Charlotte Hornets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 1/5/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Monday, January 5, 2026

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Paycom Center is the site where the Oklahoma City Thunder (29-5) will try to beat the Charlotte Hornets (11-22) on Monday.

The Hornets played the Warriors and took a loss by a score of 132-125 in their last contest. Charlotte wrapped up the game having earned a 51.6% FG percentage (48 of 93) and buried 16 of 40 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Hornets buried 13 of their 17 shots for a rate of 76.5%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 35 dimes for this contest in addition to creating 19 turnovers and having 11 steals. When talking about defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 55.4% from the floor on 46 out of 83 shooting. Golden State distributed 35 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. In addition, Golden State collected 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 1 block. Golden State ended up shooting 94.1% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of their 17 tries. They also made 24 of 49 shots from three-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Hornets ended up walking away with 23 and the Warriors racked up 20 personal fouls.

Brandon Miller is a guy who was a factor in the game. Miller finished 48.3% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He totaled 33 points on 14 out of 29 shooting.

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Charlotte will enter this contest with a mark of 11-22 for the season. They currently have an average of 115.8 points per contest (19th in basketball) while shooting 45.6% from the floor. The Hornets are shooting 36.5% on 3-point shots (494 of 1,355) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Charlotte is grabbing 44.5 boards per contest and has tallied 875 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 16th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.5 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Hornets are forcing 13.0 turnovers every game and they draw 21.3 fouls. They currently rank 27th in the NBA in allowing assists with 948 relinquished so far this year. The Hornets defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.9% (1,457 of 2,980) and they relinquish 40.7 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 38.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 22nd in the league in PPG allowed (118.9).

The last time they took the court, the Thunder went home victorious with a score of 124-95 when they played the Trail Blazers. The Thunder collected 36 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this game. They turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 15 steals in the matchup. The Trail Blazers were called for 21 fouls in this game which got the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 26 shots. They were able to bury 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. When talking about 3-pointers, Oklahoma City knocked down 16 out of 49 tries (32.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Thunder shot 44 out of 90 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.9%. The Thunder permitted the Trail Blazers to convert 34 out of their 87 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.1% for the game. They finished shooting 40.0% from distance by connecting on 14 of 35 and ended up going 13 of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). In regard to attacking the glass, Oklahoma City allowed Portland to grab 50 overall (12 offensive).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up being a factor for the Thunder in the game. Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 dimes for the contest. He made 11 out of 15 for the game for a field goal rate of 73.3%, and added 2 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss mark of 29-5 for the season. The Thunder commit 20.6 personal fouls per game and they shoot 83.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.9 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per game. Oklahoma City has totaled 4,153 points this season (122.1 per game) and they average 44.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Thunder are hitting on 49.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball.

The Oklahoma City defense concedes 37.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (493 of 1,317) and opponents are connecting on 75.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 24.0 dimes and 43.8 boards every game, which ranks them 2nd and 14th in the league. The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the league in points per game surrendered with 107.5. They are able to force 18.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (1st in the league).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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