The Brooklyn Nets visit the Time Warner Cable Arena to take on the Charlotte Hornets. The game starts at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Nov. 18 and will air on YES and FxS.
The Hornets were beaten by the Knicks 102-94 on Tuesday. Kemba Walker finished with 31 points to lead the game. The Nets, meanwhile, are coming off a 90-88 win over the Hawks on Tuesday. Brook Lopez played well, recording 24 points and 10 rebounds to claim his sixth double-double of the season.
Nicolas Batum has really been playing well as of late for the Hornets, averaging 21.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.6 steals, and 3.2 three-pointers over the last five games. Thaddeus Young has also been on a tear in the same span, averaging 17.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 2.4 steals, and 0.6 blocks while leading the Nets.
Scoring chances at the line might be quite scarce for the Nets in this matchup. They are 29th in the league in free throw attempt rate (21.2), while Charlotte is among the league’s least foul-prone teams (allowing a rate of just 23.1, ranking third in the NBA).
The Hornets are a seven-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 196 points. The Hornets enter the game with records of 5-6 Straight Up (SU) and 6-4-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They have a record of 2-5 SU and 3-3-1 ATS versus the Eastern Conference. The Hornets are a dangerous three-point shooting team with 9.0 made per game, one of the highest marks in the NBA. No team in the league has a higher assist-to-turnover ratio than Charlotte, which tops the league at 1.95.
On the other side, the Nets head into the game with records of 5-6 ATS and 2-9 SU. In Eastern Conference games, Brooklyn has gone 1-4 SU and ATS.
This is the first meeting of the season for the conference rivals. The last time they played Brooklyn came out on top, moving its SU record against the Hornets to 7-3 in their last 10 head-to-head meetings. At 5-5, they are even ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Cha, ATS Winner – Cha, O/U – Under
Notes
Charlotte is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte’s last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Charlotte’s last 8 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte’s last 5 games when playing Brooklyn.
Charlotte is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing Brooklyn.
Charlotte is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Brooklyn.
Charlotte is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Brooklyn.
On average, Brooklyn scores 94.3 points per game (ranked 29th), while Charlotte allows 99.5 points per game (ranked 12th).
Brooklyn ranks 27th in points per away game with 93.3 points, while Charlotte ranks eighth in points allowed at home with 96.5.
When allowing fewer than 100 points, the Hornets are 4-2 on the season. When the Nets score fewer than 100, they are a subpar 1-7.
When Charlotte gives up at least 100 points, it has a losing 1-4 record this season. Brooklyn also has a losing record when it hits the century mark (1-2).
The Nets have a defensive rating of 104.8 (ranked 23rd). The Hornets rank fifth for their offensive rating of 104.4.
Charlotte averages fewer possessions per game than Brooklyn, with 96.5 compared to 97.5. However, the Hornets score an average of 1.044 points per possession, more than the .967 that the Nets score.
Charlotte has an average effective field goal percentage of 49.7%. Brooklyn is an underachieving 1-6 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Charlotte ranks at the top of the league with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.95 this season. Brooklyn ranks 14th with an A/TO of 1.47.
The Charlotte Hornets rebound 42.4 times per game and are ranked 25th. Ranked 14th, the Brooklyn Nets rebound 44.9 times per game.
The Brooklyn Nets rank seventh in offensive rebounding, while the Charlotte Hornets rank 14th in defensive rebounding.
Brooklyn has forced an average turnover percentage of 14.7% this season. Charlotte has a losing 1-2 record when its TOV% is 14.7% or higher.
