Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 3/23/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

Odds/Point Spread: Charlotte (+8)

The Charlotte Hornets are headed to Smoothie King Center on Thursday where they will go up against the New Orleans Pelicans. New Orleans opens this contest as 8-point favorites. The over/under is set at 228.

The Hornets faced off with the Pacers and went home with a win by a final score of 115-109 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Hornets finished with 22 while the Pacers finished the game with 26 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 out of their 26 shots from distance. Indiana finished the game shooting 76.5% when shooting free throws by converting 26 of 34 attempts. In addition, Indiana grabbed 48 rebounds (13 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Indiana distributed 27 assists and had 5 steals in this game. When discussing defense, Charlotte let their opponent shoot 45.1% from the field on 37 of 82 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Concerning rebounding, they collected a total of 37 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hornets converted 23 of their 32 attempts for a percentage of 71.9%. Charlotte finished with a 45.6% field goal percentage (41 of 90) and made 10 of their 31 three-point attempts.

Kelly Oubre Jr. is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He was able to score 28 points on 10 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins played and also totaled 3 rebounds. Oubre walked away from this one shooting 58.8% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Charlotte enters this one with a win-loss record of 23-50 for the year. They have an average of 111.3 points per outing (27th in the NBA) while shooting 45.5% from the floor. The Hornets are hitting 32.7% on 3-point shots (775 of 2,368) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Charlotte is grabbing 44.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,820 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 14th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.5 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hornets have forced 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.5 fouls. They are 27th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,895 conceded on the season. The Hornets are giving up a FG percentage of 47.7% (3,134 of 6,571) and they relinquish 46.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are conceding 35.9% on 3-point shots and they rank 23rd in the league in points per game allowed (117.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Pelicans walked away with a victory by a final of 119-84 when they faced the Spurs. With respect to rebounding, New Orleans allowed San Antonio to get 37 in total (10 offensive). They finished 31.7% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 13 out of 41 and finished the contest at 11 of 19 from the free throw line (57.9%). The Pelicans allowed the Spurs to convert 30 of their 87 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 34.5% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Pelicans finished shooting 45 for 81 from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.6%. When discussing shots from distance, New Orleans converted 10 out of 24 tries (41.7%). They were able to make 19 of them for a percentage of 82.6%. The Spurs were called for 19 fouls in the game which got the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They coughed it up 16 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. The Pelicans earned 44 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 49 for the contest.

Brandon Ingram was important for the Pelicans in this game. Ingram earned 32 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 7 assists for the game. He converted 10 out of 16 for the matchup for a rate of 62.5%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

New Orleans has a record of 35-37 for the campaign. The Pelicans are responsible for committing 20.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.8 times per contest (10th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per game. New Orleans has totaled 8,208 pts this year (114.0 per game) and they average 43.5 boards per contest. As an offense, the Pelicans are hitting on 47.9% from the floor, which is ranked 10th in the league.

The New Orleans defense gives up 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (882 of 2,596) and opponents are making 78.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 24.8 dimes and 42.2 boards per game, which ranks them 11th and 8th in the NBA. The Pelicans defensively are ranked 14th in the league in points allowed per game with 113.0. They are forcing 15.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (16th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New Orleans (-8) and under 228 points

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