Hornets vs Pacers prediction NBA · Thursday, February 26
At a glance
The Indiana Pacers (15-44) host the Charlotte Hornets (28-31) on Thursday, February 26 at 7:00 PM ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in NBA action. Final score: Hornets 133 – Pacers 109. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Hornets a 60% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Pacers are 10-20 at home and the Hornets are 16-15 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 2-8 for the Pacers and 7-3 for the Hornets (current streaks: Pacers L4, Hornets W2).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Hornets, but the Pacers have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Pacers 113 – 116 Hornets, a margin of about 3.2 points in favor of the Hornets and a total around 229 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-5.1 vs +0.4 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Pacers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Hornets' defense allows clearly fewer points (113.6 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CHAIND
Top performers
Hornets
Brandon MillerF · #2433pts / game
LaMelo BallG · #18assists
Moussa DiabateF · #1411reboundsPacers
Andrew NembhardG · #220pts / gameAndrew NembhardG · #27assists
Jarace WalkerF · #56reboundsRecent form
CHAINDHead-to-head
Tied 2-2 this season.
CHA
Team comparison
| CHA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 28-31 | Record | 15-44 |
| 114.1 | Points scored / game | 112.5 |
| 113.6 | Points allowed / game | 118.5 |
| +0.4 | Adjusted margin / game | -5.1 |
| W2 | Current streak | L4 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 2-8 |
| 16-15 road | Home / road record | 10-20 home |
| 19-63 (-9.1) | Last season | 50-32 (+2.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Hornets
Injury report Pacers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.