Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/4/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The Charlotte Hornets (3-4) are traveling to Smoothie King Center on Tuesday where they will take on the New Orleans Pelicans (0-6).

The Hornets faced off with the Jazz and walked away with a win by a score of 126-103 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Hornets ended up walking away with 25 while the Jazz totaled 24 fouls. They made 7 out of their 32 tries from distance. Utah finished the game at 82.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 24 of 29 tries. In addition, Utah snagged 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Utah doled out 27 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. With respect to defending, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 40.9% from the floor on 36 of 88 shooting. They also dished out 31 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing rebounding, they collected 46 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Hornets made 22 of 22 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Charlotte wrapped up the contest with a 48.9% field goal percentage (43 of 88) and converted 18 of 43 three-point shots.

Miles Bridges is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. Bridges shot 38.9% from the field and distributed 6 assists. He played for 33 mins played and totaled 4 rebounds. He accounted for 29 points on 7 of 18 shooting.

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Charlotte comes into this one with a record of 3-4 this season. They cough up possession 16.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 21.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Charlotte is collecting 45.7 boards per game and has earned 197 assists for the season, which is 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Hornets are shooting 38.7% on shots from distance (108 of 279) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. They average 121.6 points per outing (8th in the NBA) while shooting 48.1% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 23.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 38.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 25th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (121.0). The Hornets are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.2% (301 of 624) and they relinquish 38.4 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 30th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 200 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Pelicans took a loss by a score of 137-106 when they played the Thunder. The Pelicans collected 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 38 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. The Thunder were called for 22 fouls for the matchup which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to make 20 of those for a rate of 62.5%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, New Orleans made 16 out of their 40 tries (40.0%). When the game finished, the Pelicans shot 35 out of 80 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.8%. The Pelicans permitted the Thunder to bury 47 out of their 84 attempts from the floor which had them at 56.0% for this contest. They went 41.7% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 20 of 48 and finished the contest at 23 of 26 from the free throw line (88.5%). When discussing attacking the glass, New Orleans allowed Oklahoma City to get 42 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Zion Williamson pitched in for the Pelicans for this contest. He made 7 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. Williamson earned 20 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 6 dimes for this contest.

New Orleans has a mark of 0-6 for the campaign. The Pelicans are committing 20.8 fouls per game and they go 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 22.0 times per game (30th in the league) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. New Orleans has scored 646 points for the campaign (107.7 per contest) and they pull down 40.7 boards per contest. As an offense, the Pelicans are shooting 42.1% from the field, which is ranked 29th in basketball.

The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 28th in basketball in points given up per game with 125.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.9% from the field (29th in basketball). The New Orleans defense gives up 34.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (91 of 262) and their opponents are knocking down 81.4% of their free throw shots. They surrender 28.5 dimes and 47.8 rebounds per contest, ranking them 26th and 26th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New Orleans and under the total points

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