Charlotte Hornets vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, December 5, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Charlotte Hornets (6-16) are on their way to Scotiabank Arena on Friday where they will compete against the Toronto Raptors (15-7).

The Hornets took the court against the Knicks and went home with a loss by a final score of 119-104 in their last contest. Charlotte ended having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (36 out of 90) and buried 13 out of their 42 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Hornets knocked down 19 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 90.5%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 44 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 assists for the matchup while creating 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 47.7% from the floor on 42 out of 88 shooting. New York doled out 28 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. Moreover, New York grabbed 44 rebounds (13 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 7 blocked shots. New York ended up shooting 85.2% at the charity stripe by converting 23 of their 27 attempts. They also buried 12 of their 38 tries from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the Hornets finished with 18 and the Knicks totaled 19 personal fouls.

LaMelo Ball is one player who had an impact for the contest. Ball went 44.4% from the floor and earned 9 assists. He saw the court for 37 mins and snagged 8 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 34 points on 12 out of 27 shooting.

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Charlotte steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 6-16 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 15.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Charlotte is pulling down 44.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 557 dimes on the year, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Hornets are shooting 34.4% from downtown (304 of 885) and 83.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 114.7 points per contest (21st in basketball) while shooting 45.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.7 fouls. They are giving up 39.7% from 3-point land while they are 23rd in the NBA in PPG allowed (119.9). The Hornets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.6% (986 of 1,987) and they concede 40.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 30th in basketball in allowing assists with 646 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Raptors took home the win by a final score of 121-118 when they played the Trail Blazers. The Raptors recorded 33 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 18 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Trail Blazers were called for 21 fouls for the game which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to convert 14 of them for a rate of 66.7%. In reference to shooting from distance, Toronto converted 11 of their 30 tries (36.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Raptors went 48 out of 90 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3%. The Raptors permitted the Trail Blazers to convert 41 of their 83 attempts from the field which had them shooting 49.4% in this contest. They shot 37.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 15 of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 32 from the free throw line (65.6%). Regarding how they rebounded, Toronto permitted Portland to grab 39 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Scottie Barnes was important for the Raptors in the matchup. He converted 10 of 18 for the game giving him a rate of 55.6%, and earned 7 rebounds. Barnes scored 28 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 dimes for the game.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 15-7 for the year. The Raptors have committed 22.1 fouls per game and they hit 76.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 29.9 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per contest. Toronto has accumulated 2,590 points on the campaign (117.7 per contest) and they pull down 42.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Raptors are hitting on 49.2% from the field, which is ranked 4th in the league.

The Raptors on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the NBA in points given up per game with 113.1. They are forcing their opponents into 16.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (7th in the league). The Toronto defense gives up 32.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (268 of 830) and their opposition knocks down 79.9% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 25.3 assists and 43.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 7th and 12th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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