Orlando Magic vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/25/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Orlando Magic (33-38) are headed to Spectrum Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Charlotte Hornets (18-53).

The Magic faced off with the Wizards and took home the win by a score of 120-105 in their last contest. Orlando finished the contest having earned a 47.9% field goal percentage (46 out of 96) and made 17 of their 42 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Magic made 11 of 13 shots for a rate of 84.6%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 55 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 25 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to defending, Orlando allowed the other team to go 42.5% from the floor on 37 out of 87 shooting. Washington dished out 23 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. Moreover, Washington grabbed 41 rebounds (8 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 8 blocks. Washington went 73.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 19 tries. They made 17 of their 39 shots from long range. When it comes to fouls, the Magic finished with 17 and the Wizards accounted for 10 fouls.

Paolo Banchero is a player who had an impact for the matchup. Banchero shot 50.0% from the field and also dished out 5 dimes. He saw the court for 31 mins played and also grabbed 8 boards. He had 30 points on 11 of 22 shooting.

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Orlando will enter this matchup with a record of 33-38 this season. They currently have an average of 104.8 points per outing (30th in basketball) while shooting 44.1% from the floor. The Magic are hitting 31.1% on 3-point shots (776 of 2,492) and 77.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Orlando is pulling down 41.6 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,619 assists on the year, which is 30th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.6 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Magic have forced 16.3 turnovers every game while drawing 20.6 fouls. They give up 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 1st in the league in points per game from their opponents (106.1). The Magic defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.0% (2,707 of 5,758) and they concede 42.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 1st in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,628 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets took a defeat with a final score of 122-105 against the Heat. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Charlotte allowed Miami to get 32 in total (7 offensive). They went 41.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 12 out of 29 and ended up going 16 of 20 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Hornets allowed the Heat to knock down 47 out of 82 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 57.3% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Hornets finished 41 for 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Charlotte buried 11 of their 33 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 12 of those for a rate of 92.3%. The Heat committed 13 personal fouls for the game which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for 13 tries. They turned it over 20 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Hornets were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 40 for the matchup.

Nick Smith Jr. pitched in for the Hornets for the contest. Smith Jr. totaled 19 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and earned 3 assists for the contest. He made 7 of 14 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 18-53 on the season. The Hornets have committed 19.1 personal fouls per contest while shooting 78.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.4 times per game (26th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.4 times per contest. Charlotte has scored 7,513 points on the season (105.8 per contest) and they collect 45.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Hornets are shooting 43.0% from the field, which has them ranked 30th in the league.

The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 114.0. They are forcing 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (17th in the league). The Charlotte defense surrenders 35.5% on 3-pointers (989 of 2,789) and opponents are knocking down 79.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 26.7 assists and 44.9 boards per contest, ranking them 17th and 21st in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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