Detroit Pistons vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 11/2/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: WSOC

The Charlotte Hornets (3-4) will compete against the Detroit Pistons (5-1) at Spectrum Center on Monday.

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Nets and earned the victory with a final of 110-94 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Pistons left the arena with 19 while the Nets racked up 23 fouls. They also buried 11 of their 37 attempts from beyond the arc. Brooklyn ended up shooting 80.8% at the free throw line by making 21 of their 26 tries. Additionally, Brooklyn collected 50 rebounds (9 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Brooklyn recorded 20 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. In terms of defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 40.3% from the field on 31 out of 77 shooting. They also distributed 25 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 24 turnovers and getting 14 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pistons made 22 of their 28 tries for a rate of 78.6%. Detroit ended having earned a 42.2% FG percentage (38 out of 90) and buried 12 out of their 41 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Cade Cunningham is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. Cunningham ended up shooting 40.0% from the field and also totaled 4 assists. He was on the court for 28 minutes played and also pulled down 5 boards. He finished with 20 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Detroit comes into this one with a win-loss record of 5-1 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 15.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 22.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Detroit is pulling down 45.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 160 dimes so far this season, which is 11th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Pistons are shooting 36.3% on shots from downtown (81 of 223) and 75.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 109.8 pts per contest (22nd in the league) while connecting on 45.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pistons are able to force 17.3 turnovers per game while drawing 23.5 personal fouls. They concede 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 1st in the league in points per game allowed (101.8). The Pistons defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.7% (215 of 516) and they concede 44.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 7th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 139 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Hornets took a defeat by a final score of 109-104 when they faced the 76ers. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Charlotte permitted Philadelphia to get 36 overall (13 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 40.0% from distance by shooting 14 of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 23 from the free throw line (65.2%). The Hornets permitted the 76ers to knock down 40 of 86 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.5% in this contest. In all, the Hornets went 38 for 76 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. In reference to 3-pointers, Charlotte made 14 of their 39 attempts (35.9%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 87.5%. The 76ers committed 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Hornets snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for this game.

Grayson Allen was important for the Hornets in this matchup. Allen earned 27 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 3 assists in this contest. He buried 9 out of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 3-4 so far this season. The Hornets commit 21.0 fouls per game while shooting 82.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 21.6 times per game (30th in the league) and they are giving up possession 18.7 times per game. Charlotte has earned 688 pts on the campaign (98.3 per contest) and they pull in 47.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hornets are hitting on 40.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 30th in the league.

The Hornets defensively are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG given up with 106.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (14th in the league). The Charlotte defense concedes 37.6% on 3-point attempts (89 of 237) and opponents are knocking down 77.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 24.7 assists and 40.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 10th and 3rd in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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