The Charlotte Hornets welcome the Indiana Pacers to the Time Warner Cable Arena. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Friday, Mar. 4 and can be seen on FxI and FxS.
The Hornets easily got past the 76ers 119-99 on Wednesday. Kemba Walker was the game’s high scorer with 30 points on 10-for-21 shooting. The Pacers, meanwhile, are coming off a 104-99 win over the Bucks on Wednesday. Jordan Hill shot 8-for-12 and led in scoring with 19 points.
The Hornets have emerged victorious in both games against the Pacers this year, escaping with a narrow 96-95 victory the last time these teams met. Marvin Williams put up 26 points and 13 rebounds.
The Hornets are looking to build on their records of 32-28 Straight Up (SU) and 31-28-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 32-28 SU and 31-28-1 ATS against the Eastern Conference. Teams usually don’t get many offensive rebounds against the Hornets, who are one of the top defensive rebounding teams in the league with an average of 34.9 defensive rebounds per game.
Across the court, the Pacers have a record of 31-30 ATS and 32-29 SU. Most recently, Indiana is 7-3 ATS over the last 10 games. A large part of Indiana’s game is creating turnovers and turning them into points. They are scoring 19.4 points per game off turnovers, which ranks first in the league.
Charlotte won the last meeting this season between these two teams, but the Pacers still lead the head-to-head record over the last 10, 6-4 SU. The Hornets hold the advantage ATS with a record of 6-3-1.
Predictions: SU Winner – Cha
Notes
“Charlotte is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games “.
“Charlotte is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games “.
“Charlotte is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home”.
“Charlotte is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home”.
“Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana”.
“Charlotte is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games when playing Indiana”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Charlotte’s last 13 games when playing Indiana”.
“Charlotte is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana”.
“Charlotte is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Indiana”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte’s last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Charlotte”.
Indiana ranks 14th in points per game with 102.3, while Charlotte ranks ninth in points allowed with an average of 100.5 given up.
Indiana puts up 101.8 points per away game, ranking ninth in the league. Charlotte allows just 98.1 points per home game (ranked fifth).
Charlotte has a superb 25-8 record when it gives up under 100 points this season. Indiana is 10-15 when it scores under 100.
The Charlotte Hornets have a poor 7-20 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Indiana Pacers are 22-14 when they hit triple digits.
The Pacers have a defensive rating of 100.4, fourth-best in the NBA. The Hornets also rank in the top half of the league for their offensive rating of 104.3 (ranked 10th).
Charlotte averages fewer possessions per game than Indiana, with 98.0 compared to 99.9. However, the Hornets score an average of 1.043 points per possession, more than the 1.024 that the Pacers score.
Charlotte has an average effective field goal percentage of 49.4%. Indiana is an abysmal 4-20 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Charlotte makes an average of 21.2 assists per game (ranked 20th), while Indiana makes 20.7 assists per game (ranked 23rd).
The Hornets rank 14th in rebounds per game with 44.1, while the Pacers rank 10th with 44.3 per game.
The Indiana Pacers rank in the top half of the league in offensive rebounds (ranked 13th). The Charlotte Hornets rank near the very top of the league in defensive rebounding (ranked fifth).
Indiana averages a forced turnover rate of 15.6% this season, ranked sixth in the league. Charlotte has a 7-8 record when they suffer a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this.
