Hornets vs Suns Prediction, Starting Lineups & Player Props (Nov 12, 2026)

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Charlotte Hornets logo

Hornets4-7 · 4-7 ATS9th in the East
9:00 PM ETThu, Nov 12Win % 27–73
Phoenix Suns logo

Suns4-6 · 3-7 ATS11th in the West

NBA · Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 9:00 PM ET · Mortgage Matchup Center

Team Moneyline Spread Total
Charlotte Hornets +205 +6.5 -106 O 214.5 -108
Phoenix Suns -244 -6.5 -105 U 214.5 -112

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Hornets vs Suns preview

Phoenix is favored at -235 on the moneyline, with the spread at PHX -6.5 and the total at 214. In the last meeting on April 2, 2026, Charlotte won 127-107 at home. Charlotte is 4-7 straight up and 4-7 against the spread this season, and 3-7 and 3-7 ATS over its last 10. Phoenix is 4-6 straight up and 3-7 ATS this season, and 4-6 and 3-7 ATS over its last 10. Over the last six head-to-head meetings, Charlotte is 2-4 straight up and 1-1 ATS.

The defensive ranks favor Charlotte in points allowed (110.4, 10th) and rebounds allowed (40.2, third) against Phoenix (118.1, 25th; 46.4, 24th). Charlotte is without Dennis Schroder, Brandon Miller and Kon Knueppel, while Phoenix is without Mark Williams. Khaman Maluach’s over 7.5 points plus assists is -133 after clearing in 8 of his last 10, and the StatsBench model projects 9.4.

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Top Hornets vs Suns player props

Player Prop Best price Last 10 Last 5 Projection
Oso Ighodaro PHX Over 1.5 assists -200 betus 90% (9/10) 80% 3.1
Khaman Maluach PHX Over 5.5 rebounds +106 betus 80% (8/10) 80% 6.4
Moussa Diabate CHA Over 1.5 stls blks -130 bet365 80% (8/10) 60% –
Ryan Dunn PHX Over 0.5 threes made -147 Cloudbet 80% (8/10) 80% –
Devin Booker PHX Over 1.5 threes made -150 Fanatics 80% (8/10) 100% –

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Ryan KalkbrennerOver 0.5 turnovers8/10
Collin GillespieOver 1.5 steals7/10
Dillon BrooksOver 3.5 rebounds7/10

Key matchups

Each player’s lines against what this defense allows to his position this season. The ranks run from the defense allowing the fewest to the one allowing the most. Bars show how often he cleared the line over his recent games, green at 70% or better.

Christian Anderson vs Suns

Christian AndersonPG, CHA
VS
SunsDefense vs point guards
Good matchup for Christian AndersonSuns allow 5.5 turnovers a game to point guards, 2nd most in the league. Anderson averages 1.9 against a line of 1.5.
Toughest29th of 30, turnoversSoftest
Turnovers over 1.57/10avg 1.9 · 29th of 30 vs PG · -155
Blocks over 0.53/10avg 0.3 · 12th of 30 vs PG · +330Cloudbet
Rebounds over 2.53/10avg 1.6 · 30th of 30 vs PG · -104Cloudbet

Ryan Kalkbrenner vs Suns

Ryan KalkbrennerC, CHA
VS
SunsDefense vs centers
Good matchup for Ryan KalkbrennerSuns allow 3.1 turnovers a game to centers, 3rd most in the league. Kalkbrenner averages 1.3 against a line of 0.5.
Toughest28th of 30, turnoversSoftest
Turnovers over 0.58/10avg 1.3 · 28th of 30 vs C · -175
Blocks over 0.57/10avg 1.2 · 28th of 30 vs C · -175Cloudbet
Assists over 0.57/10avg 1.4 · 22nd of 30 vs C · -250Cloudbet

Oso Ighodaro vs Hornets

Oso IghodaroPF, PHX
VS
HornetsDefense vs power forwards
Good matchup for Oso IghodaroHornets allow 5.7 assists a game to power forwards, 3rd most in the league. Ighodaro averages 3.3 against a line of 1.5.
Toughest28th of 30, assistsSoftest
Assists over 1.59/10avg 3.3 · 28th of 30 vs PF · -200betus
Turnovers over 1.57/10avg 2 · 26th of 30 vs PF · +134
Points over 6.56/10avg 7.5 · 23rd of 30 vs PF · -108BetRivers

Devin Booker vs Hornets

Devin BookerPG, PHX
VS
HornetsDefense vs point guards
Even matchupHornets allow 3.9 threes a game to point guards, 13th most in the league. Booker averages 2 against a line of 1.5.
Toughest18th of 30, threesSoftest
Threes made over 1.58/10avg 2 · 18th of 30 vs PG · -150Fanatics
Assists over 4.56/10avg 4.8 · 17th of 30 vs PG · -117prophetexchange
Points + rebounds + assists over 33.55/10avg 32.6 · 14th of 30 vs PG · -109betus

Khaman Maluach vs Hornets

Khaman MaluachC, PHX
VS
HornetsDefense vs centers
Tough matchup for Khaman MaluachHornets allow 10.7 rebounds a game to centers, 9th fewest in the league. Maluach averages 6.4 against a line of 5.5.
Toughest9th of 30, reboundsSoftest
Rebounds over 5.58/10avg 6.4 · 9th of 30 vs C · +106betus
Points + rebounds + assists over 13.58/10avg 15.9 · 18th of 30 vs C · -112Cloudbet
Points + assists over 7.58/10avg 9.5 · 19th of 30 vs C · -112Cloudbet

Moussa Diabate vs Suns

Moussa DiabatePF, CHA
VS
SunsDefense vs power forwards
Tough matchup for Moussa DiabateSuns allow 2.9 assists a game to power forwards, 6th fewest in the league. Diabate averages 2.1 against a line of 1.5.
Toughest6th of 30, assistsSoftest
Assists over 1.58/10avg 2.1 · 6th of 30 vs PF · -144Kalshi
Rebounds + assists over 10.56/10avg 11.1 · 4th of 30 vs PF · -115Fanatics
Blocks over 0.56/10avg 1.1 · 2nd of 30 vs PF · -122Cloudbet

Betting trends

  • Hornets are 3-7 against the spread in their last 10.
  • Suns are 3-7 against the spread in their last 10.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Hornets vs Suns defense vs position

What each defense allows per game this season to everyone listed at a position, combined, so a row covers more than the starter. The small number is the rank across 30 teams: 1st allows the fewest. Green is the softest third of the league, red the toughest.

Hornets defense facing the Suns

Pos Pts Reb Ast 3PM PRA
PG 28.313th 6.613th 9.117th 3.918th 44.014th
SG 22.19th 6.510th 5.512th 3.712th 34.010th
SF 22.65th 9.27th 3.52nd 3.418th 35.35th
PF 22.823rd 8.815th 5.728th 2.323rd 37.224th
C 18.519th 10.79th 3.518th 1.529th 32.818th

Softest spot: 1.5 threes a game to centers, 2nd most in the league.

Toughest spot: 3.5 assists a game to small forwards, 2nd fewest in the league.

Suns defense facing the Hornets

Pos Pts Reb Ast 3PM PRA
PG 39.930th 10.730th 10.322nd 5.128th 60.930th
SG 18.62nd 5.12nd 3.71st 3.913th 27.32nd
SF 24.411th 11.423rd 6.726th 3.010th 42.516th
PF 16.111th 7.15th 2.96th 1.914th 26.19th
C 24.230th 14.026th 3.822nd 1.327th 42.028th

Softest spot: 39.9 points a game to point guards, the most in the league.

Toughest spot: 3.7 assists a game to shooting guards, the fewest in the league.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Charlotte Hornets

Brandon Miller SF20.6 PTS · 5.0 REB · 2.2 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
11/6 vs BOS 13 8 2 1 0
11/4 @ BKN 26 10 4 1 1
11/2 vs DET 31 17 1 4 3
10/31 vs PHI 32 24 5 5 5
10/30 @ WAS 36 19 7 2 3
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs PHX
PTS 20.6 (10) 19.5 (4) 20.1 (67) 14.0 (2)
17 · 11
REB 5.0 (10) 6.5 (4) 4.9 (67) 6.5 (2)
4 · 9
AST 2.2 (10) 1.8 (4) 3.3 (67) 3.5 (2)
4 · 3

Naz Reid C17.4 PTS · 8.5 REB · 2.1 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
11/9 vs CLE 32 25 13 4 4
11/6 vs BOS 25 14 6 2 2
11/4 @ BKN 36 28 9 2 2
11/2 vs DET 26 13 6 2 2
10/31 vs PHI 35 14 5 2 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs PHX
PTS 17.4 (11) 16.8 (4) 13.4 (89) 9.0 (1)
9
REB 8.5 (11) 9.3 (4) 6.3 (89) 2.0 (1)
2
AST 2.1 (11) 2.5 (4) 2.2 (89) 2.0 (1)
2

Grayson Allen SG15.3 PTS · 2.8 REB · 3.0 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
11/9 vs CLE 33 27 4 6 6
11/6 vs BOS 21 0 2 3 0
11/4 @ BKN 27 22 2 4 5
11/2 vs DET 19 11 1 0 3
10/31 vs PHI 29 27 4 3 7
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs PHX
PTS 15.3 (11) 14.3 (4) 16.2 (53) 17.1 (28)
12 · 7 · 8 · 13 · 19 · 21
REB 2.8 (11) 3.3 (4) 3.0 (53) 3.3 (28)
3 · 1 · 4 · 2 · 3 · 5
AST 3.0 (11) 3.0 (4) 3.8 (53) 4.0 (28)
3 · 1 · 2 · 1 · 3 · 3

Phoenix Suns

Devin Booker PG25.1 PTS · 2.7 REB · 4.8 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
11/10 vs LAC 29 17 3 5 2
11/9 vs SAS 29 32 2 4 3
11/7 vs HOU 39 24 2 3 2
11/5 vs ORL 33 30 1 8 4
11/4 vs POR 33 33 1 2 2
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs CHA
PTS 25.1 (10) 28.4 (7) 25.6 (70) 26.0 (2)
22 · 30
REB 2.7 (10) 2.6 (7) 3.9 (70) 4.0 (2)
5 · 3
AST 4.8 (10) 4.9 (7) 6.0 (70) 8.0 (2)
6 · 10

Miles Bridges SF15.0 PTS · 7.4 REB · 3.1 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
11/10 vs LAC 17 8 4 2 2
11/9 vs SAS 25 7 5 0 0
11/7 vs HOU 31 13 10 7 1
11/5 vs ORL 30 18 13 5 3
11/4 vs POR 30 18 7 5 4
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs CHA
PTS 15.0 (10) 14.9 (7) 17.2 (79) 17.1 (39)
28 · 10 · 19 · 25 · 14 · 11
REB 7.4 (10) 8.0 (7) 5.8 (79) 5.3 (39)
9 · 8 · 6 · 4 · 2 · 6
AST 3.1 (10) 3.4 (7) 3.2 (79) 3.1 (39)
2 · 3 · 1 · 2 · 2 · 1

Dillon Brooks SF14.9 PTS · 3.9 REB · 2.2 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
11/10 vs LAC 22 8 4 2 0
11/9 vs SAS 26 7 4 0 1
11/7 vs HOU 37 11 4 1 3
11/5 vs ORL 29 24 1 1 4
11/4 vs POR 35 15 6 2 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs CHA
PTS 14.9 (10) 14.6 (7) 20.5 (62) 13.0 (1)
13
REB 3.9 (10) 3.1 (7) 3.8 (62) 1.0 (1)
1
AST 2.2 (10) 1.9 (7) 1.8 (62) 3.0 (1)
3

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Hornets 4-7 4-7 4-7 3-4 1-3
Suns 4-6 3-7 6-4 4-3 0-3

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Hornets vs Suns head-to-head

Hornets are 2-4, 1-1 ATS, O/U 1-1 in the last 6 meetings. Last time: Hornets won 127-107 on April 2, 2026.

Date Venue Hornets result ATS O/U
Apr 2, 26 Hornets home W 127-107 W -5.5 O 227.5
Mar 8, 26 Suns home L 99-111 L -4.5 U 218.5
Jan 12, 25 Suns home L 113-120 – –
Jan 7, 25 Hornets home W 115-104 – –
Mar 15, 24 Hornets home L 96-107 – –
Dec 29, 23 Suns home L 119-133 – –

Recent form

Charlotte Hornets: last 10 (3-7, 3-7 ATS, O/U 4-6)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Nov 9, 26 vs CLE W 124-112 W +8.5 O 215.5
Nov 6, 26 vs BOS L 80-119 L +10.5 U 209.5
Nov 4, 26 @ BKN L 104-114 L -3.5 O 213.5
Nov 2, 26 vs DET L 91-124 L +5.5 O 209.5
Oct 31, 26 vs PHI L 104-109 L +1.5 O 211.5
Oct 30, 26 @ WSH L 79-95 L -1.5 U 218.5
Oct 28, 26 @ DET L 89-97 L +7.5 U 212.5
Oct 26, 26 vs WSH W 110-103 W -2.5 U 225.5
Oct 24, 26 vs MIA W 115-110 W +4.5 U 227.5
Oct 23, 26 vs ATL L 81-128 L +2.5 U 226.5

Phoenix Suns: last 10 (4-6, 3-7 ATS, O/U 6-4)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Nov 10, 26 vs LAC W 133-110 W -3.5 O 224.5
Nov 9, 26 vs SA L 96-122 L +9.5 U 225.5
Nov 7, 26 vs HOU W 102-99 W +6.5 U 223.5
Nov 5, 26 vs ORL W 117-104 W -1.5 U 222.5
Nov 4, 26 vs POR L 119-132 L +2.5 O 227.5
Nov 2, 26 @ GS L 113-116 L +2.5 O 227.5
Oct 30, 26 vs DEN L 120-127 L +4.5 O 231.5
Oct 26, 26 @ OKC L 114-125 L +8.5 O 221.5
Oct 24, 26 vs GS W 131-122 L -9.5 O 221.5
Oct 21, 26 @ POR L 83-124 L +3.5 U 232.5

Injury report

Charlotte Hornets

  • Kon Knueppel (SG): Out, Left Hamstring Strain
  • Grant Williams (PF): Probable, Right Hamstring Strain
  • Moussa Diabate (PF): Probable, Right Quadriceps Tendinopathy
  • Dennis Schroder (PG): Out, Left Hamstring Strain
  • Brandon Miller (SF): Out, Right Hip Strain
  • Michael Ajayi (SF): Out, G League – Two-Way
  • Kylan Boswell (PG): Out, G League – Two-Way
  • Hannes Steinbach (SF): Out, G League – On Assignment

Phoenix Suns

  • Mark Williams (C): Out, Left Shoulder Surgery

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Hornets defense Suns defense
Points allowed per game 110.4 (10th of 30) 118.1 (25th of 30)
Rebounds allowed per game 40.2 (2nd of 30) 46.4 (25th of 30)
Assists allowed per game 26.2 (14th of 30) 26.4 (16th of 30)
Threes allowed per game 14.5 (24th of 30) 14.4 (23rd of 30)
Pace (possessions) 97.5 (28th) 100.7 (22nd)

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Hornets vs Suns odds by sportsbook

Book CHA spread PHX spread CHA ML PHX ML Over Under
bet365 +6.5 -110 -6.5 -110 +205 -250 O 213.5 -110 U 213.5 -110
BetRivers +6.5 -110 -6.5 -111 +180 -263 O 215.5 -106 U 215.5 -115
Caesars +6.5 -115 -6.5 -105 +205 -250 O 215.5 -110 U 215.5 -110
DraftKings +6.5 -112 -6.5 -108 +201 -244 O 214.5 -108 U 214.5 -112
FanDuel +6.5 -106 -6.5 -114 +205 -250 O 214.5 -108 U 214.5 -112
Fanatics +6.5 -112 -6.5 -112 +190 -245 O 214.5 -112 U 214.5 -112

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Line movement from the open

Line Open Now Move
Suns spread -7.5 -6.5 +1
Total 213.5 214.5 +1
Hornets moneyline +206 +201 +0.5% win chance
Suns moneyline -250 -244 -0.5% win chance

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Line movement chart

Suns spread -6.5 → -6.5
Total 214 → 214.5
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