Celtics vs. Hornets Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for March 4

Celtics vs. Hornets Game Info

• Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
• Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• Venue: TD Garden -- Boston, Massachusetts
• Coverage: NBCS-BOS and FDSSE

The Charlotte Hornets (31-31) will look to build on a five-game win streak when they visit the Boston Celtics (41-20) at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 as 6.5-point underdogs. The Celtics have won three games in a row. The matchup has an over/under of 214.5 points.

Celtics vs. Hornets Odds & Spread

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Celtics vs. Hornets Prediction & Pick

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Prediction: Celtics win (70.6%)

Celtics vs. Hornets Betting Trends

• The Celtics have put together a 36-24-1 record against the spread this season.
• Against the spread, the Hornets are 39-22-1 this year.
• Celtics games have gone over the total 22 times out of 62 chances this season.
• Hornets games this season have hit the over on 24 of 62 set point totals (38.7%).
• Boston sports a worse record against the spread when playing at home (15-14-0) than it does on the road (21-10-1).
• The Celtics have gone over the total more often when playing at home, hitting the over in 11 of 29 home matchups (37.9%). On the road, they have hit the over in 11 of 32 games (34.4%).
• Charlotte has performed better against the spread on the road (21-11-0) than at home (18-11-1) this year.
• Hornets games have gone above the over/under 30% of the time at home (nine of 30), and 46.9% of the time on the road (15 of 32).

Celtics Leaders

• Jaylen Brown's numbers on the season are 29 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5 assists per game, shooting 48.2% from the floor and 34.9% from downtown, with an average of 2.1 made 3-pointers.
• Derrick White is averaging 17.1 points, 4.4 boards and 5.8 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocked shots (ninth in NBA).
• Nikola Vucevic averages 16 points, 8.8 boards and 3.5 assists, shooting 50% from the floor and 37.3% from beyond the arc, with 1.6 made treys per game.
• Payton Pritchard averages 17.1 points, 4.1 boards and 5.4 assists, shooting 46.3% from the floor and 36.8% from beyond the arc, with 2.6 made treys per contest.
• Neemias Queta is averaging 10.1 points, 1.5 assists and 8.4 boards.

Hornets Leaders

• Kon Knueppel averages 19.2 points, 5.5 boards and 3.5 assists. He is also sinking 48.8% of his shots from the floor and 43.5% from 3-point range (eighth in league), with 3.5 triples per game (second in league).
• LaMelo Ball averages 19.2 points, 4.8 boards and 7.4 assists. He is also sinking 39.8% of his shots from the floor and 36.3% from beyond the arc, with 3.5 treys per game (second in NBA).
• Miles Bridges averages 17.7 points, 6 boards and 3.5 assists. He is sinking 44.7% of his shots from the floor and 33.1% from beyond the arc, with 2.1 treys per contest.
• The Hornets receive 20.9 points per game from Brandon Miller, plus 4.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists.
• The Hornets are receiving 8.4 points, 8.7 boards and 1.7 assists per game from Moussa Diabate.

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