Charlotte Hornets vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 11/17/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Monday, November 17, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (7-5) will try to beat the Charlotte Hornets (4-7) at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.

The Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against the Bucks and walked away with a win by a score of 111-100 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Hornets finished with 15 while the Bucks recorded 22 personal fouls. They knocked down 12 of their 30 tries from downtown. Milwaukee shot 61.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of 13 shots. Additionally, Milwaukee pulled down 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Milwaukee dished out 29 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. When discussing defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 40 out of 88 shooting. They also distributed 27 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 50 with 15 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Hornets converted 23 of 27 tries for a percentage of 85.2%. Charlotte finished the game with a 44.2% FG percentage (38 out of 86) and made 12 of their 40 shots from beyond the arc.

Miles Bridges is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. Bridges finished the contest at 36.8% from the floor and dished out 6 assists. He played for 33 minutes played and pulled down 6 boards. He left the arena with 20 points on 7 out of 19 shooting.

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Charlotte enters this matchup with a record of 4-7 so far this year. They turn the ball over 17.4 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.8 fouls per game. As a team, Charlotte is grabbing 46.6 rebounds per contest and has 294 assists for the campaign, which ranks 21st in basketball in terms of passing. The Hornets are shooting 37.0% on shots from 3-point land (160 of 432) and 82.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 117.5 pts per game (16th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 22.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 16th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 312 conceded on the year. The Hornets are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.4% (480 of 991) and they relinquish 37.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 39.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 21st in the NBA in points per game allowed (119.1).

The last time they took the court, the Raptors walked away with a victory by a final of 126-113 against the Cavaliers. The Raptors earned 32 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 43 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Cavaliers were called for 20 fouls in this contest which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They were able to bury 16 of them for a rate of 94.1%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Toronto knocked down 12 of their 31 attempts (38.7%). When all was said and done, the Raptors went 49 out of 88 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.7%. The Raptors allowed the Cavaliers to make 41 of 91 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 45.1% in the game. They went 24.4% from distance by shooting 10 of 41 and finished the game at 21 out of 26 at the free throw line (80.8%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto allowed Cleveland to snag 37 in total (14 offensive).

Scottie Barnes pitched in for the Raptors in this contest. Barnes tallied 28 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and accounted for 8 assists in the game. He converted 12 out of 22 for this contest for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and accounted for 10 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 7-5 for the year. The Raptors are committing 23.5 fouls per game and they shoot 79.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 30.3 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per contest. Toronto has accounted for 1,438 pts for the year (119.8 per game) and they pull down 42.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Raptors are hitting on 49.3% from the field, which is ranked 8th in the league.

The Toronto defense gives up 32.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (139 of 432) and opponents are converting on 79.7% of their foul shots. They have conceded 26.8 assists and 44.7 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 16th and 18th in basketball. The Raptors defensively are ranked 15th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 116.1. They have forced 16.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the field (14th in basketball).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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