Charlotte Hornets vs Brooklyn Nets Final — October 21, 2026
CHAOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)BKN
CHADefenseBKNCHATeamBKNCHALast 10 gamesBKNInjuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
CHARest & travelBKNCHAKey injuriesBKNAbout these numbers
Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
No key players listed.
Key players only. Injury report as of October 21, 9:40 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Hornets visited the Nets on Wednesday, October 21 at 7:30 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Hornets scored 115.8 points per game (14th of 30) and allowed 111.4 (7th). The Nets scored 105.9 points per game (30th of 30) and allowed 115.9 (17th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Hornets 116.4 (7th), Nets 106.8 (30th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Hornets 112.0 (12th), Nets 116.7 (25th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Hornets +4.4 (8th), Nets −10.0 (29th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Hornets closed as 1.5-point road favorites, with the Nets getting the points at home. The spread opened at Hornets -2.5. The total closed at 219.5, down from 221.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Hornets -122, Nets +102) prices the Hornets at 53% and the Nets at 47%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Charlotte Hornets 110, Brooklyn Nets 103
Charlotte Hornets won by 7.
- Against the closing spread (Brooklyn Nets +1.5): Charlotte Hornets covered.
- Combined score 213 vs the closing total of 219.5: Under.
- Charlotte Hornets closed at -122 on the moneyline (a 53% no-vig market-implied chance).
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Market
Closing line and line movement
Hornets -2.5 (-105)
Hornets -1.5 (-110)
Nets +110 46%
Nets +102 47%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
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G&W Line
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Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game20.241st
- Rebounds per game4.9122nd
- Assists per game3.395th
- Minutes per game30.3
- Points per game18.556th
- Rebounds per game5.395th
- Assists per game3.492nd
- Minutes per game31.5
- Points per game24.219th
- Rebounds per game7.141st
- Assists per game3.0113th
- Minutes per game32.5
- Points per game21.130th
- Rebounds per game6.753rd
- Assists per game5.045th
- Minutes per game33.0
2025-26 regular-season per-game averages, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 389 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 23 times since 2022: the Hornets won 6 and the Nets 17.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | Nets 124, Hornets 90 Nets won | ||
| Oct 6, 2026 | Nets 124, Hornets 90 Nets won | ||
| Oct 6, 2026 | Nets 124, Hornets 90 Nets won | ||
| Oct 6, 2026 | Nets 124, Hornets 90 Nets won | ||
| Oct 6, 2026 | Nets 124, Hornets 90 Nets won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Charlotte Hornets
- Charlotte Hornets team stats
- Charlotte Hornets at Detroit Pistons (Oct 28)
- Washington Wizards 103, Charlotte Hornets 110 (Oct 26)
- Miami Heat 110, Charlotte Hornets 115 (Oct 24)
- Atlanta Hawks 128, Charlotte Hornets 81 (Oct 23)
Brooklyn Nets
- Brooklyn Nets team stats
- Brooklyn Nets 124, Boston Celtics 125 (Oct 27)
- Indiana Pacers 136, Brooklyn Nets 109 (Oct 25)
- Brooklyn Nets 121, Cleveland Cavaliers 125 (Oct 24)
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More NBA games on October 21, 2026
- Milwaukee Bucks 116, Washington Wizards 128 (Oct 21)
- Atlanta Hawks 132, Orlando Magic 125 (Oct 21)
- Minnesota Timberwolves 131, Miami Heat 106 (Oct 21)
- Chicago Bulls 92, Toronto Raptors 135 (Oct 21)
- Utah Jazz 103, Memphis Grizzlies 123 (Oct 21)
- Indiana Pacers 123, New Orleans Pelicans 120 (Oct 21)
- Dallas Mavericks 110, Houston Rockets 128 (Oct 21)
- Golden State Warriors 105, Los Angeles Lakers 127 (Oct 21)
- Phoenix Suns 83, Portland Trail Blazers 124 (Oct 21)
- Sacramento Kings 96, Los Angeles Clippers 121 (Oct 21)
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