Oklahoma City Thunder vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 11/15/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Spectrum Center is the location where the Charlotte Hornets (4-7) will meet the Oklahoma City Thunder (12-1) on Saturday.

The Thunder faced the Lakers and notched a win by a score of 121-92 in their last contest. Oklahoma City wrapped up the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (44 out of 88) and converted 12 of their 39 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Thunder converted 21 of 23 tries for a rate of 91.3%. In reference to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 42 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 28 dimes in this game while forcing 20 turnovers and earning 14 steals. In the matter of defending, Oklahoma City allowed 40.3% from the field on 31 out of 77 shooting. Los Angeles earned 19 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Los Angeles grabbed 42 rebounds (9 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 67.9% from the free throw line by making 19 of 28 shots. They buried 11 of 35 shots from long range. In reference to fouls, the Thunder ended up with 19 and the Lakers recorded 19 fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a player who was a factor in this matchup. He recorded 30 points on 10 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes and also pulled down 5 boards. Gilgeous-Alexander went 55.6% from the floor and also earned 9 assists.

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Oklahoma City heads into this game with a mark of 12-1 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 21.6 personal fouls per game. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling down 47.0 rebounds per contest and has 331 dimes this year, which has them ranked 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Thunder are shooting 33.8% on three-point attempts (177 of 524) and 86.3% from the free throw line. They average 122.5 pts per contest (5th in basketball) while hitting 47.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Thunder are able to force 17.8 turnovers every game while drawing 23.2 fouls. They are conceding 36.9% on 3-pointers while they are 1st in basketball in opponents points per game (107.0). The Thunder defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.0% (472 of 1,125) and they concede 44.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 17th in the NBA in allowing assists with 310 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets went home victorious with a score of 111-100 against the Bucks. The Hornets pulled down 35 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 50 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. The Bucks committed 22 personal fouls in this contest which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They were able to bury 23 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 85.2%. In terms of three-point attempts, Charlotte converted 12 of 40 attempts (30.0%). In all, the Hornets finished 38 for 86 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.2%. The Hornets permitted the Bucks to bury 40 out of their 88 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.5% in this contest. They finished shooting 40.0% from downtown by hitting 12 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 13 at the free throw line (61.5%). In reference to rebounding, Charlotte permitted Milwaukee to collect 34 overall (10 offensive).

Miles Bridges ended up being a major contributor for the Hornets for the matchup. He converted 7 of 19 in this game for a rate of 36.8%, and earned 6 rebounds. Bridges earned 20 points in his 33 mins on the court and accounted for 6 dimes for the matchup.

Charlotte has a win-loss record of 4-7 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Hornets are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which is ranked 15th in basketball. Charlotte has accounted for 1,293 pts this season (117.5 per contest) and they pull in 46.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.7 times per game (12th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 17.4 times per contest. The Hornets are committing 20.8 fouls per game while shooting 82.3% from the charity stripe.

The Hornets defensively are ranked 21st in the league in PPG allowed with 119.1. They are forcing 12.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (25th in basketball). The Charlotte defense allows 39.3% from downtown (157 of 399) and opponents are connecting on 78.8% of their foul shots. They give up 28.4 dimes and 37.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 26th and 2nd in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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