The New Orleans Pelicans (12-33) face the Charlotte Hornets (11-30) as 3.5-point favorites on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSE.

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Pelicans vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Venue: Spectrum Center

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Pelicans vs. Hornets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Hornets 114 – Pelicans 110

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Hornets

• Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 3.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Hornets (-4.4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (228.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 223.6

• The Pelicans (19-26-0 ATS) have covered the spread 42.2% of the time, 6.6% less often than the Hornets (20-21-0) this year.
• When the spread is set as 3.5 or more this season, New Orleans (4-3) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (57.1%) than Charlotte (17-15) does as the underdog (53.1%).
• When it comes to exceeding the total in 2024-25, New Orleans does it better (57.8% of the time) than Charlotte (39%).
• The Pelicans have a .538 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (7-6) this season, better than the .250 winning percentage for the Hornets as a moneyline underdog (9-27).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are averaging 109.6 points per game (23rd-ranked in NBA) this season, while allowing 117.7 points per contest (25th-ranked).
• New Orleans, who ranks 24th in the league with 43.1 boards per game, is allowing 46.2 rebounds per contest, which is fourth-worst in the NBA.
• The Pelicans are putting up 25.4 dimes per game, which ranks them 17th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• New Orleans is averaging 13.7 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (10th-ranked).
• With 12.3 treys per game, the Pelicans are 23rd in the NBA. They have a 34.6% shooting percentage from three-point land, which ranks 25th in the league.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Hornets are the third-worst team in the NBA (107.2 points per game). Defensively, they are 13th (112.7 points allowed per game).
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is fourth-best in the league in rebounds (46 per game) and 16th in rebounds allowed (44.2).
• This season the Hornets are fifth-worst in the NBA in assists at 23.9 per game.
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is 22nd in the NBA in turnovers committed (15.1 per game) and 16th in turnovers forced (13.7).
• The Hornets are ninth in the league in 3-pointers made (14.1 per game) and fifth-worst in 3-point percentage (34.3%).

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