers. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Miami allowed Portland to snag 37 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 43.2% from three-point range by connecting on 16 of 37 and ended up going 18 out of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Heat allowed the Trail Blazers to make 38 of their 72 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 52.8% for the contest. When the game finished, the Heat shot 40 for 84 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.6%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Miami buried 14 of their 39 attempts (35.9%). They were able to make 13 of them for a percentage of 86.7%. The Trail Blazers were called for 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Heat to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. The Heat were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 32 for this game.

Jimmy Butler pitched in for the Heat for the contest. He knocked down 5 out of 14 for this contest for a rate of 35.7%, and added 4 rebounds. Butler totaled 16 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 7 dimes for this game.

Miami has a record of 4-7 on the campaign. The Heat are responsible for committing 20.1 fouls per game while shooting 87.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 24.7 times per game (15th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per contest. Miami has 1,188 pts so far this year (108.0 per game) and they pull down 40.2 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Heat are connecting on 45.0% from the field, which is 25th in the league.

The Heat defensively are ranked 9th in the league in PPG given up with 109.2. They are forcing 16.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (21st in the league). The Miami defense surrenders 38.1% on shots from beyond the arc (158 of 415) and their opposition knocks down 77.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 25.3 assists and 42.5 rebounds per game, which ranks them 15th and 10th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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