Charlotte Hornets vs Detroit Pistons Preview & Odds — October 28, 2026
CHAOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)DET
CHADefenseDETCHATeamDETCHALast 10 gamesDETInjuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
CHARest & travelDETCHAKey injuriesDETAbout 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 28, 9:40 a.m. ET.
Matchup preview
The Hornets visit the Pistons on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:10 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Hornets scored 115.8 points per game (14th of 30) and allowed 111.4 (7th). The Pistons scored 117.7 points per game (8th of 30) and allowed 109.6 (3rd).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Hornets 116.4 (7th), Pistons 115.4 (10th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Hornets 112.0 (12th), Pistons 107.4 (2nd). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Hornets +4.4 (8th), Pistons +8.0 (3rd). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Pistons are 7.5-point favorites at home against the Hornets. The spread has not moved since it opened. The total is 214.5, down from 215.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Hornets +235, Pistons -295) prices the Hornets at 29% and the Pistons at 71%.
Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.
Market
Odds and line movement
Hornets +7.5 (-110)
Hornets +7.5 (-109)
Pistons -279 71%
Pistons -295 71%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Best available prices on Oct 28
- Hornets +7.5+100Novig
- Pistons -7.5+100Kalshi
- Over 214.5+104Novig
- Under 214.5-105theScore Bet
- Hornets+251Novig
- Pistons-257Novig
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G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game20.241st
- Rebounds per game4.9122nd
- Assists per game3.396th
- Minutes per game30.3
- Points per game18.556th
- Rebounds per game5.395th
- Assists per game3.493rd
- Minutes per game31.5
- Points per game23.921st
- Rebounds per game5.587th
- Assists per game9.92nd
- Minutes per game33.9
- Points per game19.547th
- Rebounds per game10.58th
- Assists per game2.0200th
- Minutes per game28.2
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 15 times since 2022: the Hornets won 4 and the Pistons 11.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | Pistons 118, Hornets 100 Pistons won | ||
| Apr 10, 2026 | Pistons 118, Hornets 100 Pistons won | ||
| Feb 9, 2026 | Pistons 110, Hornets 104 Pistons won | ||
| Dec 20, 2025 | Hornets 86, Pistons 112 Pistons won | ||
| Feb 9, 2025 | Hornets 102, Pistons 112 Pistons won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Result
After the final: score vs the closing line, the box score vs the close and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.
Teams
Charlotte Hornets
- Charlotte Hornets team stats
- Washington Wizards 103, Charlotte Hornets 110 (Oct 26)
- Miami Heat 110, Charlotte Hornets 115 (Oct 24)
- Atlanta Hawks 128, Charlotte Hornets 81 (Oct 23)
Detroit Pistons
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