Charlotte Hornets

Q: Who's favored in the Hornets' next game?

Brooklyn Nets, at est. 50%. The pick was stored before tip-off and gets graded after the final.

Q: How accurate are our Hornets predictions?

6 right of 8 Hornets games graded so far this season. The full record is on the How accurate page.

2026-27 season · East · 3–5 · #21 in our team strength

LiveWed Nov 4 CHAHornets– BKNNets– Our pick BKN · est. 50% 7:00 PMFri BOSCeltics CHAHornets Pick posts before tip-off 7:00 PMMon CLECavaliers CHAHornets Pick posts before tip-off 9:00 PMThu CHAHornets PHXSuns Pick posts before tip-off 4:30 PMSun CHAHornets LACClippers Pick posts before tip-off 10:00 PMTue CHAHornets LALLakers Pick posts before tip-off

Results · our picks 6 of 8 rightAll

FinalMon Nov 2 DETPistons124 CHAHornets91 Our pick DET · est. 68%Our pick right FinalSat Oct 31 PHI76ers109 CHAHornets104 Our pick PHI · est. 54%Our pick right FinalFri Oct 30 CHAHornets79 WASWizards95 Our pick CHA · est. 62%Our pick wrong FinalWed Oct 28 CHAHornets89 DETPistons97 Our pick DET · est. 65%Our pick right FinalMon Oct 26 WASWizards103 CHAHornets110 Our pick CHA · est. 72%Our pick right FinalSat Oct 24 MIAHeat110 CHAHornets115 Our pick MIA · est. 53%Our pick wrong FinalFri Oct 23 ATLHawks128 CHAHornets81 Our pick ATL · est. 53%Our pick right FinalWed Oct 21 CHAHornets110 BKNNets103 Our pick CHA · est. 68%Our pick right

Quick answers

Will the Charlotte Hornets make the playoffs?

Our model gives them est. 30% as of Nov 4 (a top-6 seed or a spot through the play-in), with a title chance of est. <1%. It's a projection from the data and it changes as the season goes.

Who's picked in the Hornets' next game?

Brooklyn Nets, at est. 50%. The pick was stored before tip-off and gets graded after the final.

How accurate are our Hornets predictions?

6 right of 8 Hornets games graded so far this season. The full record is on the How accurate page.

At a glance

Record3–5#9 in the East · GB 4

Team strength#21of 30

Our picks6 of 875% right

Team strength: 2.2 points per 100 possessions worse than an average team (as of Nov 4).

EastFull standings

1PHI76ers7–1.875 2DETPistons6–1.857 3BOSCeltics5–2.714 4CLECavaliers tied4–3.571 4TORRaptors tied4–3.571 4WASWizards tied4–3.571 7ATLHawks4–4.500 8NYKKnicks3–4.429 9CHAHornets3–5.375 10MIAHeat tied2–5.286 10ORLMagic tied2–5.286 12INDPacers2–6.250 13BKNNets tied1–6.143 13CHIBulls tied1–6.143 13MILBucks tied1–6.143

Ordered by win %; teams with the same record are marked tied (the NBA's tiebreakers decide those).

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36.0Projected wins

30%Make the playoffs (a top-6 seed or through the play-in)

<1%Win the title

From 5,000 simulated seasons; estimates, shown from <1% to >99%. Every team

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