Detroit Pistons vs Charlotte Hornets Final — November 2, 2026
DETOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)CHA
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Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before tip-off. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.
Key players only. Injury report as of November 2, 9:40 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Pistons (5-1) visited the Hornets (3-4) on Monday, November 2 at 7:40 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Pistons scored 117.7 points per game (8th of 30) and allowed 109.6 (3rd). The Hornets scored 115.8 points per game (14th of 30) and allowed 111.4 (7th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Pistons 117.2 (9th), Hornets 118.4 (5th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Pistons 109.1 (2nd), Hornets 113.5 (12th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Pistons +8.1 (3rd), Hornets +4.9 (8th). 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 5-1 and 5-1 against the spread; their last game was a 110-94 win over the Nets. The Hornets are 3-4 and 3-4 against the spread; their last game was a 109-104 loss to the 76ers.
The Pistons closed as 5.5-point road favorites, with the Hornets getting the points at home. The spread opened at Pistons -4.5. The total closed at 209.5, down from 212.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Pistons -227, Hornets +185) prices the Pistons at 66% and the Hornets at 34%.
Written from the numbers available before tip-off.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Detroit Pistons 124, Charlotte Hornets 91
Detroit Pistons won by 33.
- Against the closing spread (Charlotte Hornets +5.5): Detroit Pistons covered.
- Combined score 215 vs the closing total of 209.5: Over.
- Detroit Pistons closed at -227 on the moneyline (a 66% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Pistons -4.5 (-110)
Pistons -5.5 (-115)
Hornets +140 40%
Hornets +185 34%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at tip-off. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- 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 game2.0201st
- Minutes per game28.2
- 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
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 392 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 23 times since 2022: the Pistons won 19 and the Hornets 4.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Hornets 89, Pistons 97 Pistons won | ||
| Oct 28, 2026 | Hornets 89, Pistons 97 Pistons won | ||
| Oct 28, 2026 | Hornets 89, Pistons 97 Pistons won | ||
| Oct 28, 2026 | Hornets 89, Pistons 97 Pistons won | ||
| Oct 28, 2026 | Hornets 89, Pistons 97 Pistons won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Detroit Pistons
- Detroit Pistons team stats
- Detroit Pistons at Washington Wizards (Nov 12)
- Washington Wizards 111, Detroit Pistons 122 (Nov 9)
- Los Angeles Lakers 121, Detroit Pistons 116 (Nov 8)
- Philadelphia 76ers 112, Detroit Pistons 106 (Nov 4)
Charlotte Hornets
- Charlotte Hornets team stats
- Charlotte Hornets at Phoenix Suns (Nov 12)
- Cleveland Cavaliers 112, Charlotte Hornets 124 (Nov 9)
- Boston Celtics 119, Charlotte Hornets 80 (Nov 6)
- Charlotte Hornets 104, Brooklyn Nets 114 (Nov 4)
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More NBA games on November 2, 2026
- Oklahoma City Thunder 117, Cleveland Cavaliers 112 (Nov 2)
- Atlanta Hawks 108, Indiana Pacers 104 (Nov 2)
- Brooklyn Nets 90, New York Knicks 103 (Nov 2)
- Washington Wizards 103, Orlando Magic 94 (Nov 2)
- Chicago Bulls 107, Philadelphia 76ers 126 (Nov 2)
- Sacramento Kings 115, Dallas Mavericks 100 (Nov 2)
- New Orleans Pelicans 135, Memphis Grizzlies 134 (Nov 2)
- Milwaukee Bucks 100, Minnesota Timberwolves 112 (Nov 2)
- Boston Celtics 93, Houston Rockets 109 (Nov 2)
- Utah Jazz 97, San Antonio Spurs 119 (Nov 2)
- Portland Trail Blazers 118, Denver Nuggets 110 (Nov 2)
- Phoenix Suns 113, Golden State Warriors 116 (Nov 2)
- Toronto Raptors 125, Los Angeles Clippers 118 (Nov 2)
- Miami Heat 117, Los Angeles Lakers 138 (Nov 2)
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