The New Orleans Pelicans (12-33) play 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

• 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’s one fewer than his season average of 17.5.
• Murray has gone up against a points prop bet in 30 games this season, and he’s hit the over eight times.
• 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).
• New Orleans is 9-8 when putting up more points than 112.7.

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LaMelo Ball Over 30.5 PTS

• The 30.5-point prop total for LaMelo Ball on Saturday is 1.5 higher than his scoring average, which is 29.
• This season Ball is 15-for-36 at hitting the over on the over/under set for him in terms of points.
• Charlotte’s squad is currently the 28th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (107.2 points per game), while New Orleans is 25th in points conceded (117.7 per game).
• When scoring more points than 117.7, Charlotte is 3-3.

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Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 3.5)

• Against the spread, New Orleans is 19-26-0 this season.
• Charlotte is 20-21-0 against the spread this season.
• Against the spread as 3.5-point favorites or more, the Pelicans are 4-3.
• As 3.5-point underdogs or more, the Hornets are 17-15 against the spread.

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Pick OU:

Under (228.5)

• In 22 games this season, the Pelicans and their opponents have scored more than 228.5 combined points.
• The Hornets and their opponents have combined to score more than 228.5 points in 14 of 41 games this season.
• New Orleans has an average total of 224.8 in its contests this year, 3.7 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• The average over/under for Charlotte’s matchups this season is 223.5, five fewer points than this game’s point total.
• The Pelicans score the 13th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Hornets’ offense puts up the 30th-most.
• 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)

• This season, the Pelicans have won seven out of the 13 games, or 53.8%, in which they’ve been favored.
• The Hornets have been chosen as underdogs in 36 games this year and have walked away with the win nine times (25%) in those games.
• New Orleans has a record of 6-1 when it’s favored by -175 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• This year, Charlotte has won five of 29 games when listed as at least +145 or better on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pelicans have a 63.6% chance to win.

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