Charlotte Hornets vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 10/21/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Charlotte (+1.5)

Barclays Center is the site where the Brooklyn Nets (20-62 last year) will compete against the Charlotte Hornets (44-38 last season) on Wednesday. Brooklyn opens this game as 1.5-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 219.5.

The Hornets took the court against the Knicks and notched a win by a score of 110-96 in their last game. Charlotte ended the contest having earned a 45.9% field goal percentage (39 of 85) and knocked down 19 out of their 52 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Hornets buried 13 of 17 shots for a rate of 76.5%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 53 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 31 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing defending, Charlotte allowed the other team to go 43.3% from the field on 39 out of 90 shooting. New York recorded 29 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. Moreover, New York pulled down 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. New York finished the game at 62.5% at the charity stripe by converting 5 of 8 shots. They also converted 13 of 40 shots from long range. When discussing fouls, the Hornets walked away with 18 while the Knicks finished the game with 21 fouls.

LaMelo Ball is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. Ball shot 36.8% from the field and distributed 6 dimes. He saw the court for 29 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. He notched 19 points on 7 of 19 shooting.

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Charlotte will enter this contest after finishing with a record of 44-38 last season. They had an average of 116.0 pts per contest (13th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.0% from the field. The Hornets shot 37.8% on shots from distance (1,343 of 3,549) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. As a group, Charlotte grabbed 46.1 boards per game and accounted for 2,160 assists last season, which had them ranked 15th in the league in terms of passing. They lost possession via turnover 15.4 times per game and as a team committed 19.1 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Hornets forced 12.7 turnovers per contest and they drew 19.8 fouls. They surrendered 35.9% on 3-point shots and they were ranked 7th in the league in PPG allowed (111.2). The Hornets defensively allowed a shooting percentage of 46.7% (3,364 of 7,207) and they surrendered 39.3 boards per game as a group. They were ranked 9th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,126 relinquished over the course of last year.

When they last played, the Nets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 136-101 when they played the Raptors. The Nets corralled 33 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 46 for the game. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while recording 3 steals in this contest. The Raptors committed 14 fouls in this contest which took the Nets to the free throw line for 29 tries. They were able to make 22 of those for a percentage of 75.9%. Concerning shots from downtown, Brooklyn made 9 of 34 attempts (26.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Nets went 35 out of 86 from the field which had them shooting 40.7%. The Nets allowed the Raptors to knock down 51 of 80 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 63.8% for the game. They finished 44.4% from 3-point land by going 12 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 29 at the free throw line (75.9%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Brooklyn permitted Toronto to get 45 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Tyson Etienne pitched in for the Nets in this game. Etienne accumulated 20 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 6 out of 16 for the matchup giving him a rate of 37.5%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Brooklyn had a record of 20-62 last season. The Nets were responsible for committing 21.1 fouls every game and they shot 78.0% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 25.0 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they lost possession via turnover 15.8 times per contest. Brooklyn earned 8,686 points last season (105.9 per game) and they grabbed 39.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Nets shot 44.3% from the floor, which was ranked 30th in basketball.

The Nets were ranked 17th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 115.9. They forced their opponents into 14.5 TO's per game and let teams shoot 49.7% from the field (30th in basketball). The Brooklyn defense allowed 38.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,027 of 2,696) and opponents connected on 77.5% of their foul shots. They allowed 27.5 assists and 43.6 boards per game, which was ranked 19th and 14th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn (-1.5)

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