Hornets Vs Pacers: Pacers Heavy Underdogs, Picks, Props and Key Angles for Feb. 26
The latest Hornets vs Pacers matchup finds the Indiana Pacers (15-44) installed as heavy underdogs by 13 points as they try to break a four-game home losing streak when they host the Charlotte Hornets (28-31) on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7 p. m. ET. The posted point total is 229. 5, and an analytics model projects a Hornets win probability of 71. 4%.
Hornets Vs Pacers Game Snapshot
Line and totals snapshot: Pacers 15-44 overall, Hornets 28-31 overall, point spread Pacers +13 (Hornets favored by 13), total 229. 5. Indiana enters with a four-game home losing streak it will attempt to end. The game is scheduled for Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7 p. m. ET.
Betting Lines, Win Probability and Picks
The published heavy favorite status and the 13-point margin are the headline edges for bettors. A prediction model gives the Hornets a 71. 4% chance to win. A separate pick for the contest lists Hornets -13 with a listed price of -110 as the best bet in a handicapping column for the matchup.
How Recent Form Shapes Hornets vs Pacers
Recent trends favor Charlotte: the Hornets entered the matchup having covered in nine of their last 10 games and covered in each of their last five games when listed as favorites. On the current road trip the Hornets are averaging 130. 0 points per game, and they seek to extend a road-trip win streak to three games.
Indiana’s slide is stark: the Pacers have lost four straight games and failed to cover in any of those defeats. Most recently the Pacers lost by 21 points while listed as an 11. 5-point underdog to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. On the season the Pacers are allowing 119. 2 points per game and have surrendered more than 130 points to each of their last three opponents.
Player Props, Parlay Angles and Totals
Scoring environment and player prop notes: both clubs have produced 230+ combined points in each of their last three games, and their first two meetings this year averaged a combined total of 235. 5 points, supporting inclusion of the Over in same-game parlays. A handicapping pick specifically targets a Hornets rookie, listed in the copy as Kon Kuneppel; that rookie is projected for Over 17. 5 points, having achieved that mark in each of his last three games (name spelling unclear in the provided context).
Longshot parlay angle highlighted: three Hornets players—LaMelo Ball, Knueppel (name spelling unclear in the provided context), and Brandon Miller—are singled out for a multi-leg longshot parlay based on recent shooting lifts. Each has hit the stated three-point or scoring target in at least two of their last three games, and there have been nights when all three have done so simultaneously, which is argued to be realistic in a high-scoring Hornets victory.
Ancillary Betting Content and Promotional Notes
Related previews and tools promoted around this game include prediction and best-bets previews for Bucks vs. Knicks on Feb. 27, Thunder vs. Nuggets on Feb. 27, Pistons vs. Cavaliers on Feb. 27, and Capitals vs. Golden Knights (NHL) on Feb. 27. Additional betting features mentioned include a roundup of the 3 best NBA player prop bets for Thursday, Feb. 26 and a Timberwolves vs. Clippers prediction, best bets and player props piece.
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About the Columnist and Betting Approach
The columnist behind the picks has been writing about the gaming industry for more than 15 years and holds degrees in Magazine Journalism and Political Science earned in 2003 from Syracuse University. His background includes coverage of major poker events, and he joined the publisher in 2022. His focus spans MLB, NFL, college football and college basketball, and his stated betting strategy emphasizes finding line value based on market deviations while shopping multiple major sportsbooks. He also notes a personal background as an avid curler who competes in mixed doubles on the World Curling Tour and runs a curling video channel called Chess on Ice; that curling experience is described as useful during the Olympics. Practical advice repeated for new bettors is to open multiple sportsbook accounts and check the odds across books before placing wagers.
All odds, lines and prop listings referenced in the coverage are presented by a major sportsbook and an analytics model; bettors should treat market prices and projections as subject to change before the 7 p. m. ET tipoff on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.
