Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 10/26/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Monday, October 26, 2026

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: WSOC

Spectrum Center is where the Charlotte Hornets (2-1) will attempt to beat the Washington Wizards (2-1) on Monday.

The Wizards took the court against the Bulls and earned the victory with a final of 124-120 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Wizards finished with 22 while the Bulls accumulated 22 fouls. They also converted 12 out of their 43 shots from 3-point land. Chicago finished the game shooting 93.3% when shooting free throws by making 28 of their 30 attempts. In addition, Chicago grabbed 44 rebounds (9 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Chicago doled out 25 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. In relation to defense, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 43.0% from the field on 40 out of 93 shooting. They also doled out 28 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected a total of 48 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wizards knocked down 24 of 28 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Washington wrapped up the game with a 47.9% field goal percentage (45 of 94) and converted 10 of 33 shots from distance.

Trae Young is one guy who was important in this game. He ended up finishing with 25 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and grabbed 4 rebounds. Young ended up going 46.2% from the field and recorded 9 assists.

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Washington will enter this contest with a record of 2-1 on the campaign. They average 118.0 points per outing (11th in the league) while going 46.3% from the floor. The Wizards are shooting 28.6% on shots from downtown (28 of 98) and 82.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 44.0 boards per contest and has racked up 77 dimes on the campaign, which is 5th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 16.7 times per game and as a team are committing 23.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Wizards are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 28.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 28.8% from 3-point land and they rank 17th in basketball in PPG allowed (116.0). The Wizards defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (125 of 285) and they relinquish 46.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are 24th in basketball in allowing assists with 78 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets got the win with a final of 115-110 when they faced the Heat. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Charlotte allowed Miami to collect 37 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 37.1% from distance by going 13 of 35 and ended up shooting 23 of 25 at the free throw line (92.0%). The Hornets allowed the Heat to knock down 37 of 86 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 43.0% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Hornets finished the game shooting 38 out of 88 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.2%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Charlotte converted 16 of 43 tries (37.2%). They were able to knock down 23 of those for a percentage of 92.0%. The Heat were called for 23 personal fouls for this game which got the Hornets to the free throw line for 25 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 3 steals for the matchup. The Hornets were able to pull down 36 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for the contest.

Brandon Miller ended up being a major contributor for the Hornets for the matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 29 for the game for a rate of 34.5%, and earned 8 rebounds. Miller scored 34 points in his 36 mins of playing time and added 4 assists in this contest.

Charlotte has a mark of 2-1 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Hornets are shooting 40.7% from the field, which ranks 30th in basketball. Charlotte has totaled 306 pts on the year (102.0 per contest) and they average 46.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 23.0 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 21.3 times per game. The Hornets are committing 21.0 fouls every game and they connect on 88.5% from the charity stripe.

The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 113.7. They are forcing their opponents into 16.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the floor (17th in the league). The Charlotte defense allows 38.7% on shots from beyond the arc (43 of 111) and their opposition knocks down 77.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 27.0 assists and 41.0 boards per game, which is 20th and 8th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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