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Hornets vs. Suns Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Hornets vs. Suns NBA game on March 8, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hornets | 30 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 99 |
Suns | 28 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 111 |
Live Probabilities
Spread
Over / Under
Moneyline
Win %
<1%
>99%
Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hornets | 30 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 99 |
Suns | 28 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 111 |
Q4 00:12 Hornets misses two point jump shot
Q4 00:20 Hornets misses two point jump shot
Q4 00:37 Suns misses two point jump shot
Q4 00:54 Suns misses three point jump shot
Q4 1:11 Hornets makes two point jump shot
Q4 1:29 Suns misses two point jump shot
Q4 2:04 Hornets makes three point jump shot
Q4 2:14 Suns misses three point jump shot
Q4 2:40 Suns makes three point jump shot
Q4 2:58 Suns misses three point jump shot
Play by Play
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
ALL
End of 4th Quarter.
Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
Hornets misses two point jump shot
Hornets offensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Hornets misses two point jump shot
Hornets defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Suns lineup change (Collin Gillespie, Haywood Highsmith, Khaman Maluach, Ryan Dunn, Amir Coffey)
Hornets lineup change (Pat Connaughton, Sion James, Josh Green, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Tre Mann)
Suns misses two point jump shot
Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound
Suns misses three point jump shot
+2
Hornets makes two point jump shot
99-111
Pat Connaughton defensive rebound
Suns misses two point jump shot
Hornets personal foul
Hornets lineup change (Sion James, Kon Knueppel, Josh Green, Miles Bridges, Grant Williams)
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Collin Gillespie, Haywood Highsmith, Oso Ighodaro, Royce O'Neale)
Hornets personal foul
Hornets lineup change (Pat Connaughton, Sion James, Josh Green, Miles Bridges, Grant Williams)
+1
Devin Booker makes technical free throw 1 of 1
97-111
Hornets lineup change (Pat Connaughton, Sion James, Josh Green, Miles Bridges, Tre Mann)
+3
Hornets makes three point jump shot
97-110
Grant Williams defensive rebound
Suns misses three point jump shot
Hornets personal foul
Moussa Diabate turnover (offensive foul)
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Miles Bridges, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball)
Stoppage (Other)
+3
Suns makes three point jump shot
94-110
Collin Gillespie offensive rebound
Suns misses three point jump shot
Suns personal foul
Hornets offensive rebound
Hornets personal foul
Brandon Miller turnover (offensive foul)
Hornets misses three point jump shot
+2
Suns makes two point jump shot
94-107
Hornets personal foul
Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
Hornets misses three point jump shot
+2
Suns makes two point jump shot
94-105
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Suns 60 second timeout
+3
LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot
94-103
+3
Suns makes three point jump shot
91-103
+3
Hornets makes three point jump shot
90-100
Suns personal foul
+1
Grant Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1
91-100
+2
Suns makes two point jump shot
87-100
Stoppage (Other)
+2
Hornets makes two point jump shot
87-98
Hornets 60 second timeout
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Sion James, Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams, Moussa Diabate)
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
+3
Suns makes three point jump shot
85-98
Collin Gillespie defensive rebound
Hornets misses two point jump shot
Kon Knueppel offensive rebound
Hornets misses three point jump shot
Sion James offensive rebound
Hornets misses three point jump shot
Suns personal foul
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Rasheer Fleming, Collin Gillespie, Oso Ighodaro, Royce O'Neale)
+3
Suns makes three point jump shot
85-95
+2
Hornets makes two point jump shot
85-92
Hornets personal foul
+1
Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2
83-91
+1
Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2
83-92
Jalen Green defensive rebound
Hornets misses three point jump shot
Hornets 60 second timeout
Hornets lineup change (Sion James, Kon Knueppel, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Grant Williams, Coby White)
Suns lineup change (Rasheer Fleming, Collin Gillespie, Haywood Highsmith, Jalen Green, Oso Ighodaro)
+2
Suns makes two point jump shot
83-90
Collin Gillespie defensive rebound
Hornets misses two point jump shot
+2
Suns makes two point jump shot
83-88
Hornets misses two point jump shot
+2
Hornets makes two point jump shot
83-86
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
Hornets misses two point jump shot
Brandon Miller defensive rebound
Suns misses three point jump shot
Collin Gillespie defensive rebound
Hornets misses two point jump shot
+3
Suns makes three point jump shot
81-86
Suns defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Hornets misses three point jump shot
Hornets defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Suns misses three point jump shot
+2
Hornets makes two point jump shot
81-83
Coby White defensive rebound
Suns misses two point jump shot
Jalen Green defensive rebound
Hornets misses three point jump shot
Brandon Miller defensive rebound
Suns misses three point jump shot
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Hornets personal foul
Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
Suns misses two point jump shot
+2
Hornets makes two point jump shot
79-83
Miles Bridges offensive rebound
Hornets misses two point jump shot
+2
Suns makes two point jump shot
77-83
Hornets personal foul
+1
Collin Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 3
77-79
+1
Collin Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 3
77-80
Hornets lineup change (Miles Bridges, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
+1
Collin Gillespie makes regular free throw 3 of 3
77-81
Suns lineup change (Rasheer Fleming, Collin Gillespie, Haywood Highsmith, Ryan Dunn, Oso Ighodaro)
Suns turnover
Hornets turnover
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Rasheer Fleming, Collin Gillespie, Jalen Green, Oso Ighodaro)
Hornets lineup change (Sion James, Josh Green, Miles Bridges, Grant Williams, Moussa Diabate)
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Collin Gillespie, Jalen Green, Oso Ighodaro, Royce O'Neale)
Hornets lineup change (Sion James, Josh Green, Miles Bridges, Grant Williams, Moussa Diabate)
Royce O'Neale turnover (bad pass)
End of 3rd Quarter.
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Sion James, Miles Bridges, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Coby White)
Suns lineup change (Rasheer Fleming, Collin Gillespie, Haywood Highsmith, Khaman Maluach, Jalen Green)
Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
Hornets misses two point jump shot
Suns misses two point jump shot
Suns offensive rebound
Suns turnover
Hornets lineup change (Sion James, Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate, Coby White)
Hornets lineup change (Sion James, Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate, Coby White)
Hornets lineup change (Sion James, Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate, Coby White)
Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
Suns misses two point jump shot
Khaman Maluach misses two point putback layup
Collin Gillespie offensive rebound
+2
Hornets makes two point jump shot
77-78
+2
Suns makes two point jump shot
75-78
+2
Hornets makes two point jump shot
94-103
Hornets turnover
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Rasheer Fleming, Collin Gillespie, Haywood Highsmith, Khaman Maluach)
Suns turnover
+3
Hornets makes three point jump shot
75-76
Moussa Diabate defensive rebound
Suns misses two point jump shot
Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
Devin Booker misses three point jump shot
Moussa Diabate blocks Devin Booker's two point driving layup
Suns offensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Rasheer Fleming, Haywood Highsmith, Khaman Maluach, Ryan Dunn)
+2
Miles Bridges makes two point jump shot (Coby White assists)
72-76
Moussa Diabate offensive rebound
Hornets misses three point jump shot
Suns personal foul
Miles Bridges defensive rebound
Suns misses two point jump shot
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Rasheer Fleming, Khaman Maluach, Ryan Dunn, Royce O'Neale)
Hornets lineup change (Josh Green, Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate, Coby White)
Suns 60 second timeout
+3
Hornets makes three point jump shot
70-76
Oso Ighodaro personal foul (Grant Williams draws the foul)
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Rasheer Fleming, Ryan Dunn, Oso Ighodaro, Royce O'Neale)
Hornets lineup change (Josh Green, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate, Coby White)
LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
Jalen Green misses two point stepback jump shot
Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot
Suns personal foul
+3
Suns makes three point jump shot
67-76
Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
Moussa Diabate misses two point putback layup
Moussa Diabate offensive rebound
Hornets misses three point jump shot
LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
Suns misses three point jump shot
+2
LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)
67-73
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Hornets personal foul
+1
Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
65-72
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Jalen Green, Ryan Dunn, Oso Ighodaro, Royce O'Neale)
Hornets lineup change (Kon Knueppel, Josh Green, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
+1
Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
67-73
+2
Hornets makes two point jump shot
65-71
+3
Devin Booker makes three point jump shot
63-71
Suns turnover
Hornets personal foul
+3
Hornets makes three point jump shot
63-68
Grant Williams defensive rebound
Suns misses two point jump shot
LaMelo Ball personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul)
Hornets turnover
LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
Suns misses three point jump shot
Devin Booker shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
+1
Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2
60-68
+1
Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2
60-68
+2
Suns makes two point jump shot
58-68
Hornets 60 second timeout
Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) (Royce O'Neale steals)
Devin Booker turnover (Grant Williams steals)
Devin Booker defensive rebound
Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot
Brandon Miller defensive rebound
Jalen Green misses three point jump shot
Royce O'Neale offensive rebound
Suns misses three point jump shot
Hornets misses three point jump shot
Hornets offensive rebound
Hornets turnover
+1
Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
58-64
Hornets personal foul
+1
Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
58-65
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
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Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot
+2
Suns makes two point jump shot
58-64
Hornets turnover
LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
Suns misses three point jump shot
Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
Hornets misses two point jump shot
+2
Collin Gillespie makes two point pullup jump shot
58-64
Collin Gillespie defensive rebound
Hornets misses two point jump shot
Miles Bridges defensive rebound
Jalen Green misses two point jump shot
Hornets turnover
Suns misses three point jump shot
Suns offensive rebound
End of 1st Half.
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Collin Gillespie, Jalen Green, Oso Ighodaro, Royce O'Neale)
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point putback layup
58-60
Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot
+3
Suns makes three point jump shot
58-60
Khaman Maluach defensive rebound
Hornets misses three point jump shot
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
Khaman Maluach misses two point jump shot
Devin Booker offensive rebound
Suns misses three point jump shot
Suns personal foul
Hornets offensive rebound
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Hornets offensive rebound
+1
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2
58-60
Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup
Brandon Miller defensive rebound
Suns misses three point jump shot
Collin Gillespie defensive rebound
Hornets misses three point jump shot
Hornets personal foul
+1
Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
58-60
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Miles Bridges, Ryan Kalkbrenner, LaMelo Ball)
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Rasheer Fleming, Collin Gillespie, Khaman Maluach, Royce O'Neale)
+1
Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
58-60
+3
Hornets makes three point jump shot
58-60
Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
+2
Suns makes two point jump shot
58-60
Suns misses three point jump shot
Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
Hornets misses three point jump shot
+2
Collin Gillespie makes two point jump shot
58-60
Suns misses two point jump shot
+2
Hornets makes two point jump shot
58-60
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
Hornets misses two point jump shot
Jalen Green personal foul
Jalen Green turnover (offensive foul)
Hornets 60 second timeout
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball)
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Collin Gillespie, Haywood Highsmith, Khaman Maluach, Royce O'Neale)
Hornets turnover
Hornets personal foul
Suns misses two point jump shot
+1
Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
50-51
+1
Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-51
+2
Hornets makes two point jump shot
50-51
Brandon Miller shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
+1
Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
50-51
+1
Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-51
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Haywood Highsmith, Khaman Maluach, Jalen Green, Royce O'Neale)
+3
Hornets makes three point jump shot
50-51
Hornets personal foul
+1
Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2
50-51
+1
Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-51
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Josh Green, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Grant Williams, Coby White)
Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
Hornets misses two point jump shot
+2
Suns makes two point jump shot
50-51
Devin Booker defensive rebound
Coby White misses two point jump shot
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
+2
Suns makes two point jump shot
50-51
Jalen Green defensive rebound
Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
+1
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2
50-51
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Josh Green, Miles Bridges, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Coby White)
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot
+3
Suns makes three point jump shot
50-51
Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
Hornets misses three point jump shot
Brandon Miller defensive rebound
Hornets personal foul
Suns offensive rebound
Jalen Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Jalen Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Suns personal foul
Brandon Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Hornets offensive rebound
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Haywood Highsmith, Jalen Green, Oso Ighodaro, Royce O'Neale)
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, Ryan Kalkbrenner, LaMelo Ball, Coby White)
+1
Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-51
+2
Jalen Green makes two point driving layup
43-38
+2
Miles Bridges makes two point hook shot
43-38
+3
Royce O'Neale makes three point running jump shot (Collin Gillespie assists)
41-36
Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
Hornets misses two point jump shot
+2
Hornets makes two point jump shot
58-60
Suns turnover
Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate, Coby White)
+2
Hornets makes two point jump shot
50-51
Moussa Diabate defensive rebound
Suns misses two point jump shot
+3
Hornets makes three point jump shot
39-33
Suns 60 second timeout
Suns lineup change (Collin Gillespie, Jalen Green, Oso Ighodaro, Royce O'Neale, Amir Coffey)
Miles Bridges defensive rebound
Suns misses three point jump shot
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
+2
Hornets makes two point jump shot
39-33
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Rasheer Fleming personal foul
Hornets offensive rebound
LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot
LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
Collin Gillespie misses three point jump shot
+3
Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
39-33
Sion James offensive rebound
Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot
+3
Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot
39-33
Amir Coffey defensive rebound
+1
Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-30
Amir Coffey shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul)
Miles Bridges misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Hornets violation
Hornets misses three point jump shot
Hornets lineup change (Kon Knueppel, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Grant Williams, Moussa Diabate, Coby White)
Suns lineup change (Rasheer Fleming, Collin Gillespie, Haywood Highsmith, Khaman Maluach, Ryan Dunn)
Devin Booker misses two point jump shot
Suns offensive rebound
Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Rasheer Fleming, Haywood Highsmith, Khaman Maluach, Ryan Dunn)
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Brandon Miller blocks Suns's two point jump shot
Hornets defensive rebound
Box Score
Player Stats
Team Stats
| Pos | Player | Pts | Reb | Ast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 10 | J. Green | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 11 | R. Kalkbrenner | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| G | 23 | T. Mann | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 21 | P. Connaughton | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| G | 4 | S. James | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Player | Pts | Reb | Ast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 19 | H. Highsmith | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| G-F | 2 | A. Coffey | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| C | 10 | K. Maluach | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| G | 12 | C. Gillespie | 24 | 5 | 4 |
| F | 0 | R. Dunn | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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Hornets vs. Suns: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Hornets vs. Suns
- Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- Venue: Mortgage Matchup Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Hornets favored at -5
- Total (Over/Under): 219.5
- Moneyline Odds: Hornets -190, Suns +172
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Hornets: 68%
- Suns: 32%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Projected Final Score
Our predicted final score for this NBA matchup is Hornets 112-107 Suns.
This prediction is based on each team's average score following 10,000 game simulations.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Hornets a win probability of 68%, while the Suns have a win probability of 32%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Hornets are more likely to beat the Suns in the NBA game at Mortgage Matchup Center on Monday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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