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Hornets at Thunder · Tue, Mar 16 · 8:00 PM ET

Charlotte at Oklahoma City. Here is where each team has the edge.

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CharlotteOklahoma City

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Pregame win chance

The win-chance line starts at tip-off.

Every basket moves it.

From team Elo ratings, home court and rest. How this works

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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Hornets edges

  • On defenseCharlotte's defense cleans the defensive glass (3rd) against an Oklahoma City offense that rarely gets second chances (28th).

Thunder edges

  • On defenseOklahoma City's defense forces turnovers (2nd) against a Charlotte offense that turns it over (24th).

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
CHARankStatRankOKC
120.35thOffensive rating7th119.8
115.313thDefensive rating1st108.5
+5.08thNet rating1st+11.2
96.126thPace16th98.5
55.212thEffective FG %4th56.1
12.824thTurnover %2nd10.8
30.54thOffensive rebound %28th22.3
20.018thFree throw rate13th21.3
54.07thOpponent eFG %2nd51.9
11.222ndForced turnover %2nd14.0
76.63rdDefensive rebound %11th74.4
18.64thOpponent FT rate3rd18.4

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03Form and season series

Hornets6-4 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. W
  3. W
  4. L
  5. L
  6. W
  7. W
  8. W
  9. W
  10. L

Thunder6-4 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. W
  4. L
  5. W
  6. W
  7. L
  8. W
  9. W
  10. W

2025-26 series: Sat, Nov 15 OKC 109, CHA 96 · Mon, Jan 5 CHA 124, OKC 97

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers