Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 8:00 PM

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The Charlotte Hornets will play the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. The Charlotte Hornets are playing in their second of back-to-back games. On Sunday, they fell in a tight one to the New York Knicks. For New Orleans, they are 1-1, coming off their 5 point loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. The loss came despite seeing Anthony Davis pour in his second straight double-double. The Pelicans will be playing in the second of two straight, as they take on Memphis Monday Night.

The Charlotte Hornets come into Sunday’s game 28th in the NBA in scoring with just over 88 points per game. On the other side, the Hornets were allowing just 88.5 points per game as well and that ranked 2nd in the league. Charlotte dropped a 96-93 decision on Sunday to push both averages up just slightly. The Hornets were led by Al Jefferson with 21 points, along with Gary Neal scoring 17 off the bench.

For the New Orleans Pelicans, Anthony Davis is putting together quite the start of the season. The big man from Kentucky is scoring 28.5 points per game, and grabbing 16 rebounds per game. The Pelicans are the top rebounding team in all of the NBA, as they are averaging 54.5 rebounds per game. New Orleans, on the defensive side, is allowing 96.5 which ranks just inside the top 10 in the league. New Orleans won 34 games a season ago.

Charlotte Hornets Betting Trends

Charlotte Hornets are 1-2-0 Against the Spread

Charlotte Hornets are 2-1-0 against the Over/Under

New Orleans Pelicans Betting Trends

New Orleans Pelicans are 1-1-0 Against the Spread

New Orleans Pelicans are 1-1-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Charlotte Hornets

11/03/14 F Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Ribs injured last game, "?" Tuesday vs. New Orleans
10/24/14 G Jeffery Taylor Legal problems out indefinitely

New Orleans Pelicans

11/02/14 F Anthony Davis Ankle probable Monday vs. Memphis

Guy's Pick: Take New Orleans

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