Charlotte @ Oklahoma City picks

The 6th-fastest pace home offense in the NBA over the last 5 games has been the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Charlotte Hornets have played at the 10th-quickest tempo in the NBA over the last 10 games on the road, which should raise possessions for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Oklahoma City Thunder rank as the 7th-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 25 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore produce added opportunities for scoring and assists). Alex Caruso will hold the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing in your home city usually raises player production in all stat categories.

Alex Caruso has successfully made 45.8% of his 3-point attempts over the last 15 games, 13.1% higher than he's made in all games this year. The 6th-fastest pace home offense in the NBA over the last 5 games has been the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Charlotte Hornets have played at the 10th-quickest tempo in the NBA over the last 10 games on the road, which should raise possessions for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Oklahoma City Thunder rank as the 7th-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 25 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore produce added opportunities for scoring and assists). Alex Caruso has successfully made 89.6% of his foul shot attempts over the last 15 games, 10.4% higher than he's put through the hoop overall this season.

Chet Holmgren has totaled 8.5 rebounds per game this year, putting him in the company of the best players in the NBA by this metric: 95th percentile. The 6th-fastest pace home offense in the NBA over the last 5 games has been the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Charlotte Hornets have played at the 10th-quickest tempo in the NBA over the last 10 games on the road, which should raise possessions for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Oklahoma City Thunder rank as the 7th-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 25 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore produce added opportunities for scoring and assists). Chet Holmgren stands to see a rise in production in all facets of the game on account of possessing the home court advantage in this contest.

DaQuan Jeffries has made 2.8 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 5 games, 1.7 more than he's made from 3-point range in all games this year. DaQuan Jeffries has tallied 33.2 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 11.6 more than he's tallied over the course of the season. This year, the opposing team's starting SGs have averaged 44.1% on three-pointers (2nd-highest in the league) against the Oklahoma City Thunder, branding this as a positive matchup. The 10th-speediest tempo visiting offense in the NBA over the last 10 games has been the Hornets. The Oklahoma City Thunder have played at the 6th-quickest pace in the NBA over the last 5 games on their home court, which ought to increase opportunities for the Charlotte Hornets.

The 10th-speediest tempo visiting offense in the NBA over the last 10 games has been the Hornets. The Oklahoma City Thunder have played at the 6th-quickest pace in the NBA over the last 5 games on their home court, which ought to increase opportunities for the Charlotte Hornets. Offensive rebounds continue possession and produce added opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Hornets rank 4th-best in in the NBA with 12.6 offensive rebounds per game this year.

Isaiah Hartenstein has converted just 0.0% of his three-pointers this year, quite a bit lower than his 50.0 rate last year. Among all players in the NBA, Isaiah Hartenstein places in the 94th percentile for personal fouls, totaling an enormous 2.7 fouls per game at home this year. As a team, the Thunder have been bad at getting to the foul line: 4th-worst in the league this year, tallying just 20.3 foul shot attempts per game.