Celtics vs. Hornets Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for April 7

Celtics vs. Hornets Game Info

• Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
• Time: 8 p.m. ET
• Venue: TD Garden -- Boston, Massachusetts
• Coverage: NBC/Peacock and NBCS-BOS

The Boston Celtics (53-25) bring a three-game winning streak into a home matchup with the Charlotte Hornets (43-36), winners of four straight. The Celtics are favorites (-6.5) in the contest, which begins at 8 p.m. ET (on NBC/Peacock and NBCS-BOS) on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The matchup has a point total of 220.5.

Celtics vs. Hornets Odds & Spread

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Celtics vs. Hornets Prediction & Pick

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Prediction: Celtics win (64.9%)

Celtics vs. Hornets Betting Trends

• The Celtics have put together a 46-31-1 record against the spread this season.
• The Hornets have played 79 games, with 49 wins against the spread.
• This season, 28 of the Celtics' games have gone over the point total out of 79 chances.
• Hornets games this season have hit the over on 32 of 79 set point totals (40.5%).
• Boston has done a better job covering the spread on the road (26-13-1) than it has at home (20-18-0).
• The Celtics have hit the over on the total in a higher percentage of games at home (36.8%) than games on the road (35%).
• Against the spread, Charlotte has performed better at home (25-14-1) than away (24-15-0).
• In terms of the over/under, Hornets games have gone over 15 of 40 times at home (37.5%), and 17 of 39 away (43.6%).

Celtics Leaders

• Jaylen Brown is averaging 28.7 points, 7 boards and 5.2 assists. At the other end, he averages 1 steal and 0.4 blocked shots.
• Derrick White averages 16.7 points, 4.5 boards and 5.5 assists.
• Payton Pritchard is averaging 17 points, 5.1 assists and 4 boards.
• Nikola Vucevic is averaging 15.4 points, 8.5 boards and 3.3 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.6 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.
• Neemias Queta is averaging 10.2 points, 1.6 assists and 8.4 rebounds.

Hornets Leaders

• Per game, LaMelo Ball gets the Hornets 19.8 points, 4.8 boards and 7.2 assists. He also averages 1.2 steals and 0.2 blocks.
• The Hornets get 18.7 points per game from Kon Knueppel, plus 5.3 boards and 3.4 assists.
• The Hornets are getting 17.4 points, 5.8 boards and 3.2 assists per game from Miles Bridges.
• The Hornets get 20.2 points per game from Brandon Miller, plus 5 rebounds and 3.4 assists.
• Moussa Diabate averages 8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists. He is making 63.2% of his shots from the floor.

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