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.

Our computer predictions in this article will assist you in choosing the best bets available for Saturday’s game.

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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’s 17.5 points per game average is one point higher than Saturday’s over/under.
• Murray is 8-for-30 at scoring more than his points prop total this season.
• 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 scores more than 112.7 points, its record is 9-8.

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LaMelo Ball Over 30.5 PTS

• LaMelo Ball is averaging 29 points during the 2024-25 season, 1.5 lower than Saturday’s over/under.
• Ball has had a points prop in 36 games this season, and has exceeded the total 15 times.
• 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 is 19-26-0 against the spread this year.
• Charlotte has covered the spread 20 times in 41 games.
• 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 scored more than 228.5 combined points.
• The Hornets have played 14 games this season that ended with a combined score over 228.5 points.
• New Orleans’ games this season have had an average of 224.8 points, 3.7 fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• The average over/under for Charlotte’s matchups this season is 223.5, five fewer points than this game’s total.
• The Hornets are the league’s 30th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 13th-ranked Pelicans.
• This outing features the NBA’s second-ranked (Hornets) and 29th-ranked (Pelicans) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Hornets (+145)

• This season, the Pelicans have been favored 13 times and won seven, or 53.8%, of those games.
• 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 bookmakers 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 implied probability of a win from the Pelicans, based on the moneyline, is 63.6%.

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