The New Orleans Pelicans will begin their 2022-23 season against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, October 21, 2022 at 4:00 PM ET on BSNO and BSSE.
The Pelicans hit the court as 5.5-point favorites against the Hornets.
Pelicans vs. Hornets Betting Odds
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- Spread: New Orleans -5.5
- Moneyline: New Orleans -230, Charlotte +195
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Pelicans at Hornets odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 5.5)
- Pick OU:
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- Prediction:
Hornets 115 – Pelicans 110
- New Orleans put together a 17-6 record in games it was favored on the moneyline last season (winning 73.9% of those games).
- In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -230 or shorter last year, New Orleans finished with a record of 8-3 (72.7%).
- New Orleans has an implied moneyline win probability of 69.7% in this contest.
- Charlotte was underdogs 52 times last season and won 22, or 42.3%, of those games.
- Last season, Charlotte won three of its 17 games, or 17.6%, when it was the underdog by at least +195 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Charlotte has a 33.9% chance to win.
- Last year, the Pelicans averaged 5.6 fewer points per game (109.3) than the Hornets gave up (114.9).
- New Orleans had an 18-5-1 record against the spread and a 19-5 record overall last season when scoring more than 114.9 points.
- Charlotte had a 22-4 record against the spread and a 24-2 record overall last season when giving up fewer than 109.3 points.
- The Hornets scored an average of 115.3 points per game last year, 5.0 more points than the 110.3 the Pelicans allowed to opponents.
- Charlotte went 34-12-2 against the spread and 33-15 overall when it scored more than 110.3 points last season.
- New Orleans’ record was 36-18-2 against the spread and 35-21 overall when it gave up fewer than 115.3 points last season.
- Last season, the Pelicans were the league’s 21st-ranked scoring team (109.3 PPG), while the Hornets were the 25th-ranked defense in terms of points per game (114.9) in NBA play.
- Charlotte was the NBA’s fourth-ranked offense (115.3 PPG) a season ago, while New Orleans allowed the 13th-ranked average points per game (110.3).
- The Pelicans had a -81-point scoring differential last season (-1.0 per game). The Hornets out-scored opponents by 36 points on the season (0.4 more per game).