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.

To find the best bets you can place on Saturday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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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 points prop bet for Dejounte Murray is 16.5 points. That is 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 squad (109.6 points per game), while the Hornets are 13th in points conceded (112.7 per game).
• When New Orleans scores 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 fewer than Saturday’s over/under.
• Ball has gone over on his points prop on 15 occasions this season (in 36 games with such a prop).
• 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)

• Against the spread, New Orleans is 19-26-0 this year.
• Charlotte has beaten the spread 20 times in 41 games.
• As 3.5-point favorites or more, the Pelicans are 4-3 against the spread.
• As 3.5-point underdogs or greater, the Hornets are 17-15 against the spread.

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Pick OU:

Under (228.5)

• Pelicans games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 228.5 points 22 times.
• 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 point total of 224.8 in its outings this year, 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 Hornets are the NBA’s 30th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 13th-ranked Pelicans.
• The Hornets have allowed the second-fewest points in the league this season, while the Pelicans have given up the 29th-fewest.

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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 worse on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Pelicans, based on the moneyline, is 63.6%.

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