Charlotte Hornets vs New York Knicks Prediction, 12/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is where the New York Knicks (13-6) will try to defeat the Charlotte Hornets (6-14) on Wednesday.

The Hornets faced the Raptors and took home the win by a score of 118-111 in their last game. Charlotte wrapped up the game having earned a 44.1% FG percentage (41 out of 93) and made 10 of their 39 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Hornets buried 26 of 29 shots for a percentage of 89.7%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 24 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to defense, Charlotte allowed their opponent to shoot 44.4% from the field on 44 of 99 shooting. Toronto totaled 34 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Additionally, Toronto snagged 52 rebounds (17 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Toronto ended up going 82.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 17 tries. They made 9 of their 29 tries from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Hornets ended up walking away with 19 while the Raptors finished the game with 26 fouls.

Miles Bridges is a player who was a major factor in this game. He ended up finishing with 35 points on 13 out of 23 shooting. He played 41 minutes and grabbed 3 rebounds. Bridges ended up shooting 56.5% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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Charlotte comes into this matchup with a record of 6-14 on the year. They are averaging 115.9 points per contest (19th in the league) while connecting on 45.4% from the floor. The Hornets are connecting on 34.4% on 3-point shots (279 of 811) and 83.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Charlotte is pulling down 44.6 boards per game and is sitting with 512 dimes for the season, which is 17th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 15.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 21.8 personal fouls. They are 28th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 585 surrendered on the campaign. The Hornets are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 50.0% (901 of 1,803) and they relinquish 40.3 boards per game as a team. They surrender 40.1% from 3-point land while they are 24th in the NBA in PPG allowed (120.2).

When they last played, the Knicks walked away with a victory by a final of 116-94 against the Raptors. The Knicks pulled down 36 defensive rebounds and 25 offensive boards totaling 61 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 18 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Raptors committed 15 fouls in this matchup which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to make 12 of those for a clip of 75.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, New York made 16 of their 45 attempts (35.6%). When all was said and done, the Knicks walked away from this one shooting 44 for 96 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.8%. The Knicks allowed the Raptors to make 37 of 88 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 42.0% for the contest. They finished shooting 29.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 of 37 and ended up shooting 9 out of 17 from the free throw line (52.9%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, New York permitted Toronto to get 40 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Karl-Anthony Towns was important for the Knicks in the game. He buried 8 out of 15 in the game for a rate of 53.3%, and tallied 8 rebounds. Towns had 22 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the contest.

New York has a win-loss mark of 13-6 for the season. The Knicks are committing 21.1 fouls every game and they connect on 80.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 27.2 times per contest (10th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per game. New York has totaled 2,288 pts so far this year (120.4 per contest) and they pull in 46.5 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Knicks are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which is ranked 14th in the league.

The Knicks are ranked 5th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 112.9. They have forced 15.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (14th in the NBA). The New York defense allows 37.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (285 of 754) and their opponents are converting on 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 25.9 assists and 40.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 10th and 6th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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