The Charlotte Hornets (11-30) are 3.5-point underdogs against the New Orleans Pelicans (12-33) at Spectrum Center on Saturday, January 25, 2025. The game begins at 7:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSE.

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Pelicans vs. Hornets Game Info

• When: Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
• Where: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSE
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Pelicans vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Dejounte Murray Over 16.5 PTS

• Saturday’s over/under for Dejounte Murray is 16.5 points. That is one fewer than his season average of 17.5.
• So far this season, Murray is 8-for-30 at hitting the over on the total set for his points prop.
• The Pelicans are the NBA’s 23rd-ranked scoring team (109.6 points per game), while the Hornets are 13th defensively in terms of points conceded per game (112.7).
• When New Orleans puts up more than 112.7 points, its record is 9-8.

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LaMelo Ball Over 30.5 PTS

• LaMelo Ball’s 29 points per game are 1.5 less than Saturday’s over/under.
• Ball has exceeded his points prop on 15 occasions this season (in 36 games with such a prop).
• The 28th-ranked scoring NBA team (107.2 points per game) is Charlotte, while New Orleans ranks 25th in the league defensively (117.7 conceded per game).
• Charlotte has put together a 3-3 record when it scores more than 117.7 points.

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Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 3.5)

• New Orleans has 19 wins in 45 games against the spread this year.
• Against the spread, Charlotte is 20-21-0 this season.
• The Pelicans’ ATS record as 3.5-point favorites or more is 4-3.
• The Hornets have an ATS record of 17-15 as 3.5-point underdogs or more.

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Pick OU:

Under (228.5)

• The Pelicans’ 45 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 228.5 points 22 times.
• The Hornets have played 14 games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 228.5 points.
• The average point total in New Orleans’ contests this year is 224.8, 3.7 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• Charlotte’s games this season have had an average of 223.5 points, five fewer points than this game’s point total.
• The Pelicans are the 13th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Hornets have scored the 30th-most points.
• The Pelicans are the league’s 29th-ranked scoring defense while the Hornets are the second-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Hornets (+145)

• The Pelicans have won seven, or 53.8%, of the 13 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• The Hornets have been underdogs in 36 games this season and have come away with the win nine times (25%) in those contests.
• New Orleans has a record of 6-1 when it’s favored by -175 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• This season, Charlotte has come away with a win five times in 29 chances when named as an underdog of at least +145 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Pelicans have a 63.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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