Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Charlotte Hornets (9-19) are welcoming the Washington Wizards (5-21) at Spectrum Center on Tuesday.

The Wizards played the Grizzlies and notched a win by a score of 130-122 in their last contest. Washington ended having earned a 47.5% field goal percentage (47 out of 99) and buried 17 of 44 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Wizards made 19 of 26 attempts for a rate of 73.1%. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 54 with 20 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With regard to the defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 45.0% from the floor on 45 of 100 shooting. Memphis doled out 30 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. In addition, Memphis collected 48 boards (19 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Memphis shot 72.7% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 22 shots. They converted 16 out of their 44 shots from distance. When talking about fouls, the Wizards ended up finishing with 21 and the Grizzlies totaled 18 fouls.

Kyshawn George is someone who was a factor for the matchup. He was able to score 28 points on 10 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins played and snagged 7 rebounds. George finished the game shooting 62.5% from the floor and also dished out 7 assists.

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Washington heads into this one with a win-loss record of 5-21 for the campaign. They cough up possession 16.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 22.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Washington is pulling down 43.8 boards per contest and has 671 dimes so far this year, which is 26th in basketball in terms of passing. The Wizards are shooting 36.5% on 3-point shots (344 of 942) and 74.5% from the free throw line. They average 112.7 points per game (26th in basketball) while hitting 46.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Wizards are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.8 fouls. They relinquish 37.1% from 3-point land and they are 29th in the league in points per game from their opponents (126.2). The Wizards are allowing a FG percentage of 48.0% (1,183 of 2,467) and they surrender 48.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 24th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 769 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hornets took a defeat with a final score of 112-86 when they played the Pistons. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Charlotte allowed Detroit to collect 61 in all (17 on the offensive side). They finished 21.4% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 6 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 32 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Hornets allowed the Pistons to make 41 of their 93 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 44.1% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Hornets shot 28 out of 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 31.5%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Charlotte made 13 out of their 41 attempts (31.7%). They were able to knock down 17 of those for a percentage of 85.0%. The Pistons committed 29 fouls for this game which took the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They gave up possession 12 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Hornets collected 31 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 in the matchup.

Miles Bridges was important for the Hornets in this game. Bridges racked up 19 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this game. He made 6 of 15 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and added 2 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 9-19 so far this year. The Hornets have committed 19.5 fouls per game and they hit 81.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.9 times per contest (17th in the league) and they turn it over 16.1 times per contest. Charlotte has earned 3,205 points for the campaign (114.5 per game) and they average 44.1 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Hornets are connecting on 45.3% from the field, which has them ranked 24th in basketball.

The Hornets on the defensive side of the court are 24th in the league in points given up per game with 118.5. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.0% from the floor (27th in the NBA). The Charlotte defense surrenders 38.0% from downtown (364 of 959) and their opponents are connecting on 79.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 28.7 dimes and 41.2 boards per game, which is 27th and 5th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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