Doc's NBA Totals Play of the Year
- Handicapper
- Doc's Sports
- League
- NBA
- Competition
- New Orleans Pelicans vs Charlotte Hornets
- Release Date
- 02/02/2026 01:11 PM
- Event Date
- 02/02/2026 03:10 PM
- Bet Type
- Over / Under
- Pick
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New Orleans Pelicans vs Charlotte Hornets Under 231 (-110)
(Consensus Line)
- Outcome
- Win
- Analysis
- 8-Unit Play Take New Orleans/Charlotte UNDER 231 (3 p.m. EST, Monday February 2)
This is the highest total these teams have faced in six meetings, five of which went under the posted total. The Hornets are one of the best under teams in the league this season at 30-20 to the under after 50 games. They are less than a point per game defensively out of the Top 10 for points allowed this season. They are a very underrated defensive team, and that is one of the big reasons that they have gone under so many times this season. We think they will notch another in the under column today. They have won six straight entering this Monday matinee, and that has been mostly on the strength of their defense, as four of their opponents scored 106 or fewer points, and three of them finished under the century mark. In fact, five of the Hornets last eight opponents have finished under 100 points, and that is some very strong defense in today's NBA. The Pelicans are in the Bottom 10 for points scored this season, and if they want to be competitive in this game, they will have to step it up on the defensive end. They have been one of the worst defenses this season, but they have been better recently. They held the Grizzlies to 106, the Thunder to 104, the Spurs to 95, and the Pistons to 112 in their last six games. They have gone under in five of their last seven games overall. We don't see the Pelicans breaking out for a good offensive game. If they want to keep this one close with a chance to win, it will have to come on the defensive end.
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