Indiana Pacers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 4/3/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Friday, April 3, 2026

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Spectrum Center is where the Charlotte Hornets (40-36) will take on the Indiana Pacers (18-58) on Friday.

The Pacers faced the Bulls and earned the victory with a final of 145-126 in their last contest. Indiana ended the game with a 56.9% field goal percentage (58 out of 102) and converted 20 of their 48 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Pacers knocked down 9 of 10 tries for a rate of 90.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 20 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 27 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 19 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In regard to defending, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 48.5% from the field on 47 of 97 shooting. Chicago recorded 36 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In addition, Chicago collected 49 rebounds (20 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Chicago went 73.1% at the free throw line by burying 19 of 26 shots. They also buried 13 of 39 shots from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Pacers ended up walking away with 22 and the Bulls totaled 19 personal fouls.

Pascal Siakam is one guy who had an impact in this matchup. Siakam ended up going 68.8% from the floor and also earned 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 22 mins and snagged 4 boards. He racked up 25 points on 11 of 16 shooting.

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Indiana enters this contest with a win-loss record of 18-58 this year. They lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per game and as a group are committing 21.2 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Indiana is grabbing 41.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 2,089 dimes so far this season, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Pacers are connecting on 35.6% on 3-point shots (1,011 of 2,843) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 112.6 points per contest (27th in basketball) while going 45.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They give up 35.5% on 3-point shots while they are 26th in the league in points per game from their opponents (120.7). The Pacers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.1% (3,366 of 6,858) and they relinquish 46.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 13th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,012 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hornets went home victorious with a score of 117-86 when they faced the Nets. In reference to attacking the glass, Charlotte allowed Brooklyn to snag 37 in all (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 20.0% from downtown by going 7 of 35 and finished the game at 23 out of 27 from the free throw line (85.2%). The Hornets allowed the Nets to convert 28 of their 73 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.4% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Hornets walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1%. When discussing 3-pointers, Charlotte buried 12 of 39 attempts (30.8%). They were able to convert 23 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 92.0%. The Nets had 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Hornets collected 24 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the matchup.

Brandon Miller ended up being a major contributor for the Hornets in this contest. He made 7 of 13 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and tallied 1 rebound. Miller recorded 25 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this matchup.

Charlotte has a record of 40-36 so far this season. The Hornets commit 19.2 personal fouls per game and they connect on 81.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.4 times per game (14th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.5 times per game. Charlotte has scored 8,823 points on the campaign (116.1 per game) and they collect 46.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hornets are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which is ranked 25th in the league.

The Charlotte defense allows 35.8% on three-point shots (967 of 2,702) and opponents are making 80.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 26.0 dimes and 39.1 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 10th and 1st in the league. The Hornets are ranked 8th in the NBA in PPG given up with 111.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (10th in the league).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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