// NBA · Friday 6 November 2026
Boston Celtics vs Charlotte Hornets prediction
Start 7:00pm ET ·
- Pick
- Boston Celtics
- Chance
- 69%
- Light
- Green
- Confidence
- High
Full breakdown: team stats, players & form →
Result
Final: Boston Celtics 119 – 80 Charlotte Hornets. Our pick, Boston Celtics, won ✓.
Recent results
- Boston Celtics: 4 wins from the last 5, average margin +3.4 points (W 109–102 v MIL, L 93–109 @ HOU, W 108–97 @ ORL, W 125–111 v CHI, W 125–124 v BKN).
- Charlotte Hornets: 0 wins from the last 5, average margin −14.4 points (L 104–114 @ BKN, L 91–124 v DET, L 104–109 v PHI, L 79–95 @ WSH, L 89–97 @ DET).
This is the first meeting between these teams this season. Results are taken from final scores, most recent first.
Our pre-game preview
Boston Celtics are our pick on the road against the Charlotte Hornets. The model gives them a 69% chance of winning, which makes this game a 65%+ top pick.
On the rosters we expect, Boston Celtics rate as the stronger team (90.7 to 76.4 on our team-strength rating), and that is the main reason for the pick.
Recent form: Boston Celtics have been winning by 5.4 points a game, while Charlotte Hornets have been losing by 4.6 points a game.
Injuries: Devin Carter (questionable) may not play for Boston Celtics and Charlotte Hornets will be without Kon Knueppel (30 min a game), Dennis Schroder (30 min a game), Moussa Diabate (29 min a game) and Grant Williams (20 min a game). Players listed as unsure are counted by how likely they are to play.
Season so far: Boston Celtics are 7–2 and Charlotte Hornets are 3–7.
This preview was written from the data we had before the game.
Game review
What happened
The Celtics beat the Hornets 119–80 on the road. Jayson Tatum led them with 34 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, making 5 of 8 threes, and Derrick White added 18. For the Hornets, Naz Reid had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
What the model got right
The model gave the Celtics a 69% chance on the road, mainly because of their higher team-strength rating (90.7 to 76.4), and they won by 39. Recent form pointed the same way: the Celtics had been winning by 5.4 points a game, the Hornets losing by 4.6. Moussa Diabate, Dennis Schroder, Kon Knueppel and Grant Williams for the Hornets all missed the game, as the preview expected.
What didn't work
Not much went against the model in this one. Naz Reid's 14 points for the Hornets weren't enough to change the result.
Why
The result fits what the model leaned on, the team-strength rating. One win doesn't prove the model right: at 69%, about 3 in 10 games like this go the other way, and every result stays on our record.
Written after the game. Scores and stats are checked against two independent sources.
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