The Charlotte Hornets (8-27) are underdogs (by 8.5 points) to stop a six-game road losing streak when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers (20-16) on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET.

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Lakers vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025
• Time: 10:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SportsNet LA and FDSSE
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• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Venue: Crypto.com Arena

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Lakers vs. Hornets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Lakers 115 – Hornets 107

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Spread & Total Prediction for Lakers vs. Hornets

• Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 8.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Lakers (-8.1)
• Pick OU:

  Over (221.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 222.0

• The Hornets sport an 18-17-0 ATS record this season compared to the 18-18-0 mark of the Lakers.
• Charlotte covers the spread when it is an 8.5-point underdog or more 53.8% of the time. That’s more often than Los Angeles covers as a favorite of 8.5 or more (33.3%).
• Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the over/under 44.4% of the time this season (16 out of 36). That’s more often than Charlotte and its opponents have (12 out of 35).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Lakers are 13-5, while the Hornets are 7-25 as moneyline underdogs.

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Lakers Performance Insights

• With 111.8 points per game on offense, the Lakers rank 15th in the NBA. At the other end, they allow 114 points per contest, which ranks 20th in the league.
• While Los Angeles is in the bottom five in the NBA in boards per game with 41.4 (fourth-worst), it ranks 18th in the league with 44.3 rebounds allowed per contest.
• The Lakers are putting up 26.3 assists per game, which ranks them 12th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Los Angeles is committing 12.8 turnovers per game (seventh-ranked in NBA) this year, while forcing 13.3 turnovers per contest (21st-ranked).
• While the Lakers rank in the bottom five in the NBA in three-pointers per game with 11.9 (fifth-worst), they rank 18th in the league with a 35.4% three-point percentage.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• The Hornets are the second-worst team in the NBA in points scored (106.1 per game) and 15th in points conceded (112.2).
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is fourth-best in the NBA in rebounds (46.2 per game) and 19th in rebounds allowed (44.4).
• The Hornets are fourth-worst in the league in assists (23.4 per game) in 2024-25.
• Charlotte is 21st in the NBA in turnovers per game (15.1) and 16th in turnovers forced (13.7).
• The Hornets make 14.3 3-pointers per game and shoot 34.1% from beyond the arc, ranking seventh and 24th, respectively, in the NBA.

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