Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 3/30/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (20-53) will take on the Charlotte Hornets (18-54) at Smoothie King Center on Sunday.

The Hornets faced off with the Magic and went home with a loss by a final score of 111-104 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 22 while the Magic finished the game with 21 fouls. They converted 13 of 42 attempts from long range. Orlando shot 84.2% when shooting free throws by making 16 of 19 attempts. On top of that, Orlando collected 50 rebounds (13 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Orlando recorded 22 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. When talking about defending, Charlotte let their opponent shoot 45.6% from the floor on 41 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists for the contest in addition to creating 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Hornets knocked down 16 of 21 attempts for a rate of 76.2%. Charlotte ended with a 42.0% field goal percentage (37 out of 88) and made 14 of 34 shots from beyond the perimeter.

LaMelo Ball is someone who had an impact for this contest. Ball walked away from this one shooting 69.2% from the floor and earned 9 dimes. He saw the court for 29 minutes played and pulled down 1 board. He ended up scoring 25 points on 9 of 13 shooting.

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Charlotte will play this contest with a mark of 18-54 this season. They turn the ball over 15.4 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game. As a team, Charlotte is pulling in 45.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,757 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 27th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Hornets are shooting 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (959 of 2,800) and 78.8% from the free throw line. They average 105.8 pts per game (28th in the league) while hitting 43.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Hornets have forced 13.7 turnovers every game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They rank 14th in the league in allowing assists with 1,921 surrendered on the season. The Hornets defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.8% (2,977 of 6,356) and they relinquish 44.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 35.4% on 3-pointers while they are 15th in basketball in opponents PPG (114.0).

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans took home the win by a final score of 112-99 against the 76ers. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, New Orleans permitted Philadelphia to collect 37 in all (12 on the offensive side). They shot 33.3% from downtown via 14 of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 19 at the charity stripe (89.5%). The Pelicans permitted the 76ers to bury 34 out of their 87 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.1% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Pelicans walked away from this one shooting 43 out of 87 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. With regard to 3-point attempts, New Orleans made 15 of their 35 tries (42.9%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.6%. The 76ers were called for 16 personal fouls in the game which got the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They also coughed it up 17 times, while earning 11 steals for the game. The Pelicans collected 38 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 51 for this game.

Karlo Matkovic ended up having an impact for the Pelicans for the matchup. He converted 7 of 11 for this contest for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and tallied 8 rebounds. Matkovic scored 19 points in his 23 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for the contest.

New Orleans has a record of 20-53 this season. The Pelicans commit 18.2 fouls per game and they shoot 75.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.8 times per contest (19th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.5 times per contest. New Orleans has accounted for 8,071 pts for the season (110.6 per game) and they collect 43.3 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pelicans are shooting 45.4% from the field, which is 23rd in the league.

The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 26th in basketball in PPG given up with 119.2. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.4% from the floor (29th in basketball). The New Orleans defense allows 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (1,074 of 2,919) and opponents are connecting on 78.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 28.9 dimes and 45.7 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 27th and 27th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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