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Charlotte Hornets 81-128 Atlanta Hawks: Result, Game Stats and Our Prediction

Charlotte Hornets 1-0
81-128Final
Atlanta Hawks 1-0
Charlotte

Our picks against the result

20 of 26 right

  • Winner Atlanta Hawks51% 81-128
  • First half Atlanta Hawks ahead49% 43-68 at half-time
  • Total points Below average 209 points · average 231.5
  • Charlotte Hornets points Below average 81 points · average 115.5
  • Atlanta Hawks points Below average 128 points · average 115.5
  • Total points 209 points 221.5 under58% 231.5 under77% 241.5 under90%
  • Brandon Miller 6 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST PTS under 20.556% REB under 4.552% AST under 3.567%
  • Moussa Diabaté 5 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST PTS over 7.550% REB under 8.556% AST over 1.562%
  • Naz Reid 17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST PTS under 13.555% REB under 6.557% AST under 2.565%
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker 14 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST PTS under 20.569% REB under 3.566% AST under 3.573%
  • Jalen Johnson 19 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST PTS under 22.573% REB under 10.572% AST under 7.580%
  • Onyeka Okongwu 10 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST PTS under 14.576% REB under 7.566% AST under 3.579%

Game stats

Charlotte Hornets Atlanta Hawks
  • 81 Points 128
  • 43 First half 68
  • 38 Second half 60

Points of each team: the final score, the first half and the rest of the game.

Before tip-off

What this page showed before the game: our reasons, the injury report, form and records as they were then.

Game summary

Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks comes to you from Charlotte on Friday 23 October 2026 in the NBA regular season, and our model goes with Atlanta Hawks to win while seeing the total points below the league average.

Why this pick?

Our model leans to Atlanta Hawks, mainly because Charlotte Hornets come into it short on the injury report: Kon Knueppel is Out and Coby White and Grant Williams are also Out, which leaves the home side without three of its players. Working the other way, Charlotte have the home court and sit slightly stronger on our team ratings, which weigh results and the players expected to play. Those two points are small ones, though, and they do not outweigh the absences, so the pick holds, with Atlanta having put up 132 in their opening win at Orlando. The call is narrow.

Total points: Our model puts the total below the league average: Charlotte's 29th-ranked pace is a drag, the combined points per possession read below a typical NBA game, and the absences of Kon Knueppel, Coby White and Grant Williams are the strongest pull of all.

Official injury report

Charlotte Hornets

  • Out Kon Knueppel (key player)
  • Out Coby White (rotation regular)
  • Out Grant Williams (rotation regular)

Atlanta Hawks

  • Questionable Jalen Wilson (rotation regular)
  • Questionable Keshon Gilbert (rotation regular)

The report of 22 Oct, 23:00 (US Eastern time), players with real minutes only.

Last five games

Charlotte Hornets

  • W 110-103 at Brooklyn Nets (A) 21 Oct

Atlanta Hawks

  • W 132-125 at Orlando Magic (A) 21 Oct

Most recent first, all games of the season, overtime included.

Team facts

CHAATL
Record 1-0 1-0
At home 0-0 0-0
On the road 1-0 1-0
Conference 7 of 14, Eastern Conference 1 of 14, Eastern Conference
Streak – –
Days of rest 1 1
Our team rating #14 of 30 #16 of 30
Pace #29 of 30 #2 of 30

Last meetings

  • 12 Feb 2026Charlotte Hornets 110-107 Atlanta Hawks
  • 8 Feb 2026Atlanta Hawks 119-126 Charlotte Hornets
  • 19 Dec 2025Charlotte Hornets 133-126 Atlanta Hawks
  • 23 Nov 2025Atlanta Hawks 113-110 Charlotte Hornets
  • 18 Mar 2025Charlotte Hornets 102-134 Atlanta Hawks

Game details

Stage
NBA, Regular season
Tip-off
City
Charlotte

Questions and answers

What was the score of Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks?

Charlotte Hornets 81-128 Atlanta Hawks in the NBA (Regular season) on Friday 23 October 2026, US date. It was 43-68 at half-time.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks right?

Yes: our pick was Atlanta Hawks win, and Atlanta Hawks won. 20 of our 26 picks and markets for this game were right.

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