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Charlotte Hornets vs Denver Nuggets Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 08 Dec 2018
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 113-107
24-25 40-28 23-26 26-28
Position#15
Record15-14
FormWWLLL
Points / game114.0
Allowed / game110.9
vs
Position#4
Record20-8
FormWWWWW
Points / game110.6
Allowed / game103.6
USANBA· Spectrum Center
NBA2018-19
Meetings · Charlotte Hornets v Denver Nuggets
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Charlotte Hornets winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Denver Nuggets winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Charlotte HornetsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Philadelphia 76ers
#7
L
119-122 OT
119
122
-3
H18/11
NBA
Boston Celtics
#11
W
117-112
117
112
+5
H20/11
NBA
Indiana Pacers
#13
W
127-109
127
109
+18
H22/11
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#9
L
104-109
104
109
-5
A24/11
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#26
L
123-124
123
124
-1
A25/11
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#1
W
110-107
110
107
+3
H27/11
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#26
W
108-94
108
94
+14
H29/11
NBA
Utah Jazz
#8
L
111-119
111
119
-8
H01/12
NBA
New Orleans Pelicans
#25
L
109-119
109
119
-10
H02/12
NBA
Minnesota Timberwolves
#21
L
104-121
104
121
-17
A06/12
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
30-42
26-21
30-19
24-28
29-24
25-32
30-31
33-25
35-30
33-30
37-24
22-25
31-33
26-29
23-27
24-20
43-32
23-33
31-35
26-24
32-35
33-17
28-28
17-27
24-28
31-21
31-26
22-19
19-33
34-24
30-34
28-28
30-29
26-36
21-22
32-32
31-31
33-31
22-24
18-35
226.8Avg total
113.2Scored
113.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (29)114.0110.9224.9+3.252%
Season at home (16)115.9108.4224.4+7.569%
Season away (13)111.7113.8225.5-2.231%
Last 10 (10)113.2113.6226.8-0.440%
Last 5 (5)108.4112.0220.4-3.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)110.3112.9223.1-2.643%
vs Similar (14)115.8112.6228.4+3.250%
vs Weaker (9)110.9104.0214.9+6.956%
This opponent (Denver Nuggets) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Denver NuggetsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Atlanta Hawks
#26
W
138-93
138
93
+45
H16/11
NBA
New Orleans Pelicans
#25
L
115-125
115
125
-10
A18/11
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#1
L
98-104
98
104
-6
A20/11
NBA
Minnesota Timberwolves
#21
W
103-101
103
101
+2
A22/11
NBA
Orlando Magic
#16
W
112-87
112
87
+25
H24/11
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#9
W
105-98
105
98
+7
A25/11
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
#20
W
117-85
117
85
+32
H28/11
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#6
W
113-112
113
112
+1
A01/12
NBA
Toronto Raptors
#2
W
106-103
106
103
+3
A04/12
NBA
Orlando Magic
#16
W
124-118 OT
124
118
+6
A06/12
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
35-23
38-34
36-16
29-20
35-37
32-33
21-28
27-27
29-25
27-21
21-32
21-26
23-25
27-31
35-18
18-27
21-19
33-22
26-27
32-19
33-23
30-19
16-24
26-32
30-26
28-24
31-21
28-14
38-26
30-27
23-32
22-27
27-24
32-23
27-31
20-25
31-28
25-26
32-32
24-26
215.7Avg total
113.1Scored
102.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)110.6103.6214.2+7.071%
Season at home (12)114.1101.2215.2+12.975%
Season away (16)108.0105.4213.4+2.669%
Last 10 (10)113.1102.6215.7+10.580%
Last 5 (5)113.0103.2216.2+9.8100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)94.3102.7197.0-8.30%
vs Similar (11)107.9102.5210.4+5.582%
vs Weaker ◀ (16)110.9102.1213.1+8.869%
This opponent (Charlotte Hornets) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-6-3+0+3+6Q1Q1: -1.3-1.3Q1: +4.6+4.6Q2Q2: +1.6+1.6Q2: +4.2+4.2Q3Q3: +1.3+1.3Q3: +0.7+0.7Q4Q4: -1.7-1.7Q4: +0.4+0.4
Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Charlotte HornetsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Philadelphia 76ers
#7
L
56-63
56
63
-7
H18/11
NBA
Boston Celtics
#11
L
54-56
54
56
-2
H20/11
NBA
Indiana Pacers
#13
W
68-60
68
60
+8
H22/11
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#9
L
57-62
57
62
-5
A24/11
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#26
W
66-65
66
65
+1
A25/11
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#1
W
65-52
65
52
+13
H27/11
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#26
W
55-49
55
49
+6
H29/11
NBA
Utah Jazz
#8
L
53-57
53
57
-4
H01/12
NBA
New Orleans Pelicans
#25
L
56-65
56
65
-9
H02/12
NBA
Minnesota Timberwolves
#21
W
64-62
64
62
+2
A06/12
NBA
118.5Avg total
59.4Scored
59.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)56.456.1112.5+0.347%-
Last 30 at home (17)56.054.9110.9+1.147%-
Last 30 away (13)56.857.6114.5-0.846%-
Last 10 (10)59.459.1118.5+0.350%-
Last 5 (5)58.657.0115.6+1.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)53.659.7113.3-6.114%-
vs Similar (14)58.356.2114.5+2.157%-
vs Weaker (9)55.653.1108.7+2.456%-
This opponent (Denver Nuggets) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Denver NuggetsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Atlanta Hawks
#26
W
73-57
73
57
+16
H16/11
NBA
New Orleans Pelicans
#25
L
67-70
67
70
-3
A18/11
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#1
W
56-46
56
46
+10
A20/11
NBA
Minnesota Timberwolves
#21
L
50-56
50
56
-6
A22/11
NBA
Orlando Magic
#16
W
54-41
54
41
+13
H24/11
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#9
W
63-42
63
42
+21
A25/11
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
#20
W
58-50
58
50
+8
H28/11
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#6
W
68-53
68
53
+15
A01/12
NBA
Toronto Raptors
#2
W
59-47
59
47
+12
A04/12
NBA
Orlando Magic
#16
W
56-54
56
54
+2
A06/12
NBA
112.0Avg total
60.4Scored
51.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)56.351.4107.7+4.967%-
Last 30 at home (14)55.150.2105.4+4.964%-
Last 30 away (16)57.452.4109.8+4.969%-
Last 10 (10)60.451.6112.0+8.880%-
Last 5 (5)60.849.2110.0+11.6100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)52.751.3104.0+1.333%-
vs Similar (11)56.950.6107.5+6.382%-
vs Weaker ◀ (16)56.651.9108.6+4.762%-
This opponent (Charlotte Hornets) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
1st half bets · Pythia's probability, the best price and the edge
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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Charlotte Hornetstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Charlotte Hornets: 113.2 points a game scored
🏀🏀53%
🏀🏀🏀30%
🏀16%
🏀🏀 2-pointers60.2 pts a game · 53% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers34.5 pts a game · 30% of the points
🏀 Free throws18.5 pts a game · 16% of the points
League average for comparison: 110.7 points a game
53%
31%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers58.030.1
51.9%
51.7%60.2
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers32.311.5
35.6%
35.4%34.5
🏀 Free throws23.618.5
78.4%
76.6%18.5
They take 90.3 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 32.3 of them are 3-pointers, so 36% of their shots are threes (league average: 36%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Denver Nuggetstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Denver Nuggets: 112.9 points a game scored
🏀🏀56%
🏀🏀🏀31%
🏀12%
🏀🏀 2-pointers63.4 pts a game · 56% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers35.4 pts a game · 31% of the points
🏀 Free throws14.1 pts a game · 12% of the points
League average for comparison: 110.7 points a game
53%
31%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers60.931.7
52.1%
51.7%63.4
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers30.611.8
38.6%
35.4%35.4
🏀 Free throws19.614.1
71.9%
76.6%14.1
They take 91.5 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 30.6 of them are 3-pointers, so 33% of their shots are threes (league average: 36%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 10/10 games with a box score before 08 Dec 2018 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Charlotte Hornets
LLLWWLLWWL
Denver Nuggets
WWWWWWWLLW
#15
League position
#4
-0.4
Net rating
+10.2
108.8
Offensive rating
111.4
109.1
Defensive rating
101.2
52.4%
Effective FG%
54.0%
54.3%
Opp. effective FG%
48.9%
11.5%
Turnover %
13.3%
19.2%
Off. rebound %
26.2%
0.26
Free-throw rate
0.21
35.6%
3-point %
38.6%
57.0%
Assist %
69.9%
40%
Form (last 10/10)
80%

Profile

Offence108.8 · 111.4Defence109.1 · 101.2Shooting52.4% · 54.0%3-point %35.6% · 38.6%Ball care11.5% · 13.3%Off. rebounds19.2% · 26.2%Free throws0.26 · 0.21Form (last 10/10)40% · 80%
■ Charlotte Hornets   ■ Denver Nuggets
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

DateH/AOpponentScore
06/12/18AMinnesota Timberwolves104-121
02/12/18HNew Orleans Pelicans109-119
01/12/18HUtah Jazz111-119
29/11/18HAtlanta Hawks108-94
27/11/18HMilwaukee Bucks110-107
25/11/18AAtlanta Hawks123-124
24/11/18AOklahoma City Thunder104-109
22/11/18HIndiana Pacers127-109
20/11/18HBoston Celtics117-112
18/11/18HPhiladelphia 76ers119-122 OT
DateH/AOpponentScore
06/12/18AOrlando Magic124-118 OT
04/12/18AToronto Raptors106-103
01/12/18APortland Trail Blazers113-112
28/11/18HLos Angeles Lakers117-85
25/11/18AOklahoma City Thunder105-98
24/11/18HOrlando Magic112-87
22/11/18AMinnesota Timberwolves103-101
20/11/18AMilwaukee Bucks98-104
18/11/18ANew Orleans Pelicans115-125
16/11/18HAtlanta Hawks138-93

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Charlotte Hornets
NBA 2018-19
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLL52%
HomeWWWLL69%
AwayWLLLL31%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games291613
Win %52%69%31%
Points / game114.0115.9111.7
Allowed / game110.9108.4113.8
Point differential+3.2+7.5-2.2
Avg total224.9224.4225.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+28%38%15%
Close games (≤5 pts) won31% (13)40% (5)25% (8)
Overtime %7%6%8%
Denver Nuggets
NBA 2018-19
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW71%
HomeLLWWW75%
AwayWWWWW69%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281216
Win %71%75%69%
Points / game110.6114.1108.0
Allowed / game103.6101.2105.4
Point differential+7.0+12.9+2.6
Avg total214.2215.2213.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%50%12%
Close games (≤5 pts) won80% (10)67% (3)86% (7)
Overtime %7%0%12%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Toronto Raptors3024680%116.4107.6+8.8
2 Denver Nuggets2820871%110.6103.6+7.0
3 Milwaukee Bucks2719870%121.6110.0+11.7
4 Oklahoma City Thunder2719870%110.8103.6+7.1
5 Los Angeles Clippers2719870%116.0110.5+5.5
6 Philadelphia 76ers29191066%114.1112.1+2.0
7 Los Angeles Lakers30181260%113.0111.6+1.4
8 Golden State Warriors31181358%116.0111.6+4.5
9 Indiana Pacers28161257%105.4102.4+3.1
10 Memphis Grizzlies28161257%104.5104.4+0.1
11 Portland Trail Blazers30171357%112.4110.1+2.4
12 Detroit Pistons27151256%108.5108.8-0.3
13 Utah Jazz29161355%108.7106.3+2.4
14 Boston Celtics28151354%108.3104.5+3.8
15 Charlotte Hornets29151452%114.0110.9+3.2
16 Dallas Mavericks26131350%111.2110.6+0.6
17 Houston Rockets28141450%109.4109.2+0.2
18 Washington Wizards29141548%112.6115.6-3.0
19 Minnesota Timberwolves30141647%109.8111.9-2.1
20 San Antonio Spurs30141647%109.2111.8-2.6
21 Sacramento Kings28131546%113.1117.3-4.1
22 Orlando Magic29131645%104.9106.8-1.9
23 New Orleans Pelicans31131842%117.7117.6+0.1
24 Miami Heat29121741%108.5110.1-1.6
25 New York Knicks31112035%108.5114.0-5.5
26 Brooklyn Nets30102033%108.1111.0-2.9
27 Cleveland Cavaliers2872125%103.2110.9-7.7
28 Chicago Bulls3072323%102.7111.2-8.5
29 Atlanta Hawks3072323%108.7118.5-9.8
30 Phoenix Suns2952417%101.9113.5-11.6
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Charlotte Hornets24402326113
Denver Nuggets25282628107
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