New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 11/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Spectrum Center is the site where the Charlotte Hornets (4-13) will go up against the New York Knicks (10-6) on Wednesday.

The Knicks faced the Nets and earned the victory with a final of 113-100 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Knicks ended up finishing with 21 and the Nets finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also made 14 out of their 48 attempts from distance. Brooklyn shot 71.4% when shooting free throws by converting 20 of their 28 attempts. Additionally, Brooklyn collected 44 boards (13 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Brooklyn dished out 19 assists and had 5 steals for the game. When talking about defense, New York allowed the other team to shoot 37.9% from the field on 33 out of 87 shooting. They also dished out 28 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 43 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Knicks converted 11 of their 14 tries for a rate of 78.6%. New York finished with a 51.1% field goal percentage (45 of 88) and converted 12 out of their 35 shots from downtown.

Karl-Anthony Towns is one guy who came through in this contest. He walked away with 37 points on 14 out of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and grabbed 12 boards. Towns went 70.0% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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New York comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 10-6 this year. They turn the ball over 13.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 21.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is pulling in 46.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 438 assists on the year, which ranks 19th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Knicks are connecting on 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (248 of 680) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 120.3 points per outing (7th in the NBA) while hitting 46.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Knicks have forced 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.4 fouls. They rank 6th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 426 relinquished on the campaign. The Knicks are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.9% (646 of 1,376) and they surrender 41.6 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 38.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 15th in the NBA in points per game allowed (115.1).

When they last played, the Hornets took a defeat with a final score of 113-110 against the Hawks. In relation to rebounding, Charlotte allowed Atlanta to snag 37 overall (10 offensive). They finished 35.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 of 31 and finished the game at 12 of 16 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Hornets permitted the Hawks to convert 45 of 91 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.5% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Hornets finished 39 out of 86 from the field which had them at 45.3%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Charlotte converted 14 out of 44 attempts (31.8%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. The Hawks committed 21 fouls in this contest which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while earning 4 steals for the contest. The Hornets were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 43 in the matchup.

Kon Knueppel ended up being a major contributor for the Hornets for this contest. He converted 9 out of 17 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and added 6 rebounds. Knueppel scored 28 points in his 34 mins on the court and added 3 dimes in this game.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 4-13 so far this year. The Hornets commit 19.2 fouls per game and they shoot 82.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.2 times per contest (16th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.2 times per game. Charlotte has accounted for 1,975 pts on the campaign (116.2 per game) and they grab 45.4 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Hornets are connecting on 45.7% from the field, which ranks them 22nd in basketball.

The Hornets on defense are ranked 23rd in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 120.4. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 50.1% from the field (28th in the league). The Charlotte defense concedes 41.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (244 of 593) and their opposition makes 78.9% of their free throw shots. They concede 29.1 assists and 39.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 27th and 2nd in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte

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