Chicago Bulls vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Friday, December 12, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: CHSN

Spectrum Center is the location where the Charlotte Hornets (7-17) will play the Chicago Bulls (9-14) on Friday.

The Bulls played the Warriors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-91 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Bulls ended up with 15 and the Warriors accumulated 16 fouls. They also knocked down 22 of their 47 shots from downtown. Golden State finished the game shooting 68.4% at the charity stripe by making 13 of 19 attempts. Furthermore, Golden State snagged 51 boards (15 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Golden State recorded 27 assists and had 11 steals in this matchup. In the matter of the defense, Chicago allowed 50.0% from the field on 44 of 88 shooting. They also distributed 24 dimes in this game while forcing 17 turnovers and having 12 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 38 with 15 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bulls knocked down 16 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 84.2%. Chicago finished the contest with a 36.0% FG percentage (32 out of 89) and knocked down 11 of 40 shots from 3-point land.

Josh Giddey is one player who was a major factor for the game. Giddey finished the game shooting 40.0% from the field and dished out 5 dimes. He played for 35 minutes and also grabbed 3 boards. He ended up scoring 18 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Chicago heads into this contest with a mark of 9-14 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 15.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Chicago is grabbing 45.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 654 assists on the year, which is 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are shooting 36.6% on three-point attempts (321 of 877) and 79.1% from the free throw line. They average 117.3 points per outing (15th in basketball) while shooting 46.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulls are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game and they draw 20.0 fouls. They are ranked 11th in the league in giving up assists with 631 relinquished so far this year. The Bulls are allowing a FG percentage of 47.5% (1,025 of 2,156) and they relinquish 46.6 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They surrender 36.7% on 3-pointers and they rank 27th in the league in points per game allowed (122.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Hornets went home defeated by a final of 115-106 against the Nuggets. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Charlotte permitted Denver to collect 35 in total (5 offensive). They shot 37.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 13 of 35 and ended up shooting 16 out of 22 at the free throw line (72.7%). The Hornets allowed the Nuggets to bury 43 of 83 tries from the floor which had them shooting 51.8% for the game. When all was said and done, the Hornets finished the game shooting 38 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.7%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Charlotte made 14 out of 46 attempts (30.4%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a rate of 76.2%. The Nuggets committed 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Hornets corralled 37 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this matchup.

Miles Bridges ended up being a major contributor for the Hornets in the game. He made 10 out of 19 for the game for a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and had 9 rebounds. Bridges scored 24 points in his 37 minutes on the court and tallied 8 dimes in the game.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 7-17 this season. The Hornets are committing 19.0 personal fouls per contest and they go 82.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.3 times per game (23rd in the league) and they turn it over 16.0 times per contest. Charlotte has totaled 2,741 points for the year (114.2 per contest) and they snag 44.6 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Hornets are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which ranks them 25th in basketball.

The Hornets are ranked 23rd in basketball in PPG given up with 118.3. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 49.2% from the field (27th in the league). The Charlotte defense surrenders 39.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (325 of 828) and their opponents are converting on 79.2% of their free throw attempts. They concede 28.9 dimes and 40.3 rebounds per game, which ranks them 27th and 3rd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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