Charlotte Hornets vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 12/20/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: NBA TV

The Detroit Pistons (21-5) host the Charlotte Hornets (8-18) at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday.

The Hornets faced the Cavaliers and notched a win by a score of 119-111 in their last game. Charlotte ended the contest with a 43.9% FG percentage (43 of 98) and made 17 of their 44 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Hornets converted 16 of their 21 tries for a rate of 76.2%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 53 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 28 dimes in this matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to the defense, Charlotte allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the field on 38 out of 95 shooting. Cleveland doled out 27 assists and had 10 steals for this game. Furthermore, Cleveland totaled 46 rebounds (13 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 7 blocked shots. Cleveland finished the game at 79.3% when shooting free throws by making 23 of their 29 attempts. They also converted 12 of 38 tries from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Hornets finished with 26 and the Cavaliers had 24 fouls.

Kon Knueppel is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. Knueppel shot 57.9% from the field and also dished out 3 assists. He was on the court for 44 mins played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 29 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Charlotte comes into this contest with a mark of 8-18 so far this season. They are giving up possession 15.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Charlotte is collecting 44.5 boards per game and is sitting with 665 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 18th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Hornets are connecting on 34.7% on 3-pointers (364 of 1,048) and 82.2% from the free throw line. They average 114.8 pts per game (19th in the league) while connecting on 45.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They relinquish 38.8% on 3-pointers and they are 24th in the NBA in PPG allowed (118.4). The Hornets defense is giving up a FG percentage of 49.0% (1,153 of 2,351) and they surrender 40.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 28th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 750 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Pistons got the win with a final of 112-105 when they faced the Celtics. Concerning rebounds, Detroit permitted Boston to get 37 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 25.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 out of 39 and finished the contest at 19 out of 27 from the charity stripe (70.4%). The Pistons permitted the Celtics to knock down 38 of their 82 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.3% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Pistons walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 89 from the field which had them at 46.1%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Detroit converted 13 of 36 attempts (36.1%). They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 68.0%. The Celtics were called for 20 fouls for the game which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. The Pistons were able to corral 27 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the game.

Cade Cunningham ended up being a major contributor for the Pistons in this contest. He buried 11 of 21 for this contest for a rate of 52.4%, and had 4 rebounds. Cunningham totaled 32 points in his 36 mins of playing time and earned 10 assists in the game.

Detroit has a mark of 21-5 for the season. The Pistons have committed 22.8 fouls every game and they connect on 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.2 times per contest (14th in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.8 times per contest. Detroit has tallied 3,103 points on the campaign (119.3 per game) and they grab 46.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Pistons are shooting 48.5% from the field, which is ranked 6th in the NBA.

The Pistons on the defensive side of the court are 5th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 113.0. They are forcing their opponents into 16.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the field (2nd in the league). The Detroit defense concedes 35.7% from downtown (343 of 962) and opponents are making 80.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 23.3 assists and 41.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 1st and 6th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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