Boston Celtics vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/29/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Sunday, March 29, 2026

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Boston Celtics (48-24) are en route to Spectrum Center on Sunday where they will take on the Charlotte Hornets (39-34).

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and walked away with a win by a score of 119-109 in their last contest. Boston ended with a 46.9% field goal percentage (38 out of 81) and converted 18 of their 41 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Celtics converted 25 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 86.2%. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 40 with 5 of them being offensive. They also dished out 31 assists in this matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to defending, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 47.5% from the field on 38 out of 80 shooting. Oklahoma City distributed 26 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Oklahoma City snagged 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Oklahoma City shot 80.8% from the free throw line by making 21 of 26 shots. They also knocked down 12 out of their 37 tries from beyond the perimeter. Regarding personal fouls, the Celtics walked away with 17 while the Thunder recorded 21 personal fouls.

Jaylen Brown is one player who came through in this game. He racked up 31 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins and also grabbed 8 rebounds. Brown ended up shooting 52.9% from the field and also recorded 8 assists.

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Boston enters this contest with a record of 48-24 this season. They cough up possession 12.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Boston is grabbing 46.5 boards per game and has 1,758 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 29th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Celtics are shooting 36.1% on shots from downtown (1,099 of 3,047) and 80.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 114.2 pts per contest (20th in the league) while hitting 46.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Celtics are able to force 12.5 turnovers every game and they draw 18.4 fouls. They rank 4th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,780 surrendered so far this year. The Celtics defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.1% (2,752 of 6,236) and they relinquish 41.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 35.6% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 1st in the NBA in points per game allowed (107.0).

The last time they took the court, the Hornets went home victorious with a score of 114-103 when they played the Knicks. The Hornets snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 36 in this matchup. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 2 steals in the matchup. The Knicks earned 24 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 16 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Charlotte converted 16 out of 41 tries (39.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Hornets finished shooting 41 out of 78 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.6%. The Hornets permitted the Knicks to convert 42 out of 82 attempts from the field which had them shooting 51.2% in this game. They finished 37.9% from three-point range by going 11 of 29 and finished the contest at 8 out of 9 from the free throw line (88.9%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Charlotte allowed New York to get 35 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Kon Knueppel pitched in for the Hornets in this matchup. Knueppel accumulated 26 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and had 8 assists in this contest. He converted 9 out of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 64.3%, and had 11 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 39-34 for the campaign. The Hornets are committing 19.2 personal fouls every game and they go 81.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.6 times per contest (14th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.7 times per contest. Charlotte has totaled 8,493 pts for the campaign (116.3 per game) and they pull in 46.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Hornets are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which has them ranked 23rd in the league.

The Charlotte defense gives up 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (930 of 2,599) and their opponents are connecting on 80.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 26.3 assists and 39.2 boards per contest, which has them ranked 12th and 1st in the NBA. The Hornets defensively are ranked 8th in the league in PPG surrendered with 111.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (10th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Charlotte and under the total points

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