The Charlotte Hornets (8-27) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (20-16) after losing six road games in a row. The Lakers are favored by 8.5 points in the contest, which starts at 10:30 PM ET on Thursday, January 9, 2025.

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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 Hornets (18-17-0 ATS) have covered the spread 50% of the time, 1.4% more often than the Lakers (18-18-0) this season.
• Los Angeles covers the spread when it is an 8.5-point favorite or more 33.3% of the time. That’s less often than Charlotte covers as an underdog of 8.5 or more (53.8%).
• When it comes to exceeding the total in 2024-25, Los Angeles does it more often (44.4% of the time) than Charlotte (34.3%).
• As a moneyline underdog this season, the Hornets are 7-25, while the Lakers are 13-5 as moneyline favorites.

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers are 15th in the NBA with 111.8 points per game this season. At the other end of the court, they rank 20th with 114 points allowed per game.
• Los Angeles has struggled to grab rebounds this season, ranking fourth-worst in the league with 41.4 rebounds per game. It ranks 18th by allowing 44.3 boards per contest.
• The Lakers rank 12th in the NBA with 26.3 assists per contest.
• 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 threes 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

• Offensively, the Hornets are the second-worst team in the NBA (106.1 points per game). On defense, they are 15th (112.2 points allowed per game).
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is fourth-best in the league in rebounds (46.2 per game) and 19th in rebounds allowed (44.4).
• With 23.4 assists per game, the Hornets are fourth-worst in the NBA.
• In terms of turnovers, Charlotte is 21st in the NBA in committing them (15.1 per game). It is 16th in forcing them (13.7 per game).
• The Hornets are seventh in the NBA in 3-pointers made (14.3 per game) and 24th in 3-point percentage (34.1%).

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