New Orleans Pelicans vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 1/25/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The New Orleans Pelicans (12-32) are traveling to Spectrum Center on Saturday where they will take on the Charlotte Hornets (11-29).

The Pelicans played the Jazz and went home with a win by a final score of 123-119 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up finishing with 24 and the Jazz totaled 19 personal fouls. They also converted 11 out of their 46 tries from 3-point land. Utah walked away from this one shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 24 of their 30 tries. Additionally, Utah pulled down 63 rebounds (19 offensive, 44 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Utah doled out 25 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In relation to defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 39.6% from the floor on 42 of 106 shooting. They also doled out 28 dimes for the game while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled 45 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pelicans knocked down 26 of 29 attempts for a rate of 89.7%. New Orleans ended the game with a 44.6% field goal percentage (41 of 92) and made 15 out of their 41 shots from beyond the arc.

Karlo Matkovic is one guy who was a factor for this game. He scored 2 points on 1 of 2 shooting. He was on the court for 15 minutes and also totaled 3 boards. Matkovic shot 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes.

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New Orleans heads into this contest with a record of 12-32 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.5 personal fouls per game. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling down 43.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,111 assists for the campaign, which is 17th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Pelicans are shooting 34.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (541 of 1,571) and 76.9% from the free throw line. They average 109.2 pts per game (24th in the NBA) while hitting 44.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans are forcing 15.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 fouls. They relinquish 36.1% on shots from downtown while they are 25th in basketball in points per game allowed (117.2). The Pelicans defense is giving up a FG percentage of 48.0% (1,910 of 3,976) and they relinquish 46.3 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 28th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,233 surrendered for the year.

For their last game, the Hornets got the victory with a final of 110-105 when they faced the Mavericks. In reference to how they rebounded, Charlotte permitted Dallas to collect 51 in all (16 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 18.8% from 3-point land via 6 out of 32 and ended up going 23 out of 26 at the charity stripe (88.5%). The Hornets permitted the Mavericks to make 38 of 88 tries from the field which had them shooting 43.2% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Hornets shot 40 for 98 from the floor which had them at 40.8%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Charlotte made 17 out of 39 tries (43.6%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.2%. The Mavericks earned 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. The Hornets earned 32 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in this matchup.

Seth Curry ended up being important for the Hornets for this game. He buried 1 out of 3 in the matchup giving him a rate of 33.3%, but wasn't able to snag a board. Curry recorded 3 points in his 16 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the matchup.

Charlotte has a record of 11-29 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hornets are shooting 43.1% from the floor, which is ranked 30th in the league. Charlotte has tallied 4,297 points on the season (107.4 per game) and they grab 46.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 23.9 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.9 times per game. The Hornets are responsible for committing 20.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The Charlotte defense gives up 35.2% on shots from distance (550 of 1,564) and their opponents are making 78.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 26.7 assists and 44.1 rebounds every game, which is 19th and 16th in the league. The Hornets are ranked 15th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 113.0. They are able to force 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (17th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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