Overview
- Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m. ET at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
- Charlotte enters 3-4 after a 126-103 win over Utah; New Orleans is 0-6 after a 137-106 loss to Oklahoma City.
- Hornets injuries: LaMelo Ball questionable (ankle); Brandon Miller, Josh Green, and Grant Williams ruled out.
- Pelicans injuries: Zion Williamson questionable (hamstring); Yves Missi questionable (illness); Dejounte Murray out (knee).
- The listed line shows Hornets +2.5 (money line +120) with a 237.5 total, as one betting column backs New Orleans to cover based on an expectation that Williamson plays.