Hornets vs. Thunder Prediction: Oklahoma City Predicted to Win Friday's NBA Matchup [3/21/2025]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will face the Charlotte Hornets in NBA action at Paycom Center on Friday, commencing at 8:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulations and today’s injury news, Dimers' advanced NBA model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Thunder as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Charlotte-Oklahoma City game 10,000 times," said Damien Souness from Dimers.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Thunder's chance of winning is 92%, while the Hornets' is 8%."

This prediction follows the latest NBA Injury Report, which suggests the Thunder lineup will feature players like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Aaron Wiggins, while the Hornets will look to Miles Bridges, Nick Smith and Seth Curry.

For expanded analysis of Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and player prop picks, visit our interactive Hornets vs. Thunder predictions page.

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Hornets vs. Hornets Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NBA matchup between the Hornets and Thunder 10,000 times as part of our NBA predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives the Thunder a 92% chance of beating the Hornets. Our predicted final score has the Thunder winning 118-101.

According to our model, the Hornets (+20.5) have a 59% chance of covering the spread, while the 220.5-point over/under has a 51% chance of going over.

Hornets vs. Thunder Odds

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Hornets vs. Thunder Picks and Best Bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Hornets vs. Thunder matchup is on the total.

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Hornets vs. Thunder Player Props

Looking for Charlotte vs. Oklahoma City NBA player props? We use the best information available to project how each team's leading players will perform at Paycom Center.

Miles Bridges is expected to lead the Hornets in scoring, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is projected to be the top scorer for the Thunder.

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Hornets vs. Thunder Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's game between the Thunder and Hornets at Paycom Center is scheduled to start at 8:00PM ET.

• Who: Charlotte Hornets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
• Date: Friday, March 21, 2025
• Time: 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: Paycom Center

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Friday's Hornets vs. Thunder matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict the Thunder, with a 92% win probability, will likely beat the Hornets on Friday.

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