Hornets vs. Wizards Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – March 1

Published 6:16 am Saturday, March 1, 2025

The Charlotte Hornets (14-44) will try to break a five-game losing streak when they host the Washington Wizards (10-48) on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Spectrum Center as 4.5-point favorites. The contest airs at 6 p.m. ET on FDSSE and MNMT.

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Hornets vs. Wizards Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
  • Time: 6 p.m. ET
  • How to watch on TV: FDSSE and MNMT
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Venue: Spectrum Center

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Hornets vs. Wizards Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Hornets 115 – Wizards 108

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Spread & Total Prediction for Hornets vs. Wizards

  • Pick ATS: Hornets (- 4.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Hornets (-6.7)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (219.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 223.7
  • The Hornets (29-29-0 ATS) have covered the spread 50% of the time, 5.2% more often than the Wizards (26-32-0) this year.
  • Charlotte hasn’t covered the spread as a 4.5-point favorite or more this season, while Washington covers as an underdog of 4.5 or more 42.9% of the time.
  • Washington and its opponents have gone over the over/under 51.7% of the time this season (30 out of 58). That’s more often than Charlotte and its opponents have (22 out of 58).
  • The Hornets have a .286 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (2-5) this season while the Wizards have a .172 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (10-48).

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Hornets Performance Insights

  • The Hornets are putting up just 105.2 points per game (third-worst in NBA), but they’ve played better at the other end, where they are allowing 112.8 points per game (13th-ranked).
  • Charlotte is pulling down 45.6 rebounds per game (sixth-ranked in league). It is giving up 45.1 rebounds per contest (21st-ranked).
  • Looking at assists, the Hornets are putting up just 23.7 assists per contest (fourth-worst in league).
  • So far this year, Charlotte is averaging 14.8 turnovers per game (24th-ranked in NBA) and forcing 13.3 turnovers per contest (19th-ranked).
  • The Hornets rank third-worst in the NBA with a 33.9% shooting percentage from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, they are draining 13.3 threes per game (13th-ranked in league).

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Wizards Performance Insights

  • Offensively, the Wizards are the fourth-worst team in the league (108.3 points per game). Defensively, they are the worst (121.2 points allowed per game).
  • On the boards, Washington is 21st in the NBA in rebounds (43.8 per game). It is the worst in rebounds allowed (47.7 per game).
  • The Wizards are 22nd in the league in assists (25.1 per game) in 2024-25.
  • Washington is the third-worst team in the league in turnovers per game (15.5) and 25th in turnovers forced (12.5).
  • In 2024-25 the Wizards are 18th in the NBA in 3-point makes (12.9 per game) and second-worst in 3-point percentage (33.4%).

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