NBA DFS Matchup: Pelicans-Hornets (2023-12-15)

Tonight’s NBA DFS basketball event (Fri, December 15th at 7:00 PM EST) will see the New Orleans Pelicans, currently 2nd in the Southwest Division, go up against the Charlotte Hornets, ranking 4th in the Southeast Division. The venue is Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC. The Pelicans sport a road record of 9-4, with an overall season record at 14-11. Meanwhile, the Hornets show a home record of 4-8 and a season record of 7-15. The Pelicans’ Coach, Willie Green, reports 4 players will be absent for this game, while the Hornets’ Coach, Steve Clifford, notes that 5 players will be sidelined.

The following data is based on current season averages as of today.

Pelicans-Hornets NBA DFS Matchup

At present, the Pelicans boast a tally of 2,873 points, 1,106 rebounds, and 654 assists, along with a 47.7% field goal percentage. Meanwhile, the Hornets enter the basketball match with a scoreline of 2,486 points, 928 rebounds, and 574 assists, also maintaining a field goal percentage of 47.7%.

Status & Injury Report

No.	Player Name	Team	Status	Issue
1	LaMelo Ball	Charlotte Hornets	Out	Strain (Leg)
25	P.J. Washington	Charlotte Hornets	Day-To-Day	Not Specified (Arm)
5	Mark Williams	Charlotte Hornets	Day-To-Day	Bruise (Torso)
11	Cody Martin	Charlotte Hornets	Out	Soreness (Leg)
44	Frank Ntilikina	Charlotte Hornets	Out	Fracture (Leg)
1	Zion Williamson	New Orleans Pelicans	Day-To-Day	Sprain (Leg)
22	Larry Nance Jr.	New Orleans Pelicans	Out	Fracture (Torso)
37	Matt Ryan	New Orleans Pelicans	Out	Soreness (Arm)
0	Dereon Seabron	New Orleans Pelicans	Day-To-Day	Not Specified (Other)

New Orleans Pelicans Roster

No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
1	Zion Williamson
		Power Forward		Day-To-Day		$7,900		$8,000		40.54
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		31.9	0.2	3.8	0.5	9.8	5.6	25.4	6.7	0.9	2.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
14	Brandon Ingram
		Small Forward		Active		$8,200		$8,400		32.89
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		33.0	1.3	4.1	0.5	7.1	3.9	19.4	5.2	0.7	2.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
3	CJ McCollum
		Shooting Guard		Active		$7,600		$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		$7,100		$7,800		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		$5,700		$5,700		24.2
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		29.9	0.8	2.4	0.8	3.6	1.9	9.9	4.0	1.6	1.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
22	Larry Nance Jr.
		Power Forward		Out		N/A		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		19.96
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		21.5	0.1	1.4	0.6	3.1	2.0	8.2	5.8	0.6	1.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
25	Trey Murphy III
		Shooting Guard		Active		$5,500		N/A		19.15
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		23.6	2.0	1.1	0.4	3.6	1.6	10.7	3.0	0.8	0.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
24	Jordan Hawkins
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		18.5
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		25.7	2.3	1.6	0.0	3.8	1.7	11.5	3.5	0.4	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
15	Jose Alvarado
		Point Guard		Active		$3,600		$3,900		17.37
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		18.5	1.0	2.9	0.2	2.8	0.8	7.6	2.1	1.2	1.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
8	Naji Marshall
		Small Forward		Active		$4,200		$4,600		16.87
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		19.8	0.8	2.1	0.2	2.7	1.6	7.8	3.6	0.7	1.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
50	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		15.74
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		19.7	1.0	1.0	0.3	2.5	0.8	6.8	4.7	0.5	0.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
11	Dyson Daniels
		Guard		Active		$4,400		$4,100		15.57
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		19.8	0.5	2.5	0.3	1.8	0.5	4.7	3.6	1.0	1.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
13	Kira Lewis Jr.
		Point Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		11.16
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		13.9	0.6	1.8	0.1	2.1	0.7	5.5	1.3	0.6	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		Day-To-Day		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		2.74
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		3.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.3	0.7	0.0	0.3

Charlotte Hornets Roster

No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
1	LaMelo Ball
		Point Guard		Out		N/A		N/A		40.96
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		32.0	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		Active		$6,500		$6,900		28.5
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		31.2	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
25	P.J. Washington
		Power Forward		Day-To-Day		N/A		$6,000		27.05
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		30.2	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
0	Miles Bridges
		Small Forward		Active		$7,500		$7,700		26.99
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		29.4	1.5	2.3	0.7	5.1	1.9	13.6	5.7	0.8	1.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
3	Terry Rozier
		Shooting Guard		Active		$8,700		$9,100		26.03
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		27.4	2.1	3.5	0.2	5.0	1.7	13.9	3.9	1.0	1.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
24	Brandon Miller
		Forward		Active		$6,000		$5,900		25.32
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		32.0	2.1	2.2	0.6	5.6	1.6	14.8	4.1	0.7	1.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
5	Mark Williams
		Center		Day-To-Day		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
14	Ish Smith
		Point Guard		Active		$3,400		$3,800		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		Out		N/A		N/A		15.95
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		21.1	0.6	2.1	0.3	2.2	0.8	5.8	3.5	0.9	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
4	Nick Richards
		Center		Active		$5,400		$5,400		13.42
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		13.2	0.0	0.4	0.8	2.1	1.4	5.6	4.1	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
7	Bryce McGowens
		Guard		Active		$3,900		$3,800		9.65
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		16.7	0.7	1.1	0.1	1.7	1.1	5.1	2.0	0.3	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
2	James Bouknight
		Shooting Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		9.38
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		12.5	0.8	1.0	0.1	1.8	0.7	5.1	1.9	0.3	0.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
21	JT Thor
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		7.75
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		12.7	0.5	0.5	0.3	1.2	0.4	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
8	Nick Smith Jr.
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		6.07
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		7.1	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.5	0.0	4.0	0.6	0.1	0.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
12	Leaky Black
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		4.75
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		4.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
10	Amari Bailey
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		4.4
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
31	Nathan Mensah
		Center		Active		N/A		N/A		0
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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