Hornets vs. Wizards Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Hornets vs. Wizards NBA game on February 22, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
FINAL
NBA
FINAL
NBA
Hornets
129
112
Capital One Arena
Wizards
Capital One Arena
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hornets | 38 | 23 | 44 | 24 | 129 |
Wizards | 37 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 112 |
Live Probabilities
Spread
Over / Under
Moneyline
- Hornets
- Wizards
Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hornets | 38 | 23 | 44 | 24 | 129 |
Wizards | 37 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 112 |
Q4 00:08 Hornets misses two point jump shot
Q4 00:31 Wizards makes three point jump shot
Q4 1:17 Wizards misses three point jump shot
Q4 1:43 Wizards makes two point jump shot
Q4 2:07 Hornets makes three point jump shot
Q4 2:33 Wizards makes two point jump shot
Q4 2:39 Hornets misses three point jump shot
Q4 2:47 Hornets misses three point jump shot
Q4 3:01 Pat Connaughton misses three point jump shot
Q4 3:26 Wizards makes two point jump shot
Play by Play
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
ALL
- End of 4th Quarter.
- Wizards turnover
- Alondes Williams defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- +3Wizards makes three point jump shot129-112
- Will Riley defensive rebound
- Wizards personal foul
- Sion James misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- Hornets offensive rebound
- Sion James misses regular free throw 2 of 2
- Sion James defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- Hornets turnover
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot129-109
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot129-107
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot126-107
- Sharife Cooper defensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- Pat Connaughton offensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- Josh Green offensive rebound
- Pat Connaughton misses three point jump shot
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot126-105
- Hornets 60 second timeout
- Hornets lineup change (Tre Mann, Josh Green, Tidjane Salaun, Sion James, Pat Connaughton)
- Alondes Williams defensive rebound
- PJ Hall misses two point tip dunk
- PJ Hall offensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- Sion James defensive rebound
- Jamir Watkins offensive rebound
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot126-103
- Hornets personal foul
- Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- +3Wizards makes three point jump shot126-101
- Pat Connaughton offensive rebound
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot126-98
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- PJ Hall offensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- +3Wizards makes three point jump shot124-98
- Alondes Williams defensive rebound
- PJ Hall misses two point layup
- PJ Hall turnover (lost ball)
- PJ Hall defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- Hornets turnover
- Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Hornets personal foul
- Wizards 60 second timeout
- Hornets lineup change (Tre Mann, Tidjane Salaun, Sion James, PJ Hall, Pat Connaughton)
- Wizards lineup change (Jamir Watkins, Sharife Cooper, Jaden Hardy, Alondes Williams, Will Riley)
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot124-95
- Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot122-95
- +3Wizards makes three point jump shot119-95
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot119-92
- Hornets personal foul
- +1Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 2116-91
- +1Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 2 of 2116-92
- Wizards personal foul
- +1Tre Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2115-90
- +1Tre Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2116-90
- Hornets lineup change (Tre Mann, Tidjane Salaun, Kon Knueppel, Sion James, PJ Hall)
- +3Wizards makes three point jump shot114-90
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot114-87
- Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot112-87
- +3Wizards makes three point jump shot109-87
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot109-84
- Sion James defensive rebound
- Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot
- Jamir Watkins offensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot107-84
- Grant Williams defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Will Riley defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- Jump ball. (Hornets gains possession)
- Wizards personal foul
- Jamir Watkins turnover
- Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- Jaden Hardy defensive rebound
- End of 3rd Quarter.
- Hornets lineup change (Grant Williams, Tre Mann, Tidjane Salaun, Kon Knueppel, Sion James)
- Wizards lineup change (Anthony Gill, Jamir Watkins, Jaden Hardy, Alondes Williams, Will Riley)
- LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot105-84
- Wizards turnover
- Will Riley defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot103-84
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot103-82
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot101-82
- Sharife Cooper offensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot101-80
- Hornets 60 second timeout
- Wizards lineup change (Bub Carrington, Sharife Cooper, Jaden Hardy, Alondes Williams, Will Riley)
- Hornets lineup change (Grant Williams, Josh Green, Tidjane Salaun, Kon Knueppel, LaMelo Ball)
- +3Wizards makes three point jump shot99-80
- Will Riley offensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- Kyshawn George defensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot99-77
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot96-76
- Hornets personal foul
- Wizards lineup change (Bub Carrington, Sharife Cooper, Kyshawn George, Alondes Williams, Will Riley)
- +1Kyshawn George makes regular free throw 1 of 196-77
- Hornets lineup change (Josh Green, Tidjane Salaun, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Sion James)
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot96-74
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot93-74
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot93-72
- +3Wizards makes three point jump shot90-72
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot90-69
- PJ Hall offensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- Hornets personal foul
- Wizards personal foul
- Wizards lineup change (Bub Carrington, Kyshawn George, Alondes Williams, Bilal Coulibaly, Tre Johnson)
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot87-69
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot87-67
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot84-67
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot84-65
- Jump ball. (Josh Green gains possession)
- Wizards personal foul
- Wizards 60 second timeout
- Instant replay (Challenge)
- Brandon Miller misses two point layup
- Hornets offensive rebound
- Wizards turnover
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot81-65
- Brandon Miller offensive rebound
- Brandon Miller misses two point jump shot
- Hornets personal foul
- Wizards 60 second timeout
- Hornets lineup change (Josh Green, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Sion James, PJ Hall)
- +1Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 1 of 279-64
- +1Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 279-65
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot79-63
- LaMelo Ball offensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- Wizards turnover
- Tre Johnson defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- PJ Hall offensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Wizards defensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- PJ Hall turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
- PJ Hall misses two point cutting layup
- Wizards personal foul
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot76-63
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot76-61
- Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot73-61
- +3Wizards makes three point jump shot70-61
- Hornets turnover
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Wizards offensive rebound
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Hornets personal foul
- Hornets lineup change (Grant Williams, Kon Knueppel, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, PJ Hall)
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot70-56
- Tre Johnson turnover
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot67-56
- LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Hornets turnover
- Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot64-56
- Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- Hornets offensive rebound
- End of 1st Half.
- Hornets lineup change (Grant Williams, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Kon Knueppel, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller)
- Wizards lineup change (Bub Carrington, Anthony Gill, Kyshawn George, Bilal Coulibaly, Tre Johnson)
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Sharife Cooper turnover (lost ball)
- Wizards personal foul
- +1LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 260-56
- +1LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 261-56
- Sharife Cooper turnover
- Anthony Gill turnover (bad pass)
- Anthony Gill defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- Brandon Miller defensive rebound
- Hornets personal foul
- +1Sharife Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 259-56
- Sharife Cooper misses regular free throw 2 of 2
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot59-55
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Hornets personal foul
- +1Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 257-54
- +1Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 257-55
- Wizards lineup change (Anthony Gill, Sharife Cooper, Jaden Hardy, Alondes Williams, Will Riley)
- Wizards 60 second timeout
- Hornets lineup change (Grant Williams, Josh Green, Kon Knueppel, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller)
- Alondes Williams defensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- +3Wizards makes three point jump shot57-53
- Sharife Cooper defensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- Pat Connaughton defensive rebound
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Hornets personal foul
- Xavier Tillman turnover (offensive foul)
- Wizards 60 second timeout
- Hornets lineup change (Kon Knueppel, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Xavier Tillman, Pat Connaughton)
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot57-50
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot57-48
- Wizards turnover
- Hornets personal foul
- Brandon Miller turnover (offensive foul)
- Wizards lineup change (Bub Carrington, Anthony Gill, Sharife Cooper, Alondes Williams, Will Riley)
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot54-48
- Will Riley defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- Xavier Tillman offensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot54-46
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot54-44
- Stoppage (Equipment malfunction)
- Wizards personal foul
- +1LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 152-44
- Hornets lineup change (Josh Green, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Xavier Tillman, Pat Connaughton)
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot51-44
- Alondes Williams offensive rebound
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Wizards offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Hornets personal foul
- Hornets lineup change (Josh Green, Ryan Kalkbrenner, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Pat Connaughton)
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Wizards defensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Hornets lineup change (Tre Mann, Josh Green, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Brandon Miller, Pat Connaughton)
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- Grant Williams defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot51-42
- Wizards turnover
- Alondes Williams defensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- Kon Knueppel defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- Hornets turnover
- Wizards lineup change (Bub Carrington, Anthony Gill, Alondes Williams, Tre Johnson, Will Riley)
- Grant Williams defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- Anthony Gill defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot49-41
- Hornets personal foul
- +1Sharife Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 149-42
- Wizards lineup change (Bub Carrington, Anthony Gill, Sharife Cooper, Alondes Williams, Tre Johnson)
- Hornets lineup change (Grant Williams, Tre Mann, Josh Green, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Kon Knueppel)
- Kyshawn George defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- Josh Green defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- Alondes Williams offensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- Hornets turnover
- Wizards turnover
- Wizards personal foul
- Hornets offensive rebound
- Grant Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 3
- +1Grant Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 348-39
- +1Grant Williams makes regular free throw 3 of 349-39
- Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Hornets turnover
- Hornets personal foul
- Kon Knueppel turnover (offensive foul)
- Hornets 60 second timeout
- Instant replay
- +2Kon Knueppel makes two point layup46-39
- Sharife Cooper shooting foul
- +1Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 147-39
- Hornets personal foul
- Hornets personal foul
- +1Kyshawn George makes regular free throw 1 of 244-38
- +1Kyshawn George makes regular free throw 2 of 244-39
- Hornets lineup change (Grant Williams, Tre Mann, Josh Green, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Kon Knueppel)
- Hornets lineup change (Grant Williams, Tre Mann, Josh Green, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Kon Knueppel)
- Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot44-37
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- Anthony Gill defensive rebound
- Wizards turnover
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- Grant Williams turnover (lost ball)
- Sion James defensive rebound
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Anthony Gill defensive rebound
- Wizards personal foul
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- +1Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 242-37
- Kon Knueppel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
- Grant Williams defensive rebound
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot41-37
- Jaden Hardy personal foul
- Wizards lineup change (Bub Carrington, Anthony Gill, Sharife Cooper, Kyshawn George, Alondes Williams)
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot40-37
- Sion James offensive rebound
- Sion James offensive rebound
- Kon Knueppel misses two point driving layup
- Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- Hornets personal foul
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot38-37
- End of 1st Quarter.
- Instant replay
- Wizards lineup change (Bub Carrington, Sharife Cooper, Jaden Hardy, Kyshawn George, Alondes Williams)
- Hornets lineup change (Grant Williams, Tre Mann, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Kon Knueppel, Sion James)
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot35-37
- Alondes Williams defensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- +3Wizards makes three point jump shot35-35
- Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- Hornets personal foul
- Jaden Hardy defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- +3Wizards makes three point jump shot35-32
- Jaden Hardy defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- +3Wizards makes three point jump shot35-29
- Wizards personal foul
- Tidjane Salaun misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- +1Tidjane Salaun makes regular free throw 2 of 235-26
- Hornets offensive rebound
- PJ Hall defensive rebound
- Hornets personal foul
- Bilal Coulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- Wizards offensive rebound
- Bilal Coulibaly misses regular free throw 2 of 2
- Hornets lineup change (Tre Mann, Tidjane Salaun, Brandon Miller, Sion James, PJ Hall)
- Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound
- Wizards personal foul
- +1Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 234-26
- Brandon Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
- Hornets lineup change (Tidjane Salaun, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Sion James, PJ Hall)
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot33-26
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot33-24
- +3Wizards makes three point jump shot31-24
- Jaden Hardy defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot31-21
- Wizards personal foul
- +1Josh Green makes regular free throw 1 of 230-19
- +1Josh Green makes regular free throw 2 of 231-19
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- Wizards personal foul
- +1PJ Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 228-19
- Wizards lineup change (Jamir Watkins, Jaden Hardy, Alondes Williams, Bilal Coulibaly, Will Riley)
- +1PJ Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 229-19
- Brandon Miller defensive rebound
- Will Riley offensive rebound
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Alondes Williams defensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- Wizards turnover
- Wizards 60 second timeout
- Hornets lineup change (Josh Green, Tidjane Salaun, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, PJ Hall)
- Wizards lineup change (Bub Carrington, Sharife Cooper, Jaden Hardy, Alondes Williams, Will Riley)
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot27-19
- Josh Green defensive rebound
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Bub Carrington defensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- Josh Green defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- Anthony Gill defensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot24-19
- +2Wizards makes two point jump shot21-19
- Wizards personal foul
- Hornets offensive rebound
- Kon Knueppel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- +1Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 221-17
- Hornets lineup change (Grant Williams, Josh Green, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Kon Knueppel, LaMelo Ball)
- Brandon Miller defensive rebound
- Wizards misses three point jump shot
- Wizards personal foul
- +1Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 219-17
- +1Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 220-17
- Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
- Wizards misses two point jump shot
- Wizards 60 second timeout
- Wizards lineup change (Bub Carrington, Anthony Gill, Sharife Cooper, Tre Johnson, Will Riley)
Box Score
Player Stats
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Hornets vs. Wizards: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Hornets vs. Wizards
- Date: Sunday, February 22, 2026
- Time: 6:00 PM ET
- Venue: Capital One Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Hornets favored at -11
- Total (Over/Under): 224.5
- Moneyline Odds: Hornets -455, Wizards +410
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Hornets: 80%
- Wizards: 20%
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 118-108 Wizards.
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 80%, while the Wizards have a win probability of 20%. 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 Wizards in the NBA game at Capital One Arena on Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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