Kings vs Hornets prediction NBA · Tuesday, March 24
At a glance
The Charlotte Hornets (37-34) host the Sacramento Kings (19-53) on Tuesday, March 24 at 7:00 PM ET at Spectrum Center in NBA action. Final score: Kings 90 – Hornets 134. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Hornets a 82% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Hornets are 17-17 at home and the Kings are 6-28 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Hornets and 5-5 for the Kings (current streaks: Hornets W3, Kings W1).
The analysis Model
The Hornets start with a clear edge. The model projects Hornets 120 – 109 Kings, a margin of about 11.3 points in favor of the Hornets and a total around 229 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (+1.8 vs -7.2 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Kings need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Hornets' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
SACCHA
Top performers
Kings
Daeqwon PlowdenG · #2922pts / game
Malik MonkG · #014assists
Dylan CardwellC · #3211reboundsHornets
Coby WhiteG · #327pts / game
LaMelo BallG · #18assists
Moussa DiabateF · #1411reboundsRecent form
SACCHA
CHA
Team comparison
| SAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 19-53 | Record | 37-34 |
| 111.7 | Points scored / game | 114.5 |
| 120.2 | Points allowed / game | 112.4 |
| -7.2 | Adjusted margin / game | +1.8 |
| W1 | Current streak | W3 |
| 5-5 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 6-28 road | Home / road record | 17-17 home |
| 40-42 (+0.5) | Last season | 19-63 (-9.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Kings
Injury report Hornets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.