New Orleans Pelicans vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 21 (3/21): NBA

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Odds

Time	7:00 p.m. EST
Pelicans money line	+190
Pelicans spread	+6
Hornets money line	-230
Hornets spread	-6
Over / under	233.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	New Orleans Pelicans	Charlotte Hornets
Record	30-41	36-35
Road / home record	14-21	18-17
Streak	W2	W4
Points per game	108.62	115.08
Points allowed per game	109.92	114.72
Rebounds per game	45.59	45.04
Rebounds allowed per game	42.20	47.49
Over / under record	30-41	35-35-1

Preview

The New Orleans Pelicans travel to Charlotte to take on the Hornets on Monday. This is the second time these teams face off this season, the Hornets outscored the Pels in the last game 142-120 at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

The Pelicans have won 3 of their last 5 games and are 14-21 on the road this season. They have a 30-41 record overall ranking third in the Southwest division. New Orleans is second in the Western Conference with 11.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Jonas Valanciunas averaging 3.0.

Valanciunas is averaging 18 points and 11.4 rebounds for the Pelicans. CJ McCollum is averaging 24.4 points over the last 10 games for New Orleans.

New Orleans are 5-5 in their last 10 games, averaging 119.8 points, 47.9 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 10.3 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.4 points.

INJURIES:  Ingram, Nance Jr. are out.

CHARLOTTE HORNETS

The Hornets have won 4 straight games and are 18-17 at home this season with a 36-35 overall ranking second in the Southeast Division. Charlotte beat the Mavs last Saturday 129-108.  Miles Bridges scored 23 points, P.J. Washington added a season-high 21. Terry Rozier scored 18 points, and LaMelo Ball and Kelly Oubre each had 17 points for the Hornets. They shot 20 of 42 from 3-point range.

Terry Rozier is shooting 38.1% from beyond the arc with 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Hornets, while averaging 19.7 points and 4.5 assists. Bridges is averaging 21.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.6 assists over the last 10 games for Charlotte.

In their last 10 games the Hornets are 6-4, averaging 121.7 points, 43.2 rebounds, 28.9 assists, 9.1 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.9 points per game.

BETTING TRENDS

New Orleans are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games on the road.

New Orleans are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte.

Charlotte are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.

Charlotte are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games at home.

Prediction

There's definitely only one play coming to my mind when I look at these teams stats and that play is the over. In the last 3 head to head the average score is 114-123 favoring the Hornets and the last time they met they scored 262 points. The over has cashed in 5 of the last 7 games for the Hornets. The Pelicans are averaging 119 ppg in their last 10 games. Take the over.

PICK: Over 233.5 (-110)

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