Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 2/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Monday, February 3, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (6-41) are hitting the road to Spectrum Center on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Charlotte Hornets (12-32).

The Wizards took the court against the Lakers and took a loss by a final of 134-96 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Wizards ended up with 18 while the Lakers recorded 24 fouls. They also buried 15 out of their 32 attempts from downtown. Los Angeles went 95.5% at the free throw line by burying 21 of 22 tries. Furthermore, Los Angeles snagged 48 rebounds (9 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Los Angeles doled out 31 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. In reference to defense, Washington allowed 54.4% from the field on 49 of 90 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 38 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Wizards converted 28 of 34 attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. Washington ended with a 31.9% FG percentage (29 of 91) and buried 10 of 44 3-point attempts.

Jordan Poole is one player who was a factor in this contest. Poole finished 33.3% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists. He played 25 minutes and collected 5 boards. He had 19 points on 5 out of 15 shooting.

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Washington steps onto the court with a record of 6-41 so far this season. They average 107.0 points per outing (27th in basketball) while going 43.4% from the floor. The Wizards are shooting 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (587 of 1,797) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is pulling in 43.9 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,157 assists this year, which ranks 22nd in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 16.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.4 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Wizards are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 26th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,349 conceded so far this season. The Wizards are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.8% (2,078 of 4,348) and they surrender 48.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 36.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 30th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (122.2).

In their last game, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 104-83 when they faced the Nets. In regard to rebounding, Charlotte permitted Brooklyn to collect 40 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 31.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 out of 32 and ended up shooting 16 of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Hornets allowed the Nets to make 39 of 80 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.8% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Hornets ended up shooting 28 out of 83 from the field which had them sitting at 33.7%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Charlotte converted 10 out of 35 attempts (28.6%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 68.0%. The Nets had 18 fouls for the contest which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Hornets pulled down 34 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 52 for this contest.

Miles Bridges was important for the Hornets in this game. He buried 8 out of 21 in the matchup giving him a rate of 38.1%, and accounted for 13 rebounds. Bridges earned 23 points in his 32 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for this contest.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 12-32 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Hornets are shooting 42.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 30th in the NBA. Charlotte has totaled 4,707 points on the season (107.0 per game) and they grab 45.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 23.8 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.9 times per game. The Hornets commit 20.1 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Hornets are ranked 13th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 112.0. They are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the floor (15th in the NBA). The Charlotte defense allows 34.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (585 of 1,693) and their opponents are making 77.9% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 26.2 dimes and 44.0 rebounds every game, which is ranked 14th and 15th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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