Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 1/24/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Charlotte Hornets (17-28) will try to beat the Washington Wizards (10-33) at Spectrum Center on Saturday.

The Wizards played the Nuggets and ended up losing by a score of 107-97 in their last game. Washington finished with a 38.1% FG percentage (32 of 84) and buried 13 out of their 43 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wizards buried 20 of their 24 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 42 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 26 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning defense, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the floor on 37 out of 83 shooting. Denver recorded 25 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. On top of that, Denver collected 46 rebounds (11 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Denver finished the game shooting 92.3% from the free throw line by burying 24 of 26 attempts. They also knocked down 9 of 26 tries from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Wizards left the arena with 18 while the Nuggets recorded 23 fouls.

Kyshawn George is one player who was a contributor for the game. George finished the game at 35.3% from the field and distributed 7 assists. He played 34 mins played and pulled down 12 boards. He ended up scoring 20 points on 6 out of 17 shooting.

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Washington will play this contest with a mark of 10-33 so far this year. They have an average of 112.2 points per game (26th in the league) while connecting on 45.9% from the field. The Wizards are shooting 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (543 of 1,536) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is snagging 43.9 boards per game and is sitting with 1,077 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 24th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 15.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.5 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Wizards have forced 13.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 fouls. They rank 26th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,235 surrendered this year. The Wizards are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.5% (1,904 of 4,008) and they relinquish 47.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 36.3% on shots from distance and they rank 29th in the league in PPG allowed (123.2).

The last time they took the court, the Hornets went home victorious with a score of 124-97 against the Magic. The Hornets were able to collect 37 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Magic earned 14 fouls for the contest which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.0%. In reference to three-point attempts, Charlotte knocked down 17 of 36 tries (47.2%). Overall, the Hornets shot 43 for 79 from the floor which had them at 54.4%. The Hornets permitted the Magic to bury 33 out of 79 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.8% in this game. They finished 37.8% from three-point range by going 14 out of 37 and finished the game at 17 out of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Charlotte permitted Orlando to pull down 31 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Brandon Miller ended up being a factor for the Hornets in the matchup. Miller scored 20 points in his 27 minutes on the court and accounted for 4 assists for the matchup. He converted 8 out of 15 in this contest giving him a rate of 53.3%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 17-28 for the campaign. The Hornets are committing 19.4 personal fouls per game and they connect on 81.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 26.5 times per game (13th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.4 times per contest. Charlotte has accumulated 5,217 pts this year (115.9 per game) and they pull in 45.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Hornets are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which ranks them 24th in basketball.

The Charlotte defense gives up 36.9% on 3-pointers (598 of 1,619) and their opponents are converting on 80.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 27.4 assists and 40.0 boards per game, which is ranked 21st and 2nd in the league. The Hornets on defense are ranked 14th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 115.5. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (22nd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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