Portland Trail Blazers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 1/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Friday, January 24, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (15-28) are hitting the road to Spectrum Center on Friday where they will try to defeat the Charlotte Hornets (11-28).

The Trail Blazers played the Heat and earned the victory with a final of 116-107 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 13 and the Heat totaled 14 personal fouls. They knocked down 14 out of their 42 attempts from three-point range. Miami finished the game shooting 91.7% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of 12 shots. On top of that, Miami grabbed 45 rebounds (12 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Miami totaled 26 assists and had 2 steals for the game. Pertaining to the defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 44.1% from the floor on 41 out of 93 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned 47 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers converted 15 of their 23 shots for a rate of 65.2%. Portland ended the game having earned a 49.4% FG percentage (43 of 87) and converted 15 of 43 3-point attempts.

Anfernee Simons is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up with 24 points on 9 out of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and also totaled 4 boards. Simons finished the game at 45.0% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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Portland steps onto the court with a mark of 15-28 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 16.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.1 fouls per game. As a team, Portland is pulling in 43.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,001 assists for the season, which has them ranked 27th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are hitting 33.8% on 3-pointers (525 of 1,552) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. They average 108.1 points per contest (26th in the NBA) while going 44.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Trail Blazers have forced 15.1 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They currently rank 24th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,170 conceded for the year. The Trail Blazers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.8% (1,820 of 3,807) and they relinquish 44.9 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 37.7% on three-point shots and they are ranked 25th in the league in points per game allowed (116.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets walked away with a victory by a final of 110-105 when they faced the Mavericks. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Charlotte allowed Dallas to get 51 in total (16 on the offensive glass). They finished 18.8% from downtown by going 6 of 32 and finished the contest at 23 out of 26 at the free throw line (88.5%). The Hornets permitted the Mavericks to knock down 38 of 88 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.2% in this game. When all was said and done, the Hornets shot 40 for 98 from the floor which had them shooting 40.8%. In relation to 3-point shots, Charlotte knocked down 17 out of their 39 attempts (43.6%). They were able to make 13 of those for a clip of 72.2%. The Mavericks were called for 15 fouls in this matchup which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. The Hornets corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this matchup.

LaMelo Ball pitched in for the Hornets in the game. Ball tallied 23 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and earned 9 assists for this game. He converted 8 of 21 for the game for a rate of 38.1%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 11-28 this year. When it comes to offense, the Hornets are shooting 42.9% from the field, which is 30th in basketball. Charlotte has scored 4,177 pts on the season (107.1 per game) and they grab 46.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 23.8 times per contest (26th in the league) and they cough up possession 15.9 times per contest. The Hornets commit 20.1 fouls per game and they connect on 77.1% from the charity stripe.

The Charlotte defense gives up 34.9% on 3-point shots (529 of 1,517) and their opposition knocks down 78.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 26.4 dimes and 44.2 rebounds per game, which is 17th and 17th in the league. The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 15th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 112.5. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (16th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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