76ers vs Hornets prediction NBA · Saturday, March 28
At a glance
The Charlotte Hornets (39-34) host the Philadelphia 76ers (40-33) on Saturday, March 28 at 6:00 PM ET at Spectrum Center in NBA action. Final score: 76ers 118 – Hornets 114. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Hornets a 67% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Hornets are 19-17 at home and the 76ers are 19-16 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Hornets and 6-4 for the 76ers (current streaks: Hornets W5, 76ers W1).
The analysis Model
The Hornets are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Hornets 117 – 112 76ers, a margin of about 5.7 points in favor of the Hornets and a total around 229 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The 76ers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Hornets' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.0 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PHICHA
Top performers
76ers
Joel EmbiidC · #2129pts / game
Tyrese MaxeyG · #08assists
Paul GeorgeF · #1313reboundsHornets
Brandon MillerF · #2429pts / game
LaMelo BallG · #18assists
Kon KnueppelG · #711reboundsRecent form
PHICHA
CHA
Team comparison
| PHI | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40-33 | Record | 39-34 |
| 115.2 | Points scored / game | 114.8 |
| 116.4 | Points allowed / game | 112.0 |
| -1.0 | Adjusted margin / game | +2.3 |
| W1 | Current streak | W5 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 19-16 road | Home / road record | 19-17 home |
| 24-58 (-6.2) | Last season | 19-63 (-9.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report 76ers
Injury report Hornets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.