In tonight’s NBA DFS basketball match up (Wed, January 17th at 8:00 PM EST), the Southeast Division’s 4th-ranked Charlotte Hornets will face off against the Southwest Division-leading New Orleans Pelicans. The game will take place at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA. Responsible for an away record of 4-13 and an overall standing of 8-29, the Hornets are helmed by Coach Steve Clifford and will be playing with 5 missing players. The Pelicans, led by Coach Willie Green and bearing a home record of 12-8 along with an overall standing of 24-17, will be down by 1 player for the game.
The following records represent season averages up until this point.
Hornets-Pelicans NBA DFS Matchup
At present, the Hornets have accumulated 4,008 points, gathered 1,530 rebounds, made 912 assists, and hold a field goal percentage of 45.6%. On the other hand, the Pelicans have collected 4,776 points, secured 1,810 rebounds, achieved 1,097 assists, and boast a field goal percentage of 48.7%.
Status & Injury Report
| No. | Player Name | Team | Status | Issue |
| 37 | Matt Ryan | New Orleans Pelicans | Out | Soreness (Arm) |
| 20 | Gordon Hayward | Charlotte Hornets | Out | Strain (Leg) |
| 5 | Mark Williams | Charlotte Hornets | Out | Bruise (Torso) |
| 24 | Brandon Miller | Charlotte Hornets | Day-To-Day | Bruise (Torso) |
| 44 | Frank Ntilikina | Charlotte Hornets | Out | Fracture (Leg) |
| 7 | Bryce McGowens | Charlotte Hornets | Day-To-Day | Sprain (Torso) |
Charlotte Hornets Roster
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 1 | LaMelo Ball | ||||||||||
| Point Guard | Active | $9,100 | $9,300 | 40.96 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 31.9 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 19.9 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 3.3 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 20 | Gordon Hayward | ||||||||||
| Small Forward | Out | N/A | N/A | 28.5 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 31.1 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 0 | Miles Bridges | ||||||||||
| Small Forward | Active | $7,400 | $7,600 | 27.51 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 29.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 14.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 25 | P.J. Washington | ||||||||||
| Power Forward | Active | N/A | $5,700 | 27.05 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 30.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 12.9 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 3 | Terry Rozier | ||||||||||
| Shooting Guard | Active | $7,500 | $8,400 | 26.23 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 27.5 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 14.1 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 5 | Mark Williams | ||||||||||
| Center | Out | N/A | N/A | 24.78 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 21.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 10.1 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 24 | Brandon Miller | ||||||||||
| Forward | Day-To-Day | $5,300 | $5,500 | 23.64 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 30.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 13.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 14 | Ish Smith | ||||||||||
| Point Guard | Active | $3,100 | $3,700 | 17.28 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 19.3 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 11 | Cody Martin | ||||||||||
| Small Forward | Active | $4,700 | $5,000 | 16.25 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 21.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 4 | Nick Richards | ||||||||||
| Center | Active | $5,500 | $5,800 | 14.25 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 14.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 44 | Frank Ntilikina | ||||||||||
| Point Guard | Out | N/A | N/A | 11.96 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 17.1 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 8 | Nick Smith Jr. | ||||||||||
| Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 10.62 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 14.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 7 | Bryce McGowens | ||||||||||
| Guard | Day-To-Day | N/A | N/A | 9.73 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 17.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 2 | James Bouknight | ||||||||||
| Shooting Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 9.26 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 11.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 21 | JT Thor | ||||||||||
| Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 8.17 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 12.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 31 | Nathan Mensah | ||||||||||
| Center | Active | N/A | N/A | 7.93 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 13.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 12 | Leaky Black | ||||||||||
| Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 4.14 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 10 | Amari Bailey | ||||||||||
| Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 3.2 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ||
New Orleans Pelicans Roster
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 1 | Zion Williamson | ||||||||||
| Power Forward | Active | $7,600 | $7,900 | 40.04 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 31.7 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 25.0 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 14 | Brandon Ingram | ||||||||||
| Small Forward | Active | $8,200 | $8,000 | 32.72 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 33.0 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 19.4 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 3 | CJ McCollum | ||||||||||
| Shooting Guard | Active | $7,900 | $7,900 | 31.52 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 32.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 19.4 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 17 | Jonas Valanciunas | ||||||||||
| Center | Active | $7,500 | $7,700 | 29.45 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 26.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 5 | Herbert Jones | ||||||||||
| Small Forward | Active | $5,500 | $5,600 | 23.63 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 29.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 22 | Larry Nance Jr. | ||||||||||
| Power Forward | Active | $4,700 | N/A | 22.16 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 23.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 40 | Cody Zeller | ||||||||||
| Center | Active | N/A | N/A | 19.86 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 21.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 25 | Trey Murphy III | ||||||||||
| Shooting Guard | Active | $5,600 | N/A | 19.42 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 23.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 15 | Jose Alvarado | ||||||||||
| Point Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 17.52 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 18.4 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 8 | Naji Marshall | ||||||||||
| Small Forward | Active | $4,200 | $4,200 | 16.65 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 19.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 24 | Jordan Hawkins | ||||||||||
| Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 16.64 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 22.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 11 | Dyson Daniels | ||||||||||
| Guard | Active | $4,700 | $4,600 | 15.35 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 19.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 50 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | ||||||||||
| Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 15.27 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 19.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 13 | Kira Lewis Jr. | ||||||||||
| Point Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 10.86 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 13.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 37 | Matt Ryan | ||||||||||
| Forward | Out | N/A | N/A | 7.54 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 12.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 0 | Dereon Seabron | ||||||||||
| Guard | Active | N/A | N/A | 4.26 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| No. | Player | Position | Status | DraftKings Salary | FanDuel Salary | FPPG | |||||
| 32 | E.J. Liddell | ||||||||||
| Forward | Active | N/A | N/A | 2.2 | |||||||
| MPG | 3PM | APG | BPG | FGM | FTM | PPG | RPB | SPG | TOPG | ||
| 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ||
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