The New Orleans Pelicans (12-33) face 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.
• New Orleans covers the spread when it is a 3.5-point favorite or more 57.1% of the time. That’s more often than Charlotte covers as an underdog of 3.5 or more (53.1%).
• When it comes to exceeding the point total in 2024-25, Charlotte and its opponents aren’t as successful (39% of the time) as New Orleans and its opponents (57.8%).
• The Pelicans have a .538 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (7-6) this season while the Hornets have a .250 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (9-27).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are putting up 109.6 points per game (23rd-ranked in NBA) this year, while giving up 117.7 points per contest (25th-ranked).
• New Orleans ranks 24th in the NBA with 43.1 rebounds per contest, but it is allowing 46.2 rebounds per game, which ranks fourth-worst in the league.
• The Pelicans are putting up 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 this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 10th with 14.1 forced turnovers per contest.
• The Pelicans are draining 12.3 treys per game (23rd-ranked in league). They have a 34.6% shooting percentage (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 defensively (112.7 points conceded).
• Charlotte is the fourth-best team in the league in rebounds per game (46) and is ranked 16th in rebounds allowed (44.2).
• With 23.9 assists per game, the Hornets are fifth-worst in the league.
• At 15.1 turnovers committed per game and 13.7 turnovers forced, Charlotte is 22nd and 16th in the NBA, respectively.
• In 2024-25 the Hornets are ninth in the league in 3-point makes (14.1 per game) and fifth-worst in 3-point percentage (34.3%).

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