Hornets Predictions: Win Total Pick, Best Bet & NBA Futures Odds for 2025-26

Can LaMelo Ball and Co. make good on their years-long promise to turn things around in Charlotte?
Pictured: Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) celebrates with forward Brandon Miller (24) during the second half against the Memphis Grizzlies at First Horizon Coliseum. Photo by Brian Westerholt / Imagn Images.

Could this be the year that LaMelo Ball and Co. help revive the Charlotte Hornets franchise amid decades of mediocrity? Expectations are low with their preseason win total set at Over/Under 26.5 wins. Below, our NBA experts break down the Hornets' betting odds, win total pick, and best NBA futures bet for the 2025-26 season.


📊 Charlotte Hornets odds & futures bets 2025-26

Follow all of our NBA picks and the latest NBA odds for the 2025-26 season.


💰 Hornets win total prediction

Here's why our NBA expert Corey Scott expects the Hornets to finish Over 26.5 wins as one of his NBA win total predictions for the 2025-26 season:

⬆️ Over 26.5 wins

Are the Hornets really that bad, or are they just always injured? Charlotte will open the season with LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges, and Brandon Miller all healthy, while Tre Mann is considered day-to-day. The Hornets have three 20-plus point scorers in their starting lineup and an impressive backcourt of Collin Sexton and Mann coming off the bench - give me the Over.

✅ Prediction: Over 26.5 wins (-110 via bet365)


🔮 Best Hornets futures bet

Here's why our NBA expert Liam Fox is betting on LaMelo Ball to average 8+ assists as one of his best NBA futures bets for the 2025-26 season:

⛹️‍♂️ LaMelo Ball to average 8+ assists

LaMelo Ball has averaged at least eight assists in two of the last three seasons for the Hornets, so I like his chances this year at these +150 odds. Unlike other stars stuck on mediocre or bad teams, Ball will look to set up his teammates no matter the score.

✅ Best bet: LaMelo Ball to average 8+ assists (+150 via BetMGM)


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