The New Orleans Pelicans (12-33) square off against 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 (230.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 223.6

• The Hornets (20-21-0 ATS) have covered the spread 42.2% of the time, 6.6% more often than the Pelicans (19-26-0) this season.
• As a 3.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, New Orleans is 4-3 against the spread compared to the 17-15 ATS record Charlotte racks up as a 3.5-point underdog.
• When it comes to exceeding the point total in 2024-25, Charlotte and its opponents don’t do it as often (39% of the time) as New Orleans and its opponents (57.8%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Pelicans are 7-6, while the Hornets are 9-27 as moneyline underdogs.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• So far this year, the Pelicans are putting up 109.6 points per game (23rd-ranked in NBA) and giving up 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 delivering 25.4 dimes per game, which ranks them 17th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• New Orleans ranks 15th in the NBA with 13.7 turnovers per game so far this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 10th with 14.1 forced turnovers per contest.
• The Pelicans are making 12.3 threes per game (23rd-ranked in NBA) this season, while putting up a 34.6% three-point percentage (25th-ranked).

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Hornets Performance Insights

• The Hornets are the third-worst team in the NBA in points scored (107.2 per game) and 13th in points conceded (112.7).
• On the glass, Charlotte is fourth-best in the NBA in rebounds (46 per game). It is 16th in rebounds allowed (44.2 per game).
• The Hornets are fifth-worst in the league in assists (23.9 per game) in 2024-25.
• With 15.1 turnovers committed per game and 13.7 turnovers forced, Charlotte is 22nd and 16th in the NBA, respectively.
• The Hornets are ninth in the league in 3-pointers made (14.1 per game) and fifth-worst in 3-point percentage (34.3%).

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