Charlotte Hornets vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 2/25/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Chase Center is the site where the Golden State Warriors (30-27) will compete against the Charlotte Hornets (14-41) on Tuesday.

The Hornets faced off with the Trail Blazers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 141-88 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Hornets ended up with 21 and the Trail Blazers recorded 22 personal fouls. They knocked down 20 of 43 attempts from 3-point land. Portland ended up shooting 70.4% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 27 shots. Furthermore, Portland grabbed 57 boards (11 offensive, 46 defensive) and earned 7 rejections. Portland dished out 37 assists and had 11 steals in the matchup. In terms of the defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 58.6% from the floor on 51 of 87 shooting. They also dished out 19 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 19 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 37 with 12 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Hornets knocked down 15 of 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Charlotte ended the contest with a 34.7% field goal percentage (34 out of 98) and knocked down 5 out of their 32 shots from 3-point land.

Miles Bridges is someone who was a contributor for this game. Bridges finished 42.9% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He played for 23 mins and snagged 3 rebounds. He had 17 points on 6 out of 14 shooting.

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Charlotte steps onto the court with a record of 14-41 on the campaign. They have an average of 106.0 pts per contest (28th in the NBA) while hitting 42.7% from the floor. The Hornets are hitting 34.3% on shots from downtown (744 of 2,170) and 78.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Charlotte is grabbing 45.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,309 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 28th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.4 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Hornets have forced 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 fouls. They are giving up 34.4% from 3-point land while they are 12th in basketball in opponents PPG (112.3). The Hornets defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.6% (2,250 of 4,831) and they surrender 44.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 11th in the league in giving up assists with 1,461 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Warriors went home victorious with a score of 126-102 against the Mavericks. The Warriors corralled 37 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 54 for this game. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 10 steals for the game. The Mavericks were called for 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Warriors to the free throw line for 23 tries. They were able to convert 20 of those for a clip of 87.0%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Golden State knocked down 12 out of 40 tries (30.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 47 out of 98 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.0%. The Warriors allowed the Mavericks to knock down 38 of 82 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.3% in this game. They shot 40.6% from beyond the perimeter by going 13 out of 32 and finished the contest at 13 out of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). When discussing attacking the glass, Golden State permitted Dallas to grab 41 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Stephen Curry ended up being a major contributor for the Warriors in the matchup. Curry scored 30 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 7 dimes in this game. He converted 12 of 20 for the matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Golden State has a mark of 30-27 this season. The Warriors commit 19.5 fouls every game and they hit 73.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 28.9 times per game (7th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per game. Golden State has scored 6,414 points on the campaign (112.5 per contest) and they pull in 45.9 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Warriors are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which ranks 26th in the league.

The Golden State defense allows 35.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (759 of 2,113) and their opposition makes 77.5% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 26.1 assists and 44.6 total boards per game, which is ranked 12th and 18th in the NBA. The Warriors on the defensive end are ranked 9th in basketball in points given up per game with 111.4. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (13th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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