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NBA · October 26, 2026

Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets Final — October 26, 2026

Washington Wizards

103

Top scorer Anthony Davis20 games

FINAL

Charlotte Hornets

110

Top scorer Brandon Miller65 games

Monday, October 26 · 7:10 PM ET

WASOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)CHA

28th108.8

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

116.47th

25th112.9

PPG

115.814th

WASDefenseCHA

29th120.3

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

112.012th

29th124.9

Opp PPG

111.47th

WASTeamCHA

30th−11.5

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

+4.48th

WASLast 10 gamesCHA

Game by game

7-3

Last 10

8-2

-2

Net points

-54

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

WASRest & travelCHA

2 days

Days of rest

2 days

330 mi531 km

Travel to the game

Home

WASKey injuriesCHA

AJ Dybantsa FOut

Players out or limited

Kon Knueppel GOutCoby White GOut

About 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.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 26, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Wizards visited the Hornets on Monday, October 26 at 7:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Wizards scored 112.9 points per game (25th of 30) and allowed 124.9 (29th). The Hornets scored 115.8 points per game (14th of 30) and allowed 111.4 (7th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Wizards 108.8 (28th), Hornets 116.4 (7th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Wizards 120.3 (29th), Hornets 112.0 (12th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Wizards −11.5 (30th), Hornets +4.4 (8th). 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 2.5-point favorites at home against the Wizards. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 226.5, down from 228.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Wizards +125, Hornets -148) prices the Wizards at 43% and the Hornets at 57%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Washington Wizards 103, Charlotte Hornets 110

Charlotte Hornets won by 7.

Against the closing spread (Charlotte Hornets -2.5): Charlotte Hornets covered.
Combined score 213 vs the closing total of 226.5: Under.
Charlotte Hornets closed at -148 on the moneyline (a 57% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadno move

OpenHornets -2.5 (-115)
Wizards +2.5 (-105)

CloseHornets -2.5 (-113)
Wizards +2.5 (-106)

Totaldown 2

Open228.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Close226.5 (o -109 / u -112)

Moneyline

OpenWizards +122 43%
Hornets -146 57%

CloseWizards +125 43%
Hornets -148 57%

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

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Players to watch

Wizards

20 games · Anthony Davis

Points per game20.439th
Rebounds per game11.16th
Assists per game2.8125th
Minutes per game31.3

15 games · Trae Young

Points per game17.9
Rebounds per game2.0
Assists per game8.0
Minutes per game25.6

Hornets

65 games · Brandon Miller

Points per game20.241st
Rebounds per game4.9122nd
Assists per game3.396th
Minutes per game30.3

81 games · Kon Knueppel

Points per game18.556th
Rebounds per game5.395th
Assists per game3.493rd
Minutes per game31.5

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 16 times since 2022: the Wizards won 9 and the Hornets 7.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Feb 22, 2026	Hornets 129, Wizards 112 Hornets won
Jan 24, 2026	Wizards 115, Hornets 119 Hornets won
Dec 23, 2025	Wizards 109, Hornets 126 Hornets won
Oct 26, 2025	Hornets 139, Wizards 113 Hornets won
Mar 1, 2025	Wizards 113, Hornets 100 Wizards won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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