The New Orleans Pelicans (12-33) square off against the Charlotte Hornets (11-30) as just 2.5-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 (+ 2.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Hornets (-4.4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (230.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 223.6

• The Hornets’ .488 ATS win percentage (20-21-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Pelicans’ .422 mark (19-26-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• As a 2.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, Charlotte is 19-16 against the spread compared to the 4-4 ATS record New Orleans racks up as a 2.5-point favorite.
• Charlotte and its opponents have exceeded the over/under 39% of the time this season (16 out of 41). That’s less often than New Orleans and its opponents have (26 out of 45).
• As a moneyline underdog this season, the Hornets are 9-27, while the Pelicans are 7-6 as moneyline favorites.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• This season, the Pelicans are posting 109.6 points per game (23rd-ranked in NBA) and allowing 117.7 points per contest (25th-ranked).
• New Orleans, who ranks 24th in the league with 43.1 rebounds 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 15th in the NBA with 13.7 turnovers per game so far this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 10th with 14.1 forced turnovers per contest.
• So far this year, the Pelicans are draining 12.3 treys per game (23rd-ranked in NBA) and are shooting 34.6% (25th-ranked) from beyond the arc.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Hornets are third-worst in the NBA offensively (107.2 points scored per game) and 13th defensively (112.7 points allowed).
• On the boards, Charlotte is fourth-best in the league in rebounds (46 per game). It is 16th in rebounds conceded (44.2 per game).
• This season the Hornets are fifth-worst in the league in assists at 23.9 per game.
• Charlotte is 22nd in the league in turnovers per game (15.1) and 16th in turnovers forced (13.7).
• In 2024-25 the Hornets are ninth in the league in 3-point makes (14.1 per game) and fifth-worst in 3-point percentage (34.3%).

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