Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Charlotte Hornets (14-47) are hosting the Brooklyn Nets (21-40) at Spectrum Center on Saturday.

The Nets faced the Spurs and ended up losing by a score of 127-113 in their last game. Brooklyn walked away from the contest with a 45.3% field goal percentage (39 of 86) and buried 17 of their 50 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Nets converted 18 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 40 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 29 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to the defense, Brooklyn allowed 54.7% from the floor on 52 of 95 shooting. San Antonio recorded 37 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. Additionally, San Antonio pulled down 46 rebounds (13 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 2 rejections. San Antonio finished 50.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 5 of their 10 shots. They also buried 18 of their 39 shots from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Nets finished with 16 while the Spurs recorded 15 personal fouls.

Cam Thomas is someone who was a major factor in this contest. He racked up 24 points on 8 of 19 shooting. He played 26 mins and also grabbed 1 board. Thomas finished shooting 42.1% from the floor and dished out 6 assists.

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Brooklyn will play this contest with a mark of 21-40 this year. They have an average of 105.0 points per outing (29th in the league) on 43.7% from the field. The Nets are shooting 34.3% on three-point shots (805 of 2,350) and 79.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Brooklyn is grabbing 41.1 boards per game and is sitting with 1,509 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 25th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.5 times per game and as a team are committing 20.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Nets are able to force 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are giving up 36.9% from 3-point land and they are ranked 10th in the NBA in opponents points per game (111.6). The Nets defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.1% (2,458 of 5,106) and they concede 42.8 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 16th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,635 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 125-110 against the Timberwolves. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Charlotte permitted Minnesota to grab 43 in total (10 offensive). They finished 42.9% from 3-point land by going 21 out of 49 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 22 at the free throw line (72.7%). The Hornets allowed the Timberwolves to make 44 of their 90 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.9% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Hornets went 42 out of 95 from the field which had them at 44.2%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Charlotte converted 12 out of their 42 tries (28.6%). They were able to bury 14 of those for a percentage of 77.8%. The Timberwolves had 17 fouls for the matchup which took the Hornets to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They gave up possession 15 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. The Hornets pulled down 37 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive rebounds for a total of 57 in the matchup.

LaMelo Ball ended up being a major contributor for the Hornets in this matchup. He buried 11 of 28 in the game for a field goal rate of 39.3%, and accumulated 10 rebounds. Ball earned 28 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 6 dimes for this contest.

Charlotte has a mark of 14-47 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hornets are shooting 42.5% from the field, which is 30th in the league. Charlotte has scored 6,415 pts so far this season (105.2 per game) and they collect 45.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 23.8 times per game (27th in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.5 times per contest. The Hornets are committing 19.1 fouls per contest and they hit 77.7% from the free throw line.

The Charlotte defense gives up 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (841 of 2,414) and their opposition knocks down 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 27.0 dimes and 45.3 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 21st and 23rd in the league. The Hornets on defense are ranked 14th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 113.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (16th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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