Hornets at Celtics · Thu 15 Oct · 10:30am AEDT
Hornets vs Celtics Prediction, Tips and Player Props – 15 Oct 2026 Free game of the day
We give the Hornets a 50% chance on the road against the Celtics on Thursday 15 October at 10:30am AEDT. The bookmakers have Celtics −8.5 with the total at 224.5. The Hornets list Grayson Allen as questionable. The Hornets have won 3 of their last 5 and are 1–4 against the spread over that stretch. The Celtics have won 4 of their last 5 and are 4–1 against the spread over that stretch. Celtics at home, as favourite, after a loss: 10–5 against the spread over 15 games last season.
Prediction
Model numbers. Projected score Hornets 110, Celtics 110: a margin of Hornets by 0.1 against the bookmakers' Celtics −8.5; total 221 against 224.5. Game-level model numbers are shown for context and aren't graded. Our graded record is player props: see the track record. Game trends is where the game-level value is.
Injuries and outs
- Hornets Questionable: Grayson Allen
- Celtics no one listed
Form and rest
Hornets
- W 127–126 v Heat, Tue 14 Apr · lost ATS
- W 110–96 at Knicks, Sun 12 Apr · lost ATS
- L 100–118 v Pistons, Fri 10 Apr · lost ATS
- L 102–113 at Celtics, Tue 7 Apr · lost ATS
- W 122–108 at Timberwolves, Sun 5 Apr · won ATS
Celtics
- W 113–108 v Magic, Sun 12 Apr · won ATS
- W 144–118 v Pelicans, Fri 10 Apr · won ATS
- L 106–112 at Knicks, Thu 9 Apr · lost ATS
- W 113–102 v Hornets, Tue 7 Apr · won ATS
- W 115–101 v Raptors, Sun 5 Apr · won ATS
Game trends in this situation
Each side in this game's situation, last season (this season has no games yet). Change the situation or date range.
Hornets
- Hornets away, as underdog, after a loss 6–6 straight up, 10–2 ATS, overs 4–8, +12.3 v spread n=12
- Hornets away 23–18 straight up, 24–17 ATS, overs 17–24, +7.0 v spread n=41
- Hornets as underdog 16–29 straight up, 27–18 ATS, overs 15–30, +4.8 v spread n=45
- Hornets after a loss 18–20 straight up, 23–15 ATS, overs 13–25, +4.8 v spread n=38
- Hornets all games 45–38 straight up, 50–33 ATS, overs 33–50, +4.7 v spread n=83
Celtics
- Celtics at home, as favourite, after a loss 13–2 straight up, 10–5 ATS, overs 7–8, +4.7 v spread n=15
- Celtics at home 30–11 straight up, 23–18 ATS, overs 15–26, +0.5 v spread n=41
- Celtics as favourite 44–14 straight up, 34–24 ATS, overs 21–37, +1.9 v spread n=58
- Celtics after a loss 20–6 straight up, 18–8 ATS, overs 11–15, +5.2 v spread n=26
- Celtics all games 56–26 straight up, 49–33 ATS, overs 30–52, +2.9 v spread n=82
Key players
Hornets
| Player | Last 5 | Points v line | Rebounds v line | Assists v line | Threes v line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Miller 26 min predicted | 14/3/1 · 23/5/5 · 19/3/2 · 22/3/0 · 20/0/2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kon Knueppel 26 min predicted | 11/3/1 · 6/5/1 · 14/6/5 · 10/4/1 · 13/5/5 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Schroder 25 min predicted | 3/0/2 · 4/4/3 · 3/0/5 · 2/3/3 · 0/2/3 | — | — | — | — |
| Moussa Diabate 22 min predicted | 2/8/2 · 8/14/1 · 4/9/3 · 8/6/2 · 2/5/5 | — | — | — | — |
| Royce O'Neale 22 min predicted | 8/7/2 · 3/6/0 · 16/9/4 · 4/3/3 · 11/2/1 | — | — | — | — |
Last 5: points/rebounds/assists, most recent first. "Over" counts how many of those games cleared tonight's line.
Celtics
| Player | Last 5 | Points v line | Rebounds v line | Assists v line | Threes v line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George 26 min predicted | 7/1/2 · 15/5/3 · 19/6/4 · 17/3/3 · 13/3/1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jayson Tatum 26 min predicted | 17/11/3 · 24/16/4 · 30/7/11 · 25/5/7 · 19/14/9 | — | — | — | — |
| Derrick White 26 min predicted | 26/6/4 · 11/1/1 · 6/1/3 · 6/6/3 · 11/4/2 | — | — | — | — |
| Payton Pritchard 24 min predicted | 13/5/7 · 14/3/5 · 12/2/6 · 32/4/5 · 15/4/2 | — | — | — | — |
| Neemias Queta 22 min predicted | 17/12/1 · 4/11/0 · 8/14/1 · 9/8/1 · 6/7/0 | — | — | — | — |
Last 5: points/rebounds/assists, most recent first. "Over" counts how many of those games cleared tonight's line.
Player predictions
Every player in the game, our prediction against the line. Lines from Australian bookmakers; a US book stands in where none has priced a player. Edges and the full board for this game.
| Player | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Threes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornets | ||||
| Brandon Miller | 15.8 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| Kon Knueppel | 13.0 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Dennis Schroder | 8.8 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| Moussa Diabate | 5.6 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| Royce O'Neale | 7.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Naz Reid | 9.4 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Coby White | 13.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| Grayson Allen | 10.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Grant Williams | 5.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Sion James | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 5.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Tidjane Salaun | 4.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Christian Anderson | 3.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Hannes Steinbach | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| PJ Hall | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Liam McNeeley | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Pat Connaughton | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Celtics | ||||
| Paul George | 13.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Jayson Tatum | 17.6 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 2.4 |
| Derrick White | 9.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
| Payton Pritchard | 12.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.0 |
| Neemias Queta | 9.3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Sam Hauser | 7.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Hayden Gray | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 5.9 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Jordan Walsh | 4.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Devin Carter | 6.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| Mike Conley | 3.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
| Luka Garza | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Hugo Gonzalez | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Amari Williams | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
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