The Charlotte Hornets (8-27) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (20-16) after losing six straight road games. The Lakers are favored by 8.5 points in the contest, which begins 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 Lakers (18-18-0 ATS) have covered the spread 50% of the time, 1.4% less often than the Hornets (18-17-0) this year.
• 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%).
• Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total 44.4% of the time this season (16 out of 36), which is more often than Charlotte’s games 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

• Offensively, the Lakers are scoring 111.8 points per game (15th-ranked in league). They are giving up 114 points per contest at the other end of the court (20th-ranked).
• While Los Angeles is in the bottom five in the NBA in rebounds per game with 41.4 (fourth-worst), it ranks 18th in the league with 44.3 rebounds allowed per game.
• This season, the Lakers rank 12th in the league in assists, averaging 26.3 per game.
• Los Angeles is averaging 12.8 turnovers per game (seventh-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 13.3 turnovers per contest (21st-ranked).
• The Lakers have found it difficult to accumulate 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 year.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Hornets are second-worst in the NBA on offense (106.1 points scored per game) and 15th defensively (112.2 points conceded).
• Charlotte is the fourth-best team in the league in rebounds per game (46.2) and is ranked 19th in rebounds allowed (44.4).
• The Hornets are fourth-worst in the NBA in assists (23.4 per game) in 2024-25.
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is 21st in the league in turnovers committed (15.1 per game) 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 league.

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