Pistons vs Hornets prediction NBA · Monday, February 9
At a glance
The Charlotte Hornets (25-28) host the Detroit Pistons (38-13) on Monday, February 9 at 7:00 PM ET at Spectrum Center in NBA action. Final score: Pistons 110 – Hornets 104. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Pistons a 61% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Hornets are 11-13 at home and the Pistons are 16-7 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 9-1 for the Hornets and 7-3 for the Pistons (current streaks: Hornets W9, Pistons W1).
The analysis Model
The Pistons are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Hornets 112 – 116 Pistons, a margin of about 3.4 points in favor of the Pistons and a total around 228 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-0.0 vs +5.7 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Hornets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Pistons' offense (117.1 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Pistons' defense allows clearly fewer points (110.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
DETCHA
Top performers
Pistons
Cade CunninghamG · #233pts / gameCade CunninghamG · #27assistsCade CunninghamG · #29reboundsHornets
Brandon MillerF · #2424pts / game
Grant WilliamsF · #25assists
Moussa DiabateF · #146reboundsRecent form
DETCHA
CHA
Team comparison
| DET | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38-13 | Record | 25-28 |
| 117.1 | Points scored / game | 114.0 |
| 110.4 | Points allowed / game | 114.0 |
| +5.7 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.0 |
| W1 | Current streak | W9 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 9-1 |
| 16-7 road | Home / road record | 11-13 home |
| 44-38 (+1.9) | Last season | 19-63 (-9.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Pistons
Injury report Hornets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.