Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 11/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Sunday, November 23, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Atlanta Hawks (9-7) will play the Charlotte Hornets (4-11) at State Farm Arena on Sunday.

The Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against the Pacers and took a loss by a score of 127-118 in their last game. Charlotte ended the contest with a 40.2% field goal percentage (43 out of 107) and made 13 out of their 45 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Hornets buried 19 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 86.4%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 48 with 22 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 28 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to defense, Charlotte allowed their opponent to shoot 54.1% from the field on 46 out of 85 shooting. Indiana doled out 32 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. On top of that, Indiana snagged 43 boards (10 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Indiana finished 82.6% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 23 shots. They also converted 16 out of their 38 shots from 3-point range. In relation to fouls, the Hornets ended up walking away with 18 while the Pacers finished the game with 22 fouls.

Kon Knueppel is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. Knueppel finished the game at 55.0% from the floor and earned 7 assists. He was on the court for 42 minutes and also totaled 8 boards. He ended up with 28 points on 11 out of 20 shooting.

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Charlotte comes into this one with a mark of 4-11 this season. They turn the ball over 16.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.5 fouls every game. As a team, Charlotte is grabbing 46.0 boards per game and has racked up 395 assists for the season, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing. The Hornets are shooting 35.8% on 3-pointers (216 of 604) and 82.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 116.6 points per contest (20th in the league) while connecting on 45.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing 13.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 26th in basketball in allowing assists with 432 relinquished on the campaign. The Hornets are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 50.1% (670 of 1,338) and they relinquish 39.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 41.2% on shots from distance and they are 22nd in the league in points per game allowed (120.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks went home defeated by a final of 135-126 against the Spurs. The Hawks recorded 33 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Spurs had 15 fouls for this game which got the Hawks to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They were able to bury 8 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 61.5%. In the matter of three-point shots, Atlanta converted 20 of 37 attempts (54.1%). Overall, the Hawks ended up shooting 49 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.3%. The Hawks permitted the Spurs to bury 48 out of their 91 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 52.7% for this contest. They shot 42.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 17 of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 30 at the free throw line (73.3%). When talking about team rebounding, Atlanta allowed San Antonio to snag 43 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Nickeil Alexander-Walker pitched in for the Hawks for the matchup. Alexander tallied 38 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and earned 5 dimes for the game. He converted 13 out of 17 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 76.5%, and added 4 rebounds.

Atlanta has a record of 9-7 on the season. The Hawks have committed 21.2 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 30.4 times per contest (1st in the league) and they turn the ball over 15.6 times per contest. Atlanta has totaled 1,884 pts this season (117.8 per game) and they pull in 41.4 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hawks are hitting on 49.0% from the field, which is ranked 7th in the league.

The Atlanta defense gives up 34.3% on shots from distance (206 of 601) and their opponents are converting on 79.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 26.5 assists and 45.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 13th and 23rd in the league. The Hawks are ranked 14th in the league in PPG given up with 115.7. They have forced 16.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (12th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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