Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/7/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Celtics (53-25) will meet the Charlotte Hornets (43-36) on Tuesday.

The Hornets took the court against the Timberwolves and earned the victory with a final of 122-108 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Hornets left the arena with 20 while the Timberwolves racked up 18 personal fouls. They made 14 of 38 attempts from distance. Minnesota went 78.3% at the free throw line by burying 18 of their 23 tries. Furthermore, Minnesota collected 39 boards (13 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Minnesota distributed 24 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 45.8% from the floor on 38 out of 83 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 46 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hornets converted 13 of 15 tries for a percentage of 86.7%. Charlotte ended having earned a 48.9% FG percentage (45 out of 92) and converted 19 out of their 45 shots from beyond the perimeter.

LaMelo Ball is someone who played a role for the contest. Ball went 59.1% from the floor and also earned 8 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins played and also collected 3 boards. He totaled 35 points on 13 of 22 shooting.

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Charlotte steps onto the court with a record of 43-36 this year. They are averaging 116.5 points per contest (12th in the league) while going 46.2% from the field. The Hornets are shooting 38.1% on shots from downtown (1,295 of 3,401) and 81.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Charlotte is pulling down 46.2 boards per game and is sitting with 2,093 dimes so far this season, which is 14th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Hornets have forced 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.9 fouls. They are giving up 36.0% on 3-point shots and they rank 6th in the league in PPG from their opponents (111.3). The Hornets are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.6% (3,237 of 6,941) and they concede 39.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 12th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,050 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics got the win with a final of 115-101 against the Raptors. Concerning cleaning the glass, Boston permitted Toronto to snag 31 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They went 40.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 of 20 and ended up shooting 13 of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). The Celtics allowed the Raptors to make 40 of 84 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.6% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Celtics finished 47 for 88 from the field which had them shooting 53.4%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Boston buried 8 of 28 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.3%. The Raptors were called for 16 fouls for this game which took the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They turned it over 18 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Celtics were able to collect 32 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 44 for this game.

Jaylen Brown ended up being important for the Celtics in the matchup. Brown scored 26 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in this contest. He buried 11 out of 20 for this game for a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 53-25 on the campaign. The Celtics commit 19.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 80.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 24.6 times per game (29th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per contest. Boston has tallied 8,942 points for the year (114.6 per contest) and they collect 46.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Celtics are shooting 46.7% from the field, which is 17th in basketball.

The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the league in points per game surrendered with 107.0. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (2nd in the NBA). The Boston defense surrenders 36.0% on 3-pointers (1,097 of 3,049) and their opposition knocks down 77.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 24.8 dimes and 41.2 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 4th and 6th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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