Kings vs. Hornets Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – February 24

Published 9:17 pm Sunday, February 23, 2025

The Sacramento Kings (28-28) take the court against the Charlotte Hornets (14-41) as heavy, 10.5-point favorites on Monday, February 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET on NBCS-CA and FDSSE.

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Kings vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds

Date: Monday, February 24, 2025
Time: 10:00 PM ET
How to watch on TV: NBCS-CA and FDSSE
Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Location: Sacramento, California
Venue: Golden 1 Center

Kings vs. Hornets Score Prediction

Prediction:
Kings 118 – Hornets 108

Spread & Total Prediction for Kings vs. Hornets

Pick ATS: Kings (- 10.5)
Computer Predicted Spread: Kings (-10.5)
Pick OU:
Under (229.5)
Computer Predicted Total: 225.6

The Hornets have put together a 28-27-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 21-35-0 mark of the Kings.
Sacramento (5-1) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 10.5 points or more this season (83.3%) than Charlotte (12-5) does as a 10.5+-point underdog (70.6%).
When it comes to going over the point total in 2024-25, Sacramento does it more often (57.1% of the time) than Charlotte (38.2%).
As a moneyline favorite this season, the Kings are 23-18, while the Hornets are 12-36 as moneyline underdogs.

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Kings Performance Insights

The Kings are posting 116.6 points per game (seventh-ranked in NBA) this season, while surrendering 116.3 points per contest (24th-ranked).
With 44.9 boards per game, Sacramento is 12th in the NBA. It cedes 43.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks 11th in the league.
So far this year, the Kings rank 12th in the league in assists, averaging 26.9 per game.
Sacramento is committing 12.9 turnovers per game (eighth-ranked in league). It is forcing 13.5 turnovers per contest (17th-ranked).
So far this year, the Kings are sinking 12.4 three-pointers per game (23rd-ranked in NBA) and are shooting 34.5% (25th-ranked) from beyond the arc.

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Hornets Performance Insights

In 2024-25, the Hornets are third-worst in the NBA offensively (106 points scored per game) and 12th defensively (112.3 points conceded).
Charlotte collects 45.5 rebounds per game and give up 44.9 boards, ranking sixth and 22nd, respectively, in the NBA.
The Hornets are fifth-worst in the NBA in assists (23.8 per game) in 2024-25.
At 14.5 turnovers committed per game and 13.4 turnovers forced, Charlotte is 22nd and 19th in the NBA, respectively.
The Hornets are 13th in the NBA in 3-pointers made (13.5 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (34.3%).

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