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 & 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 (+ 3.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Hornets (-4.4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (228.5)
  

• 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.
• When the spread is set as 3.5 or more this season, New Orleans (4-3) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (57.1%) than Charlotte (17-15) does as the underdog (53.1%).
• New Orleans’ games have gone over the total 57.8% of the time this season (26 out of 45), which is more often than Charlotte’s games have (16 out of 41).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Pelicans are 7-6, a better mark than the Hornets have put up (9-27) as moneyline underdogs.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are averaging 109.6 points per game (23rd-ranked in NBA) this year, while allowing 117.7 points per contest (25th-ranked).
• New Orleans, who ranks 24th in the league with 43.1 boards 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 averaging 13.7 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in league). It is forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (10th-ranked).
• This season, the Pelicans are making 12.3 three-pointers 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 on defense (112.7 points allowed).
• Charlotte is the fourth-best team in the NBA in rebounds per game (46) and is ranked 16th in rebounds allowed (44.2).
• This season the Hornets are fifth-worst in the league in assists at 23.9 per game.
• In terms of turnovers, Charlotte is 22nd in the league in committing them (15.1 per game). It is 16th in forcing them (13.7 per game).
• Beyond the arc, the Hornets are ninth in the league in 3-pointers made per game (14.1). They are fifth-worst in 3-point percentage at 34.3%.

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