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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NBA
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Hornets
99
111
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hornets | 30 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 99 |
Suns | 28 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 111 |
Live Probabilities
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Over / Under
Moneyline
- Hornets
- Suns
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
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Q2
Q3
Q4
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- 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
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot99-111
- 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)
- +1Devin Booker makes technical free throw 1 of 197-111
- Hornets lineup change (Pat Connaughton, Sion James, Josh Green, Miles Bridges, Tre Mann)
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot97-110
- 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)
- +3Suns makes three point jump shot94-110
- 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
- +2Suns makes two point jump shot94-107
- Hornets personal foul
- Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- +2Suns makes two point jump shot94-105
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Suns 60 second timeout
- +3LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot94-103
- +3Suns makes three point jump shot91-103
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot90-100
- Suns personal foul
- +1Grant Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 191-100
- +2Suns makes two point jump shot87-100
- Stoppage (Other)
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot87-98
- 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)
- +3Suns makes three point jump shot85-98
- 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)
- +3Suns makes three point jump shot85-95
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot85-92
- Hornets personal foul
- +1Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 283-91
- +1Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 283-92
- 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)
- +2Suns makes two point jump shot83-90
- Collin Gillespie defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- +2Suns makes two point jump shot83-88
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot83-86
- 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
- +3Suns makes three point jump shot81-86
- 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
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot81-83
- 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
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot79-83
- Miles Bridges offensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- +2Suns makes two point jump shot77-83
- Hornets personal foul
- +1Collin Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 377-79
- +1Collin Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 377-80
- Hornets lineup change (Miles Bridges, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
- +1Collin Gillespie makes regular free throw 3 of 377-81
- 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
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot77-78
- +2Suns makes two point jump shot75-78
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot94-103
- Hornets turnover
- Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Rasheer Fleming, Collin Gillespie, Haywood Highsmith, Khaman Maluach)
- Suns turnover
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot75-76
- 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)
- +2Miles 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
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot70-76
- 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
- +3Suns makes three point jump shot67-76
- 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
- +2LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)67-73
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Hornets personal foul
- +1Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 265-72
- 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)
- +1Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 267-73
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot65-71
- +3Devin Booker makes three point jump shot63-71
- Suns turnover
- Hornets personal foul
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot63-68
- 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)
- +1Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 260-68
- +1Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 260-68
- +2Suns makes two point jump shot58-68
- 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
- +1Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 258-64
- Hornets personal foul
- +1Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 258-65
- Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate)
- Instant replay (Request)
- 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
- +2Suns makes two point jump shot58-64
- Hornets turnover
- LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
- Suns misses three point jump shot
- Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- +2Collin Gillespie makes two point pullup jump shot58-64
- 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
- +2Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point putback layup58-60
- Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot
- +3Suns makes three point jump shot58-60
- 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
- +1Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 258-60
- 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
- +1Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 258-60
- 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)
- +1Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 258-60
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot58-60
- Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
- +2Suns makes two point jump shot58-60
- Suns misses three point jump shot
- Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
- Hornets misses three point jump shot
- +2Collin Gillespie makes two point jump shot58-60
- Suns misses two point jump shot
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot58-60
- 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
- +1Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 250-51
- +1Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 250-51
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot50-51
- Brandon Miller shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
- +1Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 250-51
- +1Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 250-51
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Suns lineup change (Devin Booker, Haywood Highsmith, Khaman Maluach, Jalen Green, Royce O'Neale)
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot50-51
- Hornets personal foul
- +1Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 250-51
- +1Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 250-51
- Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Josh Green, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Grant Williams, Coby White)
- Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- +2Suns makes two point jump shot50-51
- Devin Booker defensive rebound
- Coby White misses two point jump shot
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- +2Suns makes two point jump shot50-51
- Jalen Green defensive rebound
- Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
- +1Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 250-51
- 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
- +3Suns makes three point jump shot50-51
- 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)
- +1Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 250-51
- +2Jalen Green makes two point driving layup43-38
- +2Miles Bridges makes two point hook shot43-38
- +3Royce O'Neale makes three point running jump shot (Collin Gillespie assists)41-36
- Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
- Hornets misses two point jump shot
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot58-60
- Suns turnover
- Hornets lineup change (Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabate, Coby White)
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot50-51
- Moussa Diabate defensive rebound
- Suns misses two point jump shot
- +3Hornets makes three point jump shot39-33
- 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)
- +2Hornets makes two point jump shot39-33
- 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
- +3Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)39-33
- Sion James offensive rebound
- Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot
- +3Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot39-33
- Amir Coffey defensive rebound
- +1Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 231-30
- 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
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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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