76ers vs. Hornets Prediction & Preview

Philadelphia 76ers at Charlotte Hornets, Spectrum Center. First of 4 regular-season meetings.

76ers vs Hornets prediction

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76ers vs Hornets tips off at 6:00 PM ET on Saturday, October 31 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, on NBA TV, the first of four meetings this season. Philadelphia plays the night after hosting the Knicks on Friday, so this is the second half of a back-to-back.

The 76ers are 4-1 and 2-0 on the road. They opened with a 106-100 win at New York, beat Cleveland 114-106 and Milwaukee 127-116 at home, lost 106-93 to Detroit and won 114-109 at Indiana on Wednesday. Philadelphia scores 110.8 points a game and allows 107.4. Tyrese Maxey is scoring 28.4 points a game, Joel Embiid grabs 10.0 rebounds and LeBron James hands out 6.8 assists. Last season the 76ers went 45-37 as the seventh seed in the East. Centers Ariel Hukporti and Tacko Fall and forwards Dominick Barlow and Jabari Walker are out; guard Jaylen Brown is day-to-day.

Charlotte is 3-2 and 2-1 at home. The Hornets won 110-103 at Brooklyn, took a 128-81 beating at home from Atlanta, then beat Miami 115-110 and Washington 110-103 before losing 97-89 at Detroit on Wednesday. The Hornets score only 101.0 points a game and allow 108.2. Brandon Miller leads the scoring at 25.6, Moussa Diabate the rebounding at 9.4 and Dennis Schroder the assists at 4.8. Last season Charlotte went 44-38, ninth in the East. Guards Coby White, Kon Knueppel and Kylan Boswell and forward Grant Williams are out; Schroder is day-to-day. Odyn's AI quant model runs this game before tip-off, injury report included.

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Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM ET
Venue: Spectrum Center
TV: NBA TV

76ers vs Hornets: team stats & injury report

Philadelphia 76ers

Record	4-1
Home	2-1
Road	2-0
Points per game	110.8
Points allowed per game	107.4

Last season (2025-26: 45-37, 115.9 points per game, 116.1 allowed, No. 7 seed in the East)

Team leaders

Points per game: Tyrese Maxey (28.4)
Rebounds per game: Joel Embiid (10.0)
Assists per game: LeBron James (6.8)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/28 @ Indiana Pacers: W 114-109
10/25 vs Detroit Pistons: L 106-93
10/24 vs Milwaukee Bucks: W 127-116
10/22 vs Cleveland Cavaliers: W 114-106
10/20 @ New York Knicks: W 106-100

Injury report: Ariel Hukporti (C, Out); Dominick Barlow (F, Out); Jabari Walker (F, Out); Tacko Fall (C, Out); Jaylen Brown (G, Day-To-Day)

Charlotte Hornets

Record	3-2
Home	2-1
Road	1-1
Points per game	101.0
Points allowed per game	108.2

Last season (2025-26: 44-38, 116.0 points per game, 111.2 allowed, No. 9 seed in the East)

Team leaders

Points per game: Brandon Miller (25.6)
Rebounds per game: Moussa Diabate (9.4)
Assists per game: Dennis Schroder (4.8)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/28 @ Detroit Pistons: L 97-89
10/26 vs Washington Wizards: W 110-103
10/24 vs Miami Heat: W 115-110
10/23 vs Atlanta Hawks: L 128-81
10/21 @ Brooklyn Nets: W 110-103

Injury report: Coby White (G, Out); Grant Williams (F, Out); Kon Knueppel (G, Out); Kylan Boswell (G, Out); Dennis Schroder (G, Day-To-Day)

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