Charlotte Hornets vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/14/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday, March 14, 2025

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (26-37) are welcoming the Charlotte Hornets (16-48) at Frost Bank Center on Friday.

The Hornets took the court against the Heat and took home the win by a score of 105-102 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Hornets finished with 16 while the Heat finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They converted 10 of 31 tries from distance. Miami ended up shooting 70.0% at the free throw line by burying 14 of their 20 shots. Additionally, Miami grabbed 46 rebounds (11 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Miami recorded 24 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. With respect to the defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to go 45.9% from the floor on 39 of 85 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists for the matchup while creating 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When discussing rebounding, they collected a total of 36 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Hornets made 22 of 23 shots for a percentage of 95.7%. Charlotte wrapped up the game having earned a 41.9% FG percentage (36 out of 86) and converted 11 of their 44 shots from beyond the arc.

Miles Bridges is one player who was a contributor in this game. He totaled 35 points on 12 out of 19 shooting. He played 37 minutes played and grabbed 5 rebounds. Bridges went 63.2% from the field and also dished out 5 dimes.

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Charlotte will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 16-48 so far this year. They turn the ball over 15.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.2 fouls every game. As a team, Charlotte is grabbing 45.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,530 assists so far this year, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing. The Hornets are hitting 33.5% on shots from 3-point land (844 of 2,516) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 105.3 pts per contest (28th in the NBA) while shooting 42.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 16th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,707 relinquished for the year. The Hornets are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.5% (2,619 of 5,631) and they relinquish 45.2 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 34.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 14th in the league in opponents points per game (112.8).

For their last game, the Spurs took a loss by a final score of 133-129 against the Mavericks. The Spurs were able to corral 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the matchup. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Mavericks earned 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a clip of 58.3%. In reference to shooting from distance, San Antonio converted 17 out of 41 tries (41.5%). In all, the Spurs ended up going 49 out of 94 from the field which had them shooting 52.1%. The Spurs permitted the Mavericks to convert 47 out of their 88 attempts from the floor which had them at 53.4% in this matchup. They finished 31.6% from beyond the arc by connecting on 12 out of 38 and finished the game at 27 of 30 from the free throw line (90.0%). In regard to attacking the glass, San Antonio permitted Dallas to collect 40 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Harrison Barnes ended up having an impact for the Spurs in this contest. He made 12 out of 14 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and had 8 rebounds. Barnes scored 29 points in his 38 minutes of playing time, but didn't get an assist.

San Antonio has a record of 26-37 so far this year. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.5% from the field, which is ranked 15th in basketball. San Antonio has earned 7,160 pts this year (113.7 per contest) and they average 44.1 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.1 times per game (5th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. The Spurs commit 16.6 fouls per game and they go 77.1% from the free throw line.

The San Antonio defense gives up 35.8% on 3-pointers (871 of 2,431) and their opponents are knocking down 79.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 27.1 assists and 46.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 22nd and 27th in the league. The Spurs on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 116.1. They are able to force 13.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (19th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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