Hornets vs Nets Best Pick, Prediction and Odds

The Charlotte Hornets visit the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday 21 October at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with tip-off at 7:30 PM ET. The Hornets are 2.5-point favorites on the early line.

This is the early page for the game: what is already known. Our full prediction, with the call and the numbers behind it, goes up on this page before tip-off.

Last season

The Hornets went 44-38 in 2025-26: 21-20 at home and 23-18 on the road. They scored 116.0 points a game and allowed 111.2. They did not play a playoff series.

The Nets went 20-62 in 2025-26: 12-29 at home and 8-33 on the road. They scored 105.9 points a game and allowed 115.9. They did not play a playoff series.

Last season’s meetings

The teams met three times in the 2025-26 regular season and the Hornets won two.

• 22 October: Hornets 136, Nets 117, with the Hornets at home
• 1 December: Nets 116, Hornets 103, with the Nets at home
• 31 March: Hornets 117, Nets 86, with the Nets at home

The early line

At DraftKings, read 12 October 2026, the Nets are +2.5 after opening at +4.5. The total is 223.5. The moneylines are Nets +110 and Hornets -130, which price the Hornets to win 54.3% of the time with the bookmaker’s margin removed.

Lines move before tip-off. The full prediction reads them again on the day it goes up.

What this page does not say

Every result above is from last season. Rosters change over a summer, and this page names no player and says nothing about who is available. Every game is on our NBA predictions page.

Hornets at Nets, Wednesday 21 October, 7:30 PM ET at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Results: ESPN, 2025-26 regular season and playoffs, read 12 October 2026. Line: DraftKings via ESPN, read 2026-10-12 05:29 UTC.