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Charlotte Hornets vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Charlotte Hornets and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -11.5-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 231.
New Orleans was a 125-120 loser in its last match on the road against the Mavericks. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 245 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
In their last action, Charlotte was a 104-87 loser on the road against the Heat. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (191) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Charlotte:
Team record: 8-29 SU,14-23 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Charlotte is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Charlotte is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 24-17 SU,23-17-1 ATS
New Orleans is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
New Orleans is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
New Orleans is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Next up:
Charlotte home to San Antonio Friday, January 19
New Orleans home to Phoenix Friday, January 19