// NBA · Monday 2 November 2026
Detroit Pistons vs Charlotte Hornets prediction
Start 7:30pm ET ·
- Pick
- Detroit Pistons
- Chance
- 64%
- Light
- Orange
- Confidence
- Medium
Full breakdown: team stats, players & form →
Result
Final: Detroit Pistons 124 – 91 Charlotte Hornets. Our pick, Detroit Pistons, won ✓.
Recent results
- Detroit Pistons: 4 wins from the last 5, average margin +8.0 points (W 110–94 @ BKN, W 97–89 v CHA, L 97–111 @ NY, W 106–93 @ PHI, W 128–111 @ MIA).
- Charlotte Hornets: 2 wins from the last 5, average margin −3.4 points (L 104–109 v PHI, L 79–95 @ WSH, L 89–97 @ DET, W 110–103 v WSH, W 115–110 v MIA).
These teams have already met 1 time this season. Results are taken from final scores, most recent first.
Our pre-game preview
Detroit Pistons are our pick on the road against the Charlotte Hornets. The model gives them a 64% chance of winning, which makes this game a lean (55 to 65%).
On the rosters we expect, Detroit Pistons rate as the stronger team (88.4 to 80.3 on our team-strength rating), and that is the main reason for the pick.
Recent form: Detroit Pistons have been winning by 6.5 points a game, while Charlotte Hornets have been losing by 1.0 points a game.
Injuries: Detroit Pistons will be without Jalen Duren (19 min a game) and Charlotte Hornets will be without Kon Knueppel (30 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: Detroit Pistons are 6–2 and Charlotte Hornets are 3–7.
This preview was written from the data we had before the game.
Game review
What happened
The Pistons beat the Hornets 124–91 on the road. Cade Cunningham led them with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, and Duncan Robinson added 24. For the Hornets, Brandon Miller had 17 points.
What the model got right
The model gave the Pistons a 64% chance on the road, mainly because of their higher team-strength rating (88.4 to 80.3), and they won by 33. Recent form pointed the same way: the Pistons had been winning by 6.5 points a game, the Hornets losing by 1.0. Jalen Duren for the Pistons, and 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. The Hornets won the rebounding battle 44–37 and still lost.
Why
The result fits what the model leaned on, the team-strength rating. One win doesn't prove the model right: at 64%, about 4 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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