Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 1/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Spectrum Center is where the Charlotte Hornets (12-31) will take on the Brooklyn Nets (14-33) on Wednesday.

The Nets took the court against the Kings and ended up losing by a score of 110-96 in their last game. Brooklyn ended the game with a 36.6% FG percentage (30 of 82) and converted 10 of their 36 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Nets knocked down 26 of their 30 tries for a percentage of 86.7%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 19 assists for the game in addition to creating 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Regarding the defense, Brooklyn let their opponent shoot 54.9% from the field on 45 out of 82 shooting. Sacramento distributed 31 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. Additionally, Sacramento grabbed 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Sacramento finished the game at 64.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 17 tries. They converted 9 of their 28 shots from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Nets walked away with 20 while the Kings finished the game with 24 personal fouls.

D'Angelo Russell is someone who played a role in the matchup. Russell walked away from this one shooting 36.4% from the field and also totaled 3 assists. He played 29 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. He recorded 19 points on 4 out of 11 shooting.

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Brooklyn comes into this one with a record of 14-33 for the year. They currently have an average of 105.5 pts per game (29th in the league) while connecting on 43.9% from the field. The Nets are shooting 35.4% on shots from downtown (650 of 1,836) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling down 40.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,166 dimes on the year, which ranks 19th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 15.7 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.5 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Nets are able to force 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They relinquish 37.8% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 17th in the league in PPG allowed (113.3). The Nets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.8% (1,920 of 3,931) and they relinquish 42.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 25th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,278 conceded for the year.

When they last played, the Hornets took a defeat with a final score of 112-107 against the Lakers. The Hornets were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the game. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 11 steals for this game. The Lakers had 18 fouls for the contest which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a rate of 83.3%. In terms of three-point attempts, Charlotte buried 14 out of 36 tries (38.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Hornets went 39 for 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. The Hornets permitted the Lakers to convert 44 out of their 86 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 51.2% in the game. They shot 21.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 24 at the charity stripe (75.0%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Charlotte permitted Los Angeles to pull down 48 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Miles Bridges was important for the Hornets for the matchup. Bridges tallied 26 points in his 37 minutes on the court and totaled 4 dimes for this game. He buried 10 of 23 in the matchup for a rate of 43.5%, and earned 8 rebounds.

Charlotte has a mark of 12-31 for the season. The Hornets are responsible for committing 20.1 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.0 times per game (26th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 15.8 times per game. Charlotte has totaled 4,624 points so far this season (107.5 per game) and they collect 45.8 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Hornets are connecting on 43.1% from the field, which ranks them 30th in the league.

The Charlotte defense surrenders 34.6% on shots from distance (575 of 1,661) and their opponents are making 77.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 26.2 dimes and 44.1 boards every game, which ranks 14th and 15th in basketball. The Hornets on the defensive side of the court are 13th in the league in points given up per game with 112.2. They have forced 14.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the floor (15th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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