Charlotte Hornets at New Orleans Pelicans Betting Pick and Odds

The New Orleans Pelicans will be trying to slam the Charlotte Hornets on Friday when the teams tip off at Smoothie King Center in NBA betting action.

Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 104-99 result in favor of the Pelicans. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.

Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Charlotte Hornets will try to spoil the party on Friday; they are 17-20-1 ATS against the betting spread this NBA season, while the New Orleans Pelicans are 15-23 ATS. Charlotte is 17-20-1 vs the betting total points scored; New Orleans is 14-24. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and New Orleans vs Charlotte injuries news.

This game matches up the No. 18 (New Orleans Pelicans) and the No. 12 (Hornets) teams in the league, according to our current NBA betting Power Rankings at Odds Shark.

Statistical Matchup

Offensively the game matches up New Orleans's No. 16-ranked offense (101.21 PPG) against a Charlotte Hornets defense that ranks No. 13 at 100.03 PPG. The New Orleans Pelicans have averaged 44.02% from the field per game, more than the Charlotte Hornets have managed so far this NBA season (43.07% on average).

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Charlotte cruised to victory on Wednesday, running Atlanta out of the gym and running up a 107-84 score at Time Warner Cable Arena.

The Pelicans got a 24-point performance from Anthony Davis, who added 24 rebounds as New Orleans ran past Sacramento 109-97 on Wednesday at Sleep Train Arena.

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