Hornets at Pistons live stream: How to watch online
By John Buhler
The Detroit Pistons will host the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night in their season opener. Here is how to watch this Eastern Conference game online.
There will be 11 games on the slate in the NBA for Wednesday night. 20 teams will be making their 2017-18 NBA season debut, including the Charlotte Hornets and the Detroit Pistons.
Tipoff from brand-new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit will be at 7:00 p.m. ET on Oct. 18. FOX Sports Carolina will carry the Hornets’ telecast in the Greater Charlotte area. FOX Sports Detroit will have the Pistons’ telecast in the Greater Detroit area. The available live streams can be found on NBA League Pass and on FuboTV.
Charlotte is coming off a rough 2016-17 NBA season, one where the Hornets failed to qualify for the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Hornets went 36-46 and finished in 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Things are looking up for Charlotte this year, as the Hornets have added center Dwight Howard in a trade with the division rival Atlanta Hawks. Howard could help Hornets star point guard Kemba Walker take his game to the next level in the pick-and-roll. Charlotte has the talent to get back into the Eastern Conference playoffs in what should be another down year for the confernce.
Detroit struggled in 2016-17 as well. The Pistons did not make the Eastern Conference playoffs last year. They went 37-45 and finished in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Detroit is less likely to make it back into the playoffs than Charlotte. The Pistons did add wing Avery Bradley in a trade with the Boston Celtics, but did lose Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to the Los Angeles Lakers in his restricted free agency.
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 18
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
TV Info: FSCR, FSDT
Live Stream: NBA League Pass, FuboTV
According to SportsBook Review, the Pistons will be laying three points at home to the visiting Hornets. The associated moneylines for this game are Detroit -155 and Charlotte +135. This game’s over/under comes in at a combined 204 points.
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Give the slight edge to the Pistons in this one, strictly because they are opening up a new venue downtown. If this game were being played at The Palace of Auburn Hills, it might be have been wise to go with the Hornets in a slight home upset. These two teams are evenly matched. It should be an exciting first game for both clubs to kickoff the NBA season.