The New Orleans Pelicans (14-11) battle the Charlotte Hornets (7-15) at 7:00 PM ET on Friday, December 15, 2023. The matchup airs on BSSE and BSNO.
The Pelicans enter their matchup against the Hornets as a 6.5-point favorite. The point total for the game is 232.5.
Pelicans vs. Hornets Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 7:31 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: New Orleans -6.5
- Total: 232.5
- Moneyline: New Orleans -252, Charlotte +205
Pelicans at Hornets odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 6.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (232.5)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 118 – Hornets 113
- New Orleans has been the favorite in 10 games this season and has come away with the win five times (50%) in those contests.
- New Orleans has been listed as a favorite of -252 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies New Orleans has a 71.6% chance of walking away with the win.
- Charlotte has a 6-13 record in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 31.6% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +205 or longer, Charlotte has gone 2-7 (22.2%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, Charlotte has an implied win probability of 32.8%.
- The 114.9 points per game the Pelicans record are 5.9 fewer points than the Hornets allow (120.8).
- New Orleans has an 8-1 record against the spread and an 8-1 record overall when putting up more than 120.8 points.
- When it scores more than 114.2 points, Charlotte is 7-6 against the spread and 7-6 overall.
- New Orleans’ record is 10-1-1 against the spread and 10-2 overall when it allows fewer than 113 points.
- The Pelicans are the league’s 13th-ranked scoring team (114.9 PPG), while the Hornets allow the rank 26th in points per game (120.8) in NBA play.
- Charlotte is the NBA’s 19th-ranked offense (113 PPG), while New Orleans is the 18th-ranked defense (114.2).
- The Pelicans have put up only 17 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 0.7 per game), while the Hornets have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 171 total points, 7.8 per game).
Over/Under
- New Orleans has an average implied point total of 116.2 this year, which is 3.8 points lower than its implied total in Friday’s game (120).
- This season, New Orleans has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (120) 10 times.
- The average implied point total on the season for Charlotte (117.5) is 4.5 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (113).
How to watch Pelicans vs. Hornets
- Game Day: Friday, December 15, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSSE and BSNO
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Arena: Spectrum Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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