Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans face off at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA on Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 8:00 PM ET .
Who’s Playing
Charlotte Hornets @ New Orleans Pelicans
How To Watch ?
- Date & time : Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 8:00 PM ET
- Arena : Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
- TV & radio channel : Bally Sports New Orleans, Bally Sports SE-CHA, SiriusXM, WRNO 99.5FM
- Live Stream: FuboTV
Charlotte Hornets – New Orleans Pelicans injury report :
Charlotte Hornets injury report :
Gordon Hayward: Out (Calf)
Mark Williams: Out (Back)
Kai Jones: Out (Personal)
Frank Ntilikina: Questionable (Left Tibia)
P.J. Washington: Doubtful (Foot)
Cody Martin: Questionable (Groin)
Brandon Miller: Doubtful (Back)
New Orleans Pelicans injury report :
Matt Ryan: Out (Elbow)
CJ McCollum: Questionable (Ankle)
Brandon Ingram: Questionable (Achilles)
Trey Murphy: Questionable (Knee)
Charlotte Hornets – New Orleans Pelicans starting lineups :
The following were the starters for both teams in their previous games:
Charlotte Hornets starting lineup :
L. Ball, PG #1 T. Rozier, SG #3 C. Martin, SF #11 M. Bridges, PF #0 N. Richards, C #4
New Orleans Pelicans starting lineup :
C. McCollum, PG #3 H. Jones, SG #5 B. Ingram, SF #14 Z. Williamson, PF #1 J. Valanciunas, C #17
Game prediction : Charlotte Hornets – New Orleans Pelicans
Spread : +12.5 (-112) (CHA)
Over/Under (Totals) : 228
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