Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/13/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (59-21) will play the Charlotte Hornets (19-61) at TD Garden on Sunday.

The Hornets played the Raptors and ended up losing by a score of 126-96 in their last game. Charlotte walked away from the contest having earned a 43.9% FG percentage (36 of 82) and knocked down 11 of their 35 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Hornets knocked down 13 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. In relation to rebounding, they collected a total of 41 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 23 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding defending, Charlotte let their opponent shoot 47.1% from the field on 49 out of 104 shooting. Toronto recorded 37 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. On top of that, Toronto totaled 55 rebounds (16 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Toronto finished the game at 75.0% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of 12 tries. They also knocked down 19 of their 52 shots from long range. In regard to personal fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 13 and the Raptors accounted for 16 personal fouls.

Nick Smith Jr. is a player who was a contributor for the contest. He was able to score 28 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and also totaled 6 rebounds. Smith Jr. ended up going 61.5% from the floor and totaled 10 dimes.

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Charlotte enters this one with a mark of 19-61 this year. They turn it over 15.5 times per game and as a team are committing 18.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Charlotte is pulling in 45.1 boards per contest and has 1,946 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 26th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Hornets are connecting on 33.9% on 3-pointers (1,039 of 3,064) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They average 105.5 points per outing (28th in basketball) while going 43.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They concede 35.4% on shots from distance and they are ranked 15th in basketball in points per game allowed (114.3). The Hornets defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.8% (3,325 of 7,108) and they relinquish 45.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 16th in the league in giving up assists with 2,139 conceded so far this season.

For their last game, the Celtics took a loss by a score of 96-76 against the Magic. The Celtics collected 34 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 43 for this contest. They also turned it over 16 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. The Magic were called for 9 personal fouls in this contest which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 6 attempts. They were able to convert 5 of the free throw tries for a rate of 83.3%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Boston converted 7 out of their 40 tries (17.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 82 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.0%. The Celtics allowed the Magic to bury 37 of their 91 tries from the floor which had them shooting 40.7% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 35.6% from downtown by going 16 out of 45 and finished the game at 6 out of 8 from the free throw line (75.0%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Boston allowed Orlando to snag 49 in total (12 offensive).

Payton Pritchard pitched in for the Celtics for this game. Pritchard totaled 15 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 10 assists for this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 17 in this contest for a rate of 41.2%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 59-21 this year. The Celtics have committed 16.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.1 times per contest (17th in the NBA) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. Boston has totaled 9,311 pts for the season (116.4 per game) and they average 45.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which ranks 19th in basketball.

The Boston defense allows 34.7% from downtown (1,029 of 2,962) and opponents are connecting on 78.0% of their foul shots. They concede 24.0 assists and 43.5 rebounds every game, which is ranked 3rd and 12th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the league in points per game surrendered with 107.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (2nd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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