Match Details

• Fixture: Toronto Raptors vs Charlotte Hornets
• Competition: NBA
• Venue: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
• Date & Time: Friday, March 28, 2025, at 23:30 PM UTC

Raptors Recent Form & Key Stats

• Overall Form: After a spirited run of three wins, the wheels appear to have fallen off for Toronto. They followed those wins up with four straight losses. They did stop that run by beating the Wizards but everyone beats the Wizards!
• Home Record: The Raptors home form has picked up as of late. They’ve won three of their last five, however, they did lose by 34 to the Spurs in their last home game.
• Over/Unders: 54% of Toronto’s home games have gone over the totals line.
• Key Player to Watch: Scottie Barnes – Barnes is averaging just under 20 points a game this season which is two points up on his career average. This is despite him seeing slightly less game time, which shows just how productive he is these days.
• Defensive Record: Toronto is allowing 115 points per game on average. They have failed to score more than that in any of their last five games which highlights their struggles.
• Head-to-Head vs Hornets: Although they lost to Charlotte last time out, they have won three of their previous four meetings.

Hornets Recent Form & Key Stats

• Overall Form: Charlotte has only won 18 games all season long and therefore their form has always tended to be poor.
• Away Record: They have the worst record on the road in the Eastern Conference with just seven wins from 35.
• Over/Unders: 61% of the Hornets matches has gone under the points total set by the bookmakers.
• Key Player to Watch: Mark Williams – Although the Hornets have been awful this season, Williams has actually improved his figures. He’s averaging three more points a game, adding more rebounds, and more assists.
• Defensive Record: Despite some awful defensive displays recently where they’ve shipped scores of 122, 141, 134 and 123, their defense has generally been okay this season.
• Head-to-Head vs Raptors: Charlotte have lost on their last eight visits to Toronto.

Match, Team, and Player Insights

Match Context

The Raptors and the Hornets have had very little bite or sting this season and as such they find themselves outside the playoff places in the Eastern Conference. While the Raptors still have an outside chance of getting in, it’s all about playing for pride for Charlotte and avoiding the dreaded wooden spoon in the East.

Team Performance Trends

• • Bookies Cant Keep Raptors Under Wraps: Despite their poor form as of late, the bookmakers haven’t managed to nail the Raptors down. That’s because they have won nine of their previous 13 against the spread.
  • Toronto Feeling the Love in the East: The Raptors have won five of their last six against teams in the East.

• Charlotte Can’t Shoot: All of the Hornets woes this season have stemmed from a mis-firing attack which has the lowest field goal percentage in the NBA this season.

• Hornets Go Under Against the East: Ten of Charlotte’s last 12 games against teams from the Eastern Conference have gone under the totals line.

Key Player Matchups

• Jakob Poeltl vs. Mark Williams: Unfortunately there is likely to be a lot of missed shots in this one and whoever cleans those up better is likely to win the game. Williams wins most of the matchups against Poeltl, however, the Austrian is currently ranked fifth in the league for field goal accuracy. So if he does manage to win some rebounds, it’s likely that he will score off of them.
• Nick Smith Jr. vs. Scottie Barnes: These two are likely to see a lot of each other here and although neither is typically a household name, they’re both the water carriers of their respective teams. They do a lot of the leg work for the rest of the team. There is no doubt that Barnes has more ability than Smith, however, the 20-year-old is improving game on game and his stats over his last ten games back that up.

Our Bets for Raptors vs Hornets

• Safe Bet: Raptors to Win ✅
• Value Bet: Raptors to Win Against the Spread ✅
• Risky Bet: Under Points Total ✅

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Prediction Summary for Raptors vs Hornets

Despite their poor form recently it’s hard to look past the Raptors in this one. They have more to play for which equals more motivation. The only thing the Hornets had going for them was their defense and that seems to have deserted them recently. Plus we can’t forget Toronto’s amazing record over Charlotte at home either.

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