Minnesota Timberwolves vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/5/2025 Preview and Pick
Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Charlotte Hornets
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
The Minnesota Timberwolves (33-29) are en route to Spectrum Center on Wednesday where they will play the Charlotte Hornets (14-46).

The Timberwolves took the court against the Suns and went home with a win by a final score of 116-98 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Timberwolves ended up with 17 while the Suns accounted for 16 personal fouls. They made 13 out of their 42 attempts from distance. Phoenix finished the game at 78.9% from the charity stripe by making 15 of their 19 attempts. Moreover, Phoenix pulled down 57 rebounds (10 offensive, 47 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Phoenix earned 24 assists and had 2 steals for this game. With regard to the defense, Minnesota allowed 43.8% from the floor on 35 out of 80 shooting. They also dished out 28 assists in this game in addition to forcing 22 turnovers and having 18 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled 35 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Timberwolves made 17 of 21 tries for a percentage of 81.0%. Minnesota walked away from the game having earned a 42.4% FG percentage (39 of 92) and converted 21 of 52 shots from distance.
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Anthony Edwards is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He accumulated 44 points on 12 out of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and snagged 5 rebounds. Edwards went 54.5% from the field and recorded 7 dimes.
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Minnesota enters this game with a mark of 33-29 this year. They are turning it over 14.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.2 fouls per game. As a team, Minnesota is pulling in 44.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,578 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Timberwolves are hitting 37.4% on 3-pointers (922 of 2,463) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 112.1 points per contest (20th in the league) while hitting 45.8% from the floor.
On defense, the Timberwolves have forced 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 fouls. They rank 7th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,522 conceded for the season. The Timberwolves defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.8% (2,494 of 5,450) and they relinquish 43.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 35.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 5th in the NBA in points per game allowed (109.0).
For their last game, the Hornets took a loss by a score of 119-101 when they faced the Warriors. The Hornets corralled 39 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. The Warriors committed 23 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 33 shots. They were able to bury 22 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Charlotte converted 11 of 40 tries (27.5%). When all was said and done, the Hornets went 34 out of 86 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.5%. The Hornets allowed the Warriors to make 40 of their 95 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1% in this contest. They went 36.0% from three-point range by going 18 of 50 and ended up going 21 of 24 from the charity stripe (87.5%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Charlotte allowed Golden State to grab 54 overall (12 on the offensive glass).
Miles Bridges was important for the Hornets for the contest. Bridges accumulated 35 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for this game. He made 11 out of 20 for the game for a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and had 9 rebounds.
Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 14-46 on the year. The Hornets have committed 19.1 personal fouls per game and they hit 77.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 23.7 times per contest (27th in the league) and they turn it over 15.5 times per contest. Charlotte has accumulated 6,305 pts for the campaign (105.1 per game) and they average 45.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Hornets are shooting 42.4% from the field, which has them ranked 30th in basketball.
The Hornets defensively are ranked 13th in the league in points given up per game with 112.9. They are able to force 14.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (16th in the league). The Charlotte defense concedes 34.7% on shots from distance (820 of 2,365) and opponents are converting on 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 27.0 assists and 45.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 21st and 24th in the NBA.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte
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