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Sacramento Kings at Charlotte Hornets

NBAregular • 2025-26 Season
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Hornets logo
Hornets
Charlotte
134
vs
Kings logo
Kings
Sacramento
90
CHA 90%10% SAC
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Charlotte Hornets 90% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Hornets:

  • Defensive Efficiency. Hornets defense (112.1 Opp PPG) better than Kings (121.0 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency. Hornets offense (116.0 PPG) outpaces Kings (110.8 PPG)
  • Recent Form. Hornets (37-34) in better form than Kings (18-53)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: CHA 76% (−14)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: CHA 78% (−12)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: CHA 84% (−6)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: CHA 85% (−5)

Win probability movement

CHA home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement95%90%85%Feb 27Mar 24

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueSpectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Kings (away)
Hornets (home)
10%
Win probability
90%
0
High-impact factors
2
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Hornets defeated the Kings 134-90.

Our model predicted the Hornets would win with 90% confidence -- and they delivered. This was a high-confidence call that played out as expected.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Hornets and was a major factor: Hornets defense (112.1 Opp PPG) better than Kings (121.0 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Hornets and was a major factor: Hornets offense (116.0 PPG) outpaces Kings (110.8 PPG)
  • Recent Form favored the Hornets and was a notable factor: Hornets (37-34) in better form than Kings (18-53)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Hornets won 134-90

Hornets won in a blowout

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Hornets at 90%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Charlotte Hornets
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Charlotte Hornets
  • Recent FormFavors Charlotte Hornets
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Charlotte Hornets
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

SAC
CHA
Defensive Efficiency
Offensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Home Field Advantage
Favours SAC|Favours CHA

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Defensive Efficiency

Hornets defense (112.1 Opp PPG) better than Kings (121.0 Opp PPG)

Hornets

Offensive Efficiency

Hornets offense (116.0 PPG) outpaces Kings (110.8 PPG)

Hornets

Recent Form

Hornets (37-34) in better form than Kings (18-53)

Hornets

Turnover Differential

Hornets turnover differential (+0) vs Kings (+0)

Neutral

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/24/2026, 8:30:03 AM

Key Players

Kings

Darius Acuff Jr.G
Killian HayesG
Russell WestbrookG
Tristen NewtonG
Daeqwon PlowdenG

Hornets

Sion JamesG
Kon KnueppelG
Liam McNeeleyG
Coby WhiteG
Pat ConnaughtonG

Frequently Asked Questions

Hornets has a 90% win probability, while Kings has a 10% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC.

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