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Charlotte Hornets vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Charlotte Hornets and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -8-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
New Orleans won its last outing, a 119-84 result against the Spurs on March 21. The Pelicans covered in that game as a -14-point favorite, while the 203 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Charlotte was a 115-109 winner in its last match at home against the Pacers. They covered the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 224 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Charlotte:
Team record: 23-50 SU,31-39-3 ATS
Charlotte is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Charlotte's last 14 games
Charlotte is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 35-37 SU,33-38-1 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Orleans's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games at home
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Charlotte
Next up:
Charlotte at Dallas Friday, March 24
New Orleans at Los Angeles Saturday, March 25