Boston Celtics vs Charlotte Hornets Final — November 6, 2026
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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 6, 9:40 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Celtics (6-2) visited the Hornets (3-6) on Friday, November 6 at 7:10 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Celtics scored 114.8 points per game (19th of 30) and allowed 107.2 (1st). The Hornets scored 115.8 points per game (14th of 30) and allowed 111.4 (7th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Celtics 119.9 (2nd), Hornets 118.4 (5th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Celtics 111.8 (4th), Hornets 113.5 (12th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Celtics +8.0 (4th), 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 Celtics are 6-2 and 3-5 against the spread; their last game was a 109-102 win over the Bucks. The Hornets are 3-6 and 3-6 against the spread; their last game was a 114-104 loss to the Nets.
The Celtics closed as 10.5-point road favorites, with the Hornets getting the points at home. The spread opened at Celtics -8.5. The total closed at 209.5, down from 210.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Celtics -450, Hornets +340) prices the Celtics at 78% and the Hornets at 22%.
Written from the numbers available before tip-off.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Boston Celtics 119, Charlotte Hornets 80
Boston Celtics won by 39.
- Against the closing spread (Charlotte Hornets +10.5): Boston Celtics covered.
- Combined score 199 vs the closing total of 209.5: Under.
- Boston Celtics closed at -450 on the moneyline (a 78% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Celtics -8.5 (-110)
Celtics -10.5 (-110)
Hornets +262 26%
Hornets +340 22%
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 game21.8
- Rebounds per game10.0
- Assists per game5.3
- Minutes per game32.6
- Points per game17.365th
- Rebounds per game5.399th
- Assists per game3.688th
- Minutes per game30.7
- 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 394 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 21 times since 2022: the Celtics won 19 and the Hornets 2.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | Hornets 102, Celtics 113 Celtics won | ||
| Apr 7, 2026 | Hornets 102, Celtics 113 Celtics won | ||
| Mar 29, 2026 | Celtics 114, Hornets 99 Celtics won | ||
| Mar 29, 2026 | Celtics 114, Hornets 99 Celtics won | ||
| Mar 29, 2026 | Celtics 114, Hornets 99 Celtics won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Boston Celtics
- Boston Celtics team stats
- Boston Celtics 98, Toronto Raptors 93 (Nov 11)
- Boston Celtics 123, Philadelphia 76ers 101 (Nov 10)
- Boston Celtics 117, Milwaukee Bucks 97 (Nov 8)
Charlotte Hornets
- Charlotte Hornets team stats
- Charlotte Hornets at Phoenix Suns (Nov 12)
- Cleveland Cavaliers 112, Charlotte Hornets 124 (Nov 9)
- Charlotte Hornets 104, Brooklyn Nets 114 (Nov 4)
- Detroit Pistons 124, Charlotte Hornets 91 (Nov 2)
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More NBA games on November 6, 2026
- Washington Wizards 132, Atlanta Hawks 139 (Nov 6)
- Philadelphia 76ers 95, Cleveland Cavaliers 119 (Nov 6)
- Utah Jazz 100, Dallas Mavericks 112 (Nov 6)
- Oklahoma City Thunder 128, Memphis Grizzlies 97 (Nov 6)
- Toronto Raptors 121, Milwaukee Bucks 107 (Nov 6)
- Minnesota Timberwolves 115, New Orleans Pelicans 109 (Nov 6)
- Portland Trail Blazers 118, Los Angeles Lakers 124 (Nov 6)
- San Antonio Spurs 124, Sacramento Kings 109 (Nov 6)
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