Charlotte Hornets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 4/5/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Charlotte Hornets (41-36) are en route to Target Center on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (46-30).

The Hornets took the court against the Suns and earned the victory with a final of 127-107 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 14 and the Suns had 20 personal fouls. They also made 16 out of their 39 tries from 3-point land. Phoenix finished shooting 70.0% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of their 10 attempts. Additionally, Phoenix snagged 46 rebounds (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 1 block. Phoenix dished out 25 assists and had 11 steals for this game. In reference to defending, Charlotte allowed their opponent to shoot 46.2% from the field on 42 of 91 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 46 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Hornets knocked down 13 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 86.7%. Charlotte walked away from the game with a 51.6% FG percentage (48 of 93) and converted 18 of their 49 shots from distance.

Miles Bridges is one guy who came through for the game. Bridges walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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Charlotte comes into this contest with a mark of 41-36 on the season. They average 116.2 pts per contest (14th in basketball) while hitting 46.1% from the floor. The Hornets are connecting on 37.9% on three-point shots (1,252 of 3,307) and 81.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Charlotte is grabbing 46.2 boards per contest and has racked up 2,031 assists on the season, which is 14th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 15.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.2 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Hornets are able to force 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 10th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,997 surrendered for the campaign. The Hornets are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.7% (3,156 of 6,765) and they concede 39.0 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 35.9% from 3-point land while they are 8th in the league in points per game allowed (111.4).

In their last game, the Timberwolves took a defeat with a final score of 113-108 against the Pistons. With respect to rebounding, Minnesota allowed Detroit to collect 45 in total (14 offensive). They wrapped up this game 43.5% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 23 and finished the contest at 21 of 29 from the free throw line (72.4%). The Timberwolves permitted the Pistons to make 41 out of their 86 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.7% in the game. When the game finished, the Timberwolves shot 38 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.2%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Minnesota buried 13 of 42 tries (31.0%). They were able to convert 19 of those for a rate of 76.0%. The Pistons committed 17 fouls in this contest which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They also coughed it up 19 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Timberwolves pulled down 32 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 44 in this contest.

Julius Randle pitched in for the Timberwolves in the game. Randle totaled 27 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and accumulated 6 dimes for this contest. He buried 9 of 15 for the game for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 46-30 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Timberwolves are hitting on 48.1% from the field, which ranks 7th in basketball. Minnesota has earned 8,953 points this year (117.8 per contest) and they collect 44.6 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.1 times per contest (16th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest. The Timberwolves commit 21.2 fouls every game and they go 75.0% from the free throw line.

The Minnesota defense allows 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc (932 of 2,620) and opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 25.9 dimes and 43.6 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 10th and 15th in the NBA. The Timberwolves defensively are ranked 11th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 114.1. They have forced 15.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (5th in the NBA).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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