The New Orleans Pelicans (12-33) are favored by 3.5 points against the Charlotte Hornets (11-30) on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup airs 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

• Dejounte Murray has scored 17.5 points per game in the 2024-25 season, one point higher than Saturday’s points prop total.
• 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 squad (109.6 points per game), while the Hornets are 13th in points conceded (112.7 per game).
• New Orleans is 9-8 when putting up more points than 112.7.

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LaMelo Ball Over 30.5 PTS

• The 29 points LaMelo Ball scores per game are 1.5 less than his over/under on Saturday.
• Ball is 15-for-36 at hitting the over on his points prop this season.
• Charlotte is the NBA’s 28th-ranked team offensively (107.2 points per game), while New Orleans is 25th-ranked on defense (117.7 conceded).
• Charlotte is 3-3 when scoring more points than 117.7.

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Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 3.5)

• New Orleans’ record against the spread is 19-26-0.
• Charlotte’s record against the spread is 20-21-0.
• As 3.5-point favorites or more, the Pelicans are 4-3 against the spread.
• The Hornets’ ATS record as 3.5-point underdogs or greater is 17-15.

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Pick OU:

Under (228.5)

• In 22 games this season, the Pelicans and their opponents have gone over 228.5 total 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 had an average of 224.8 points in its games this season, 3.7 fewer than this matchup’s total.
• Charlotte has a 223.5-point average over/under in its matchups this season, five fewer points than this game’s point total.
• The Pelicans score the 13th-most points in the league this season, while the Hornets’ offense racks up the 30th-most.
• This outing features the NBA’s second-ranked (Hornets) and 29th-ranked (Pelicans) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Hornets (+135)

• The Pelicans have won seven, or 53.8%, of the 13 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• The Hornets have come away with nine wins in the 36 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• New Orleans has a record of 6-1 when it’s favored by -165 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• This year, Charlotte has won six of 31 games when listed as at least +135 or better on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 62.3% chance of a victory for the Pelicans.

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