The Charlotte Hornets (8-27) are underdogs (by 8.5 points) to end 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
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• 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 Lakers have covered less often than the Hornets this season, sporting an ATS record of 18-18-0, compared to the 18-17-0 mark of the Hornets.
• When the spread is set as 8.5 or more this season, Los Angeles (1-2) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (33.3%) than Charlotte (7-6) does as the underdog (53.8%).
• When it comes to topping the point total in 2024-25, Los Angeles does it better (44.4% of the time) than Charlotte (34.3%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Lakers are 13-5, a better tally than the Hornets have recorded (7-25) as moneyline underdogs.

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers are 15th in the NBA with 111.8 points per game this year. At the other end, they rank 20th with 114 points allowed per game.
• Los Angeles is pulling down only 41.4 rebounds per game (fourth-worst in NBA), and it is allowing 44.3 rebounds per contest (18th-ranked).
• The Lakers rank 12th in the NBA with 26.3 dimes per game.
• Los Angeles is averaging 12.8 turnovers per game (seventh-ranked in league). It is forcing 13.3 turnovers per contest (21st-ranked).
• The Lakers have found it difficult to pile up three-pointers, ranking fifth-worst in the league with 11.9 treys per game. They rank 18th with a 35.4% shooting percentage from beyond the arc this season.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Hornets are second-worst in the league offensively (106.1 points scored per game) and 15th defensively (112.2 points allowed).
• On the glass, Charlotte is fourth-best in the league in rebounds (46.2 per game). It is 19th in rebounds allowed (44.4 per game).
• At 23.4 assists per game, the Hornets are fourth-worst in the NBA.
• Charlotte is 21st in the league in turnovers per game (15.1) and 16th in turnovers forced (13.7).
• With 14.3 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc, the Hornets are seventh and 24th in the league, respectively, in those categories.

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