Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/28/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Charlotte Hornets (39-34) will try to beat the Philadelphia 76ers (40-33) at Spectrum Center on Saturday.

The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and walked away with a win by a score of 157-137 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the 76ers walked away with 21 and the Bulls totaled 22 fouls. They knocked down 15 out of their 47 shots from long range. Chicago went 83.9% from the charity stripe by burying 26 of their 31 tries. In addition, Chicago grabbed 35 rebounds (4 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Chicago earned 17 assists and had 7 steals for this game. When discussing the defense, Philadelphia allowed 49.0% from the floor on 48 of 98 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists for this game while forcing 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected 43 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the 76ers converted 21 of 28 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Philadelphia finished the contest having earned a 55.3% FG percentage (57 of 103) and converted 22 out of their 47 3-point shots.

Joel Embiid is a guy who played a role for this contest. He scored 35 points on 12 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 28 mins played and totaled 6 rebounds. Embiid ended up going 70.6% from the field and distributed 7 dimes.

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Philadelphia will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 40-33 so far this year. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Philadelphia is pulling down 43.4 boards per contest and has tallied 1,808 assists on the year, which ranks 25th in basketball in terms of passing. The 76ers are connecting on 34.9% from downtown (907 of 2,601) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 116.2 points per outing (14th in the league) while shooting 46.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the 76ers have forced 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They surrender 35.7% on three-point shots and they are 17th in the league in PPG allowed (116.5). The 76ers are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (3,062 of 6,515) and they surrender 45.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 24th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,029 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hornets went home victorious with a score of 114-103 against the Knicks. In the matter of rebounds, Charlotte allowed New York to pull down 35 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished 37.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 of 29 and finished the game at 8 of 9 at the charity stripe (88.9%). The Hornets permitted the Knicks to knock down 42 out of 82 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.2% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Hornets ended up shooting 41 out of 78 from the field which had them at 52.6%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Charlotte buried 16 of their 41 tries (39.0%). They were able to bury 16 of them for a rate of 80.0%. The Knicks had 24 fouls in this matchup which took the Hornets to the free throw line for 20 shots. They also turned it over 12 times, while recording 2 steals in this matchup. The Hornets snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the matchup.

Kon Knueppel was important for the Hornets in this contest. Knueppel earned 26 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 8 dimes in the game. He knocked down 9 out of 14 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and accounted for 11 rebounds.

Charlotte has a mark of 39-34 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Hornets are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which ranks them 23rd in the league. Charlotte has tallied 8,493 pts this year (116.3 per contest) and they pull down 46.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 26.6 times per contest (14th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.7 times per game. The Hornets are responsible for committing 19.2 fouls per contest and they hit 81.7% from the charity stripe.

The Hornets on the defensive side of the court are 8th in the league in PPG given up with 111.6. They have forced 12.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (10th in the NBA). The Charlotte defense allows 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (930 of 2,599) and their opponents are making 80.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 26.3 assists and 39.2 rebounds per game, ranking them 12th and 1st in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte

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