Charlotte Hornets

NBA Player Props

Josh Green has converted 51.1% of his shot attempts from the field over the last 15 games, 9.3% more than he's put through the hoop in all games this season. This year when they are on the road, the opposition's starting SFs have averaged 6.1 three attempts per game (2nd-most in the NBA) vs. the Sacramento Kings, designating this as a good matchup. The Hornets are expected to get a boost in opportunities in this game from sharing the court with the 6th-quickest pace home team in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Kings). Offensive rebounds retain possession and lead to further chances for scoring and assists, and the Hornets grade out 4th-best in in the NBA with 12.6 offensive rebounds per game this year. Josh Green has sunk 100.0% of his free throws over the last 10 games on the road, 27.6% more than he's put through the net over the course of the season while playing away from home.

With respect to scoring, the Charlotte Hornets's feeble 95.6 points per game settles in as the worst in the NBA over the last 5 games. The Hornets have played at the 5th-slowest tempo in the league over the last 15 games. Over the last 20 games, opposing starting PFs have attempted 2.4 free throws per game (lowest in the league) vs. the Sacramento Kings, facing an uphill battle to get to the foul line. Miles Bridges will likely suffer a reduction in efficiency across the board in light of playing away from home in this matchup.

Malik Monk has attempted 17.0 shots per game over the last 10 games, 2.0 more than he's attempted over the course of the year. Malik Monk has been on the court for 37.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 4.4 higher than he's been on the court for in all games this year. The Sacramento Kings have played at the 6th-most up-tempo tempo in the NBA over the last 10 games when playing at home. Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and produce added chances for scoring and assists, and the Sacramento Kings rank 5th-best in in the NBA with 13.6 offensive boards per game over the last 5 games. Malik Monk has converted 100.0% of his free throw attempts over the last 5 games at home, 12.5% higher than he's put through the net overall this year while playing at home.

Jusuf Nurkic has sunk 50.8% of his shot attempts from the field over the last 15 games on the road, 7.8% higher than he's sunk over the course of the season away from his home court. The Hornets are expected to get a boost in opportunities in this game from sharing the court with the 6th-quickest pace home team in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Kings). Offensive rebounds retain possession and lead to further chances for scoring and assists, and the Hornets grade out 4th-best in in the NBA with 12.6 offensive rebounds per game this year. Jusuf Nurkic has converted an impressive 69.2% of his free throw attempts this year, a sizeable increase from his 61.1 mark last year.

Domantas Sabonis has sunk 61.8% of his shot attempts from the field with the home court advantage this year, putting him in the 94th percentile among all players in the league. Among all players in the league, Domantas Sabonis slots into the 96th percentile for three-point effectiveness while at home with an outstanding 48.6% rate this year. Out of all players in the NBA, Domantas Sabonis slots into the 97th percentile for playing time, putting up a monstrous 36.1 minutes per game this year. The matchup with Jusuf Nurkic slots into only the 100th percentile for difficulty with the opposing team's starting Cs totaling a monstrous 16.8 points per game this year. The Sacramento Kings have played at the 6th-most up-tempo tempo in the NBA over the last 10 games when playing at home.

Relative to last season's 6.8 clip, Zach LaVine's field goals sunk have jumped this season to 8.4 per game. Zach LaVine has successfully made a whopping 3.1 threes per game this year, a sizeable increase from his 2.4 mark last year. Among all players in the league, Zach LaVine lands in the 94th percentile for playing time, compiling a whopping 34.0 minutes per game while on his home court since the start of last season. This year, the opposition's starting SGs have totaled 2.5 threes per game (3rd-most in the NBA) against the Charlotte Hornets, marking this as a good matchup. The rate of shots hit against Nick Smith Jr. has been quite high (46.5%) when squaring off against opposing starting SGs this year (90th percentile).

LaMelo Ball has attempted 22.3 shots from the field per game this season, quite a bit more than his 19.2 mark last season. In contrast to last season's 9.0 mark, LaMelo Ball's three-point attempts have spiked this season to 11.7 per game. Out of all players in the NBA, LaMelo Ball slots into the 88th percentile for playing time, totaling a massive 32.7 minutes per game this year. The Hornets are expected to get a boost in opportunities in this game from sharing the court with the 6th-quickest pace home team in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Kings). Offensive rebounds retain possession and lead to further chances for scoring and assists, and the Hornets grade out 4th-best in in the NBA with 12.6 offensive rebounds per game this year.

Nick Smith Jr. has attempted 13.2 shots from the field per game over the last 10 games, 5.0 more than he's attempted overall this season. Nick Smith Jr. has attempted 6.2 shots from downtown per game over the last 15 games, 1.8 more than he's attempted over the course of the season. Nick Smith Jr. has been on the court for 31.1 minutes per game over the last 10 games, 11.3 higher than he's been on the court for in all games this year. Among all players in the NBA, Nick Smith Jr. lands in the 25th percentile for personal fouls, logging just 1.1 fouls per game this year. This year, the other team's starting SGs have logged 18.1 points per game (2nd-highest in the league) against the Sacramento Kings, labeling this as a strong matchup for offensive production.

Keon Ellis has made 60.0% of his field goals over the last 5 games at home, 12.7% higher than he's put through the net in all games this year while playing at home. Keon Ellis has converted 2.6 treys per game over the last 5 games, 0.9 higher than he's sunk over the course of the year. Keon Ellis has been on the court for 28.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 5.6 more than he's been on the court for in all games this year. This year, the opposition's starting SGs have totaled 2.5 threes per game (3rd-most in the NBA) against the Charlotte Hornets, marking this as a good matchup. The Sacramento Kings have played at the 6th-most up-tempo tempo in the NBA over the last 10 games when playing at home.

Among all players in the league, Keegan Murray places in the 79th percentile for shot attempts from downtown on his home court, logging 5.3 per game this year. Out of all players in the NBA, Keegan Murray registers in the 95th percentile for playing time, compiling a massive 34.9 minutes per game this year. This year, the opposing team's starting PFs have averaged 55.8% on shot attempts from the field (highest in the league) against the Hornets, making this a strong matchup. The Sacramento Kings have played at the 6th-most up-tempo tempo in the NBA over the last 10 games when playing at home. Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and produce added chances for scoring and assists, and the Sacramento Kings rank 5th-best in in the NBA with 13.6 offensive boards per game over the last 5 games.

DeMar DeRozan has scored 26.2 points per game over the last 5 games, 4.1 more than he's scored over the course of the year. Among all players in the NBA, DeMar DeRozan slots into the 94th percentile for playing time, averaging an enormous 34.7 minutes per game while playing at home this year. Over the last 5 games when they are at home, opposing starting SFs have registered 22.3 points per game (4th-most in the league) vs. the Hornets, designating this as a strong matchup for offensive efficiency. The Sacramento Kings have played at the 6th-most up-tempo tempo in the NBA over the last 10 games when playing at home. Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and produce added chances for scoring and assists, and the Sacramento Kings rank 5th-best in in the NBA with 13.6 offensive boards per game over the last 5 games.