Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 3/16/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, March 16, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Intuit Dome is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers (36-30) will meet the Charlotte Hornets (16-49) on Sunday.

The Hornets faced the Hawks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-110 in their last contest. Charlotte ended with a 45.5% field goal percentage (40 out of 88) and made 14 of their 35 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hornets buried 16 of 18 shots for a rate of 88.9%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 47 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 29 assists in this game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to go 42.0% from the floor on 37 of 88 shooting. Atlanta doled out 26 dimes and had 13 steals in this game. Furthermore, Atlanta snagged 43 boards (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 9 rejections. Atlanta finished the contest at 89.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 35 of 39 shots. They converted 14 of 36 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 26 and the Hawks finished the game with 16 fouls.

Miles Bridges is a player who was a contributor for this contest. Bridges finished the game shooting 57.9% from the floor and totaled 5 assists. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and grabbed 11 rebounds. He accounted for 31 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Charlotte will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 16-49 for the campaign. They are averaging 105.4 pts per game (28th in the league) while hitting 42.5% from the floor. The Hornets are connecting on 33.6% on three-point attempts (858 of 2,551) and 78.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Charlotte is grabbing 45.7 boards per game and has 1,559 assists for the campaign, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.4 times per game and as a group they commit 19.3 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.7% from 3-point land and they rank 14th in the NBA in opponents points per game (113.0). The Hornets are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.4% (2,656 of 5,719) and they surrender 45.1 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 15th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,733 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers got the win with a final of 119-104 when they played the Heat. When it comes to attacking the glass, Los Angeles permitted Miami to collect 29 in total (9 offensive). They finished 37.8% from 3-point land by going 14 out of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 14 from the charity stripe (71.4%). The Clippers permitted the Heat to convert 40 of 84 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.6% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Clippers went 45 for 76 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 59.2%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Los Angeles converted 13 out of 27 tries (48.1%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. The Heat were called for 17 fouls in this contest which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Clippers recorded 34 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 45 in this game.

Bogdan Bogdanovic ended up having an impact for the Clippers for the game. He made 11 out of 16 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 68.8%, and totaled 10 rebounds. Bogdanovic earned 30 points in his 39 mins of playing time and earned 4 dimes in the matchup.

Los Angeles has a mark of 36-30 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Clippers are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which ranks 13th in basketball. Los Angeles has 7,331 pts so far this season (111.1 per contest) and they pull in 43.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.8 times per game (25th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.4 times per contest. The Clippers are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls every game and they shoot 79.2% from the charity stripe.

The Clippers on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the league in PPG surrendered with 108.9. They are able to force 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the field (10th in the league). The Los Angeles defense gives up 35.4% on 3-point shots (878 of 2,480) and opponents are making 77.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 25.5 assists and 42.3 rebounds every game, which is 7th and 4th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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