Chicago Bulls vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 11/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Friday, November 28, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Chicago Bulls (9-8) are hitting the road to Spectrum Center on Friday where they will meet the Charlotte Hornets (4-14).

The Bulls played the Pelicans and went home with a loss by a final score of 143-130 in their last contest. Chicago finished the game having earned a 52.4% FG percentage (43 out of 82) and made 20 of their 50 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Bulls knocked down 24 of 32 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 33 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 29 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to defense, Chicago allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the field on 53 of 104 shooting. New Orleans doled out 28 assists and had 13 steals in the matchup. On top of that, New Orleans pulled down 55 rebounds (19 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 3 blocks. New Orleans finished the game shooting 68.6% when shooting free throws by burying 24 of their 35 attempts. They also buried 13 of their 35 shots from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Bulls finished with 21 and the Pelicans recorded 21 personal fouls.

Ayo Dosunmu is a player who was a factor in this matchup. Dosunmu finished the game shooting 68.8% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He played for 32 mins and also pulled down 2 boards. He had 28 points on 11 out of 16 shooting.

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Chicago comes into this one with a mark of 9-8 on the season. They are giving up possession 15.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 21.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 46.4 rebounds per game and has 504 dimes this season, which is 8th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are connecting on 37.9% on 3-pointers (252 of 665) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 121.3 points per contest (4th in the league) while hitting 47.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bulls are forcing 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.9 fouls. They surrender 36.1% from beyond the arc and they are 28th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (124.2). The Bulls defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.1% (768 of 1,632) and they relinquish 47.5 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 14th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 473 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 129-101 against the Knicks. The Hornets pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Knicks earned 22 fouls for this game which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a clip of 75.0%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Charlotte converted 13 out of 43 tries (30.2%). When all was said and done, the Hornets finished shooting 35 for 85 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.2%. The Hornets permitted the Knicks to convert 50 out of their 88 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 56.8% for the matchup. They finished 52.0% from distance by going 13 of 25 and ended up shooting 16 out of 18 at the free throw line (88.9%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Charlotte allowed New York to collect 41 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Brandon Miller ended up having an impact for the Hornets in the matchup. Miller earned 18 points in his 28 mins on the court and totaled 3 dimes in this matchup. He converted 5 of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 41.7%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 4-14 on the year. The Hornets commit 19.1 fouls per game and they go 82.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.6 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.2 times per game. Charlotte has accounted for 2,076 points for the season (115.3 per game) and they pull down 44.8 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hornets are connecting on 45.5% from the floor, which is ranked 22nd in the NBA.

The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 23rd in the league in points given up per game with 120.9. They have forced 13.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 50.5% from the field (30th in the league). The Charlotte defense allows 41.6% on shots from distance (257 of 618) and their opponents are converting on 79.4% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 28.9 assists and 39.4 rebounds every game, which ranks 27th and 3rd in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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