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Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: March 23, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Smoothie King Center — New Orleans, LA

Article updated Mar 22, 10:43 AM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Charlotte Hornets are on the road playing the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center stadium on Thursday, 3/23/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. New Orleans is the betting

Game outlook

The Charlotte Hornets are on the road playing the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center stadium on Thursday, 3/23/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. New Orleans is the betting favorite opening at -7 and the current line is New Orleans -7.5.

Hornets vs Pelicans Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Hornets to win tonight's game by 4 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Charlotte Hornets to cover the 7.5 point spread and the total to go under 225.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Charlotte 111 to New Orleans 107

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw players predict New Orleans Pelicans to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that New Orleans will win straight-up is 76%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be CHR 105.25, NOP 120.25.

OddsShark has not made a prediction yet.

68% picked New Orleans Pelicans on Covers.com

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Charlotte Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 26, Charlotte is ranked #27 in offense (scoring an average of 111.29 per game), #23 in defense (allowing an average of 117.42 points to be scored against them per game) and are 23-50 (31-39-3 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Hornets hit an average of 45.48% of their field goals (ranked #28) and 74.78% of their free throws (ranked #27) and makes an average of 32.73% of their three pointers ranked #29 in the NBA). They average 44.56 rebounds per game (ranked # 8) and average 24.93 offensive assists and 13.30 turnovers per game (ranked # 18 and 14 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Charlotte allows an average of 47.69% field goals (ranked #18) and 79.13% free throws (ranked #23 in the NBA) The Hornets allow an average of 35.84% of the three pointers (ranked #13) and averages 46.52 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 46.52) Finally, the Hornets average 25.96 defensive assists and 14.16 turnovers per game (ranked # 24 and 9 respectively).

New Orleans Key Betting Stats

New Orleans Pelicans has a power ranking of 16 and are #16 for offense (scoring an average of 113.93 per game), #15 for defense (giving up an average of 113.39 points per game) and 35-37 (33-38-1 ATS) overall. Charlotte went 1-2 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against New Orleans.

For offense, the Pelicans hit an average of 47.77% of their field goals (ranked #12) and 78.46% of their free throws (ranked #16) and makes an average of 35.58% of their three pointers (ranked #19 in the NBA). They average 43.44 rebounds per game (ranked # 16) and average 25.70 offensive assists and 14.10 turnovers per game (ranked # 10) and 23 respectively).

On defense, New Orleans allows an average of 47.50% field goals (ranked #17) and 78.54% free throws (ranked #20 in the NBA) The Pelicans allow an average of 34.01% of the three pointers (ranked #1) and averages 42.28 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 42.28) Finally, the Pelicans average 24.85 defensive assists and 14.41 turnovers per game (ranked # 12 and 8 respectively).

Betting Summary

Charlotte has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Charlotte Hornets to cover the 7.5 point spread and the total to go under 225.5 points.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Hornets vs Pelicans archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Hornets vs Pelicans matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Charlotte Hornets+268 → +338Moved
  • Moneyline · New Orleans Pelicans-310 → -410Moved
  • Spread · Charlotte Hornets+7 (-110) → +9 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · New Orleans Pelicans-7 (-110) → -9 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over227 (-110) → 226 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under227 (-110) → 226 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Charlotte Hornets
3-1 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
New Orleans Pelicans
0-3 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 2-8-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-03-22T14:43:33.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

New Orleans Pelicans defeated Charlotte Hornets 115-96

New Orleans Pelicans defeated Charlotte Hornets 115-96 on March 23, 2023, a 19-point decision in the series. New Orleans Pelicans' strongest period was the 1st quarter, when it outscored its opponent 37-24. Against SportsJaw's recorded Charlotte Hornets +9 (-110) spread, New Orleans Pelicans covered, while the 211 combined points finished under the recorded total of 226.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MiamimikeSpread · New Orleans Pelicans -7 (-110)Win
  • EmcSpread · New Orleans Pelicans -7 (-110)Win
  • HopkinspicksTotal · Over 227 (-110)Loss
  • DawhizTotal · Under 225.5 (-110)Win
  • StevedSpread · Charlotte Hornets +8.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Charlotte Hornets +9 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 225 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Charlotte Hornets +9 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 225 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · New Orleans Pelicans -9 (-110)Win
  • TheSourceMoneyline · New Orleans Pelicans -375Win
  • DocthizzMoneyline · New Orleans Pelicans -395Win
  • DocthizzSpread · Charlotte Hornets +9 (-110)Loss