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Suns at Hornets · Sat, Mar 13 · 6:00 PM ET

Phoenix at Charlotte. Here is where each team has the edge.

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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

Suns edges

  • On defensePhoenix's defense forces turnovers (3rd) against a Charlotte offense that turns it over (24th).

Hornets edges

  • On defenseCharlotte's defense defends without fouling (4th) against a Phoenix offense that rarely gets to the line (28th).
  • On offenseCharlotte's offense crashes the offensive glass (4th) against a Phoenix defense that gives up second chances (27th).

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
PHXRankStatRankCHA
116.516thOffensive rating5th120.3
115.010thDefensive rating13th115.3
+1.515thNet rating8th+5.0
96.324thPace26th96.1
53.719thEffective FG %12th55.2
12.012thTurnover %24th12.8
28.97thOffensive rebound %4th30.5
17.628thFree throw rate18th20.0
54.110thOpponent eFG %7th54.0
13.93rdForced turnover %22nd11.2
71.927thDefensive rebound %3rd76.6
21.722ndOpponent FT rate4th18.6

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03Form and season series

Suns3-7 in the last 10

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

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

2025-26 series: Sun, Mar 8 CHA 99, PHX 111 · Thu, Apr 2 PHX 107, CHA 127

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers