Golden State Warriors vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Monday, March 3, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Spectrum Center is the location where the Charlotte Hornets (14-43) will attempt to beat the Golden State Warriors (31-27) on Monday.

The Warriors faced off with the Magic and walked away with a win by a score of 121-115 in their last game. Golden State ended with a 45.6% field goal percentage (36 out of 79) and converted 19 of their 45 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Warriors made 30 of their 34 tries for a percentage of 88.2%. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 38 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 26 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding defense, Golden State let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the field on 45 out of 89 shooting. Orlando doled out 23 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Orlando pulled down 46 rebounds (15 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Orlando shot 77.8% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of their 18 attempts. They knocked down 11 of 28 shots from beyond the perimeter. When discussing personal fouls, the Warriors ended up with 18 and the Magic finished the game with 25 personal fouls.

Stephen Curry is a player who was a major contributor for this game. Curry walked away from this one shooting 64.0% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists. He played for 34 mins played and collected 4 rebounds. He ended up with 56 points on 16 out of 25 shooting.

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Golden State heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 31-27 on the year. They cough up possession 13.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Golden State is snagging 46.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,685 dimes for the year, which is 5th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Warriors are shooting 36.0% on 3-point shots (886 of 2,464) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.8 points per outing (16th in basketball) while shooting 44.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Warriors are able to force 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 11th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,508 surrendered for the year. The Warriors defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (2,345 of 5,084) and they relinquish 44.7 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 35.8% from 3-point land while they are 8th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.1).

In their last game, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 103-96 when they faced the Mavericks. When it comes to rebounding, Charlotte allowed Dallas to collect 48 in total (10 offensive). They finished 30.6% from distance by shooting 11 out of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Hornets permitted the Mavericks to knock down 40 out of their 97 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 41.2% in this contest. Overall, the Hornets finished shooting 40 for 98 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.8%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Charlotte knocked down 7 out of 27 tries (25.9%). They were able to convert 9 of those for a clip of 69.2%. The Mavericks committed 11 fouls in this matchup which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for 13 shots. They gave up possession 15 times, while getting 3 steals for the contest. The Hornets recorded 42 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 56 in this matchup.

Mark Williams pitched in for the Hornets for this contest. He made 10 of 18 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 16 rebounds. Williams totaled 26 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for the game.

Charlotte has a record of 14-43 on the season. The Hornets are committing 19.3 fouls per contest and they go 78.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.7 times per game (27th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.5 times per contest. Charlotte has totaled 6,008 pts so far this season (105.4 per contest) and they average 45.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Hornets are shooting 42.5% from the floor, which is 30th in the NBA.

The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the league in PPG allowed with 112.9. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the field (18th in the NBA). The Charlotte defense allows 34.7% on 3-pointers (774 of 2,229) and their opponents are converting on 78.3% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 26.9 dimes and 45.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks 20th and 22nd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State

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