Charlotte Hornets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 2/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (23-32) will try to defeat the Charlotte Hornets (14-39) at Moda Center on Saturday.

The Hornets took the court against the Lakers and took home the win by a score of 100-97 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 16 and the Lakers racked up 17 personal fouls. They buried 15 of their 51 tries from 3-point land. Los Angeles ended up shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 8 of their 12 shots. Furthermore, Los Angeles pulled down 50 rebounds (12 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Los Angeles distributed 29 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In the matter of defending, Charlotte allowed the other team to go 41.1% from the field on 37 of 90 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 18 turnovers and having 12 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 47 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Hornets converted 16 of their 17 shots for a rate of 94.1%. Charlotte walked away from the contest having earned a 36.3% field goal percentage (33 of 91) and made 18 of their 53 three-point shots.

Miles Bridges is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He scored 29 points on 9 of 22 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. Bridges finished the game at 40.9% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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Charlotte heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 14-39 on the year. They are averaging 106.1 points per outing (28th in the NBA) while hitting 42.8% from the field. The Hornets are hitting 34.5% from downtown (724 of 2,101) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Charlotte is pulling in 45.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,262 assists for the year, which has them ranked 28th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 15.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.4 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hornets are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.9% on three-point shots while they are 9th in the league in opponents points per game (111.5). The Hornets defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.3% (2,150 of 4,646) and they concede 44.5 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 10th in the league in giving up assists with 1,395 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 132-121 when they faced the Nuggets. The Trail Blazers snagged 31 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for this contest. They gave up possession 12 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Nuggets committed 20 personal fouls for this game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 29 shots. They were able to convert 21 of those for a percentage of 72.4%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Portland converted 14 out of their 38 tries (36.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Trail Blazers went 43 out of 94 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.7%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Nuggets to knock down 49 of 96 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.0% for the game. They shot 39.5% from distance by hitting 15 out of 38 and ended up shooting 19 of 24 at the free throw line (79.2%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Portland permitted Denver to grab 49 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Anfernee Simons pitched in for the Trail Blazers for the game. Simons earned 26 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and earned 6 dimes in this matchup. He made 9 out of 19 in the game for a rate of 47.4%, and added 3 rebounds.

Portland has a mark of 23-32 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are shooting 45.1% from the field, which ranks 23rd in the NBA. Portland has accounted for 6,006 points so far this season (109.2 per contest) and they pull down 43.6 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.3 times per contest (27th in basketball) and they turn it over 16.0 times per game. The Trail Blazers are committing 19.4 fouls every game and they shoot 77.6% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers defensively are ranked 19th in the league in points allowed per game with 114.8. They are forcing 15.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (24th in the league). The Portland defense gives up 36.5% on 3-point shots (710 of 1,947) and their opposition knocks down 79.6% of their free throw shots. They surrender 26.5 assists and 44.2 boards every game, ranking them 16th and 14th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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