// NBA · Saturday 31 October 2026
Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets prediction
Start 6:00pm ET ·
- Pick
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chance
- 53%
- Light
- Red
- Confidence
- Low
Full breakdown: team stats, players & form →
Result
Final: Philadelphia 76ers 109 – 104 Charlotte Hornets. Our pick, Charlotte Hornets, lost ✕.
Recent results
- Philadelphia 76ers: 4 wins from the last 5, average margin +3.2 points (W 98–93 v NY, W 114–109 @ IND, L 93–106 v DET, W 127–116 v MIL, W 114–106 v CLE).
- Charlotte Hornets: 2 wins from the last 5, average margin −11.8 points (L 79–95 @ WSH, L 89–97 @ DET, W 110–103 v WSH, W 115–110 v MIA, L 81–128 v ATL).
This is the first meeting between these teams this season. Results are taken from final scores, most recent first.
Our pre-game preview
Charlotte Hornets are our pick at home against the Philadelphia 76ers. The model gives them a 53% chance of winning, which makes this game close to a coin flip (under 55%).
Philadelphia 76ers rate slightly stronger on the rosters we expect (81.3 to 80.2 on our team-strength rating), but home court push the pick to Charlotte Hornets.
Recent form: Philadelphia 76ers have been losing by 1.4 points a game, while Charlotte Hornets have been losing by 0.3 points a game.
Schedule: Philadelphia 76ers are on the second night of a back-to-back and Charlotte Hornets are on the second night of a back-to-back, which the model takes into account.
Injuries: Philadelphia 76ers will be without Joel Embiid (35 min a game), LeBron James (33 min a game) and Dominick Barlow (17 min a game) and Charlotte Hornets will be without Kon Knueppel (30 min a game), Grant Williams (20 min a game) and Coby White (20 min a game). Players listed as unsure are counted by how likely they are to play.
Season so far: Philadelphia 76ers are 8–2 and Charlotte Hornets are 3–7.
This preview was written from the data we had before the game.
Game review
What happened
The 76ers beat the Hornets 109–104 on the road. Tyrese Maxey led them with 38 points, and Anfernee Simons added 19. For the Hornets, Grayson Allen had 27 points, making 7 of 10 threes.
What the model got right
Joel Embiid, LeBron James and Dominick Barlow for the 76ers, and Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams and Coby White for the Hornets, all missed the game, as the preview expected. The model called this close to a coin flip, and it was close: 5 points at the end. Our team-strength rating also had the 76ers as the stronger side (81.3 to 80.2).
What didn't work
The model leaned to the Hornets at 53%, close to a coin flip, and it got this one wrong: the 76ers won by 5. Grayson Allen scored 27 for the Hornets, but it wasn't enough.
Why
The 76ers already rated slightly stronger on paper, so the pick leaned on home court, which is a thin margin. At 53% it was close to a coin flip, so a result like this happens almost half the time. It stays on our record like every other result.
Written after the game. Scores and stats are checked against two independent sources.
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