Wizards vs Hornets Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 26, 2026)

Final score by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Wizards	21	23	24	35	103
Hornets	19	35	26	30	110

How the bets settled

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Charlotte beat Washington 110-103, with the game swinging in the second quarter when the Hornets outscored the Wizards by 12 and built the cushion they protected the rest of the way. Brandon Miller led all scorers with 39 points, Dennis Schroder added five assists and Moussa Diabate grabbed 17 rebounds. Anthony Davis paced Washington with 29 points and 10 rebounds, while Trae Young had 10 assists. Charlotte shot 43 percent from the field to Washington’s 48, but the Hornets owned the glass 54-41, including 20-10 on offensive rebounds, and added edges in steals and fast-break points to help offset Washington’s shooting.

For bettors, Charlotte covered the closing 2.5-point spread by 4.5, and the 225.5 total settled under by 12.5.

Against the spread, start to finish

Win probability

Top performers

Team stats

WizardsHornets

48%FG%43%

32%3P%31%

80%FT%82%

41Rebounds54

21Assists17

56Points in the paint50

4Fast break points10

14Turnovers12

4Steals8

3Blocks5

4Biggest lead14

Box score

Washington WizardsCharlotte Hornets

Washington Wizards

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Anthony Davis F	36	29	11-22	3-6	4-4	10	0	0	1	0	0	10	2	+6
Kyshawn George F	29	20	8-14	2-2	2-2	4	2	4	0	1	1	3	5	+14
Alex Sarr C	26	12	4-6	0-2	4-6	6	1	0	0	2	3	3	2	-5
Trae Young G	38	22	10-20	1-4	1-1	6	10	2	0	0	0	6	1	-5
Bilal Coulibaly G	29	3	1-5	0-3	1-2	5	1	1	1	0	1	4	5	-10
Bench
Khris Middleton F	13	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	-17
Justin Champagnie F	4	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	+6
Deandre Ayton C	12	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	4	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	-14
Bub Carrington G	28	6	2-7	2-5	0-0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	+1
Will Riley G	4	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-8
Tre Johnson G	23	7	3-8	1-6	0-0	3	2	2	1	0	2	1	2	-3
Anthony Gill	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Felix Okpara	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Tre Mann	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total		103	41-85	9-28	12-15	41	21	14	4	3	10	31	24

Team shooting: FG 48% · 3PT 32% · FT 80%

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Moussa Diabate F	35	11	4-6	0-0	3-4	17	3	1	1	3	11	6	3	0
Brandon Miller F	36	39	15-28	5-10	4-5	6	1	2	3	2	2	4	3	+16
Naz Reid C	29	18	8-22	2-8	0-1	12	1	4	1	0	2	10	4	-4
Dennis Schroder G	36	8	4-15	0-5	0-0	2	5	0	1	0	0	2	3	-1
Sion James G	29	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	+2
Bench
Royce O’Neale F	7	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Tidjane Salaun F	16	5	2-6	1-4	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	+6
Ryan Kalkbrenner C	13	6	3-4	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	+7
Grayson Allen G	28	15	3-8	2-5	7-7	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	+3
Christian Anderson G	11	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	4	1	1	1	0	2	2	0	+7
Hannes Steinbach	Did not play: Coach’s decision
PJ Hall	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Liam McNeeley	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total		110	42-97	12-39	14-17	54	17	11	8	5	20	34	15

Team shooting: FG 43% · 3PT 31% · FT 82%

Attendance 17,949 · Officials: Ed Malloy, Eric Dalen, Biniam Maru

Recap: Brandon Miller scores career-high 39 points as Hornets beat Wizards 110-103 (ESPN)

Highlights

• Brandon Miller denies Washington Wizards with block (ESPN)
• Brandon Miller rocks the rim with powerful jam (ESPN)
• Anthony Davis gets up for alley-oop jam vs. Charlotte Hornets (ESPN)
• Trae Young somehow gets the and-1 to fall (ESPN)

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

No StatsBench pick posted for this game. Today’s posted picks are graded live.

Betting trends

• Wizards are 3-7 against the spread in their last 10.
• The under has hit in 6 straight Hornets games.
• The over is 3-7 in Hornets’ last 10 games.

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

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Wizards vs Hornets pre-game preview

Charlotte is the favorite at -120, with the spread at CHA -1.5 and total 229.5. Washington’s defense has allowed 124.9 points per game, ranked 29th of 30, and 47.1 rebounds, ranked 30th. Charlotte has allowed 111.5 points, ranked seventh, and 39.1 rebounds, ranked first. Pace also differs: Washington ranks ninth at 100.8, Charlotte 21st at 98.7.

The last meeting was February 22, 2026, a 129-112 Charlotte win in Washington. Washington is 2-1 straight up and 2-1 ATS this season, but 2-8 straight up and 3-7 ATS over its last 10. Charlotte is 2-1 straight up and 2-1 ATS this season and 7-3 straight up and 6-4 ATS over its last 10. Washington most recently won 124-120 at Chicago; Charlotte won 115-110 vs Miami.

Injuries remove Coby White, Kon Knueppel and Grant Williams for Charlotte, plus Tristan Vukcevic, Jamir Watkins and AJ Dybantsa for Washington. A StatsBench angle is Alexandre Sarr over 0.5 blocks at -225, cleared in 8 of last 10 with a model projection of 1.3; Bilal Coulibaly over 7.5 field goal attempts at -120 also cleared 8 of last 10.

Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Wizards	2-1	2-1	1-2	1-1	1-0
Hornets	2-1	2-1	0-3	1-1	1-0

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

Wizards vs Hornets head-to-head

Wizards are 5-5, 1-2 ATS, O/U 2-1 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Wizards lost 112-129 on February 22, 2026.

Recent form

Washington Wizards: last 10 (2-8, 3-7 ATS, O/U 6-4)

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

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 4:28 PM ET.

Venue and weather

Wizards vs Hornets odds

Line movement from the open

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart