A pair of the league’s best scorers take the court when Anthony Davis (ninth, 25.9 PPG) and the Los Angeles Lakers (25-18) visit LaMelo Ball (fourth, 28.9 PPG) and the Charlotte Hornets (12-30) on Monday, January 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET on SportsNet LA, FDSSE, and WSOC 9. The Lakers are 5.5-point favorites.

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Lakers vs. Hornets Game Info

• When: Monday, January 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
• Where: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
• TV: SportsNet LA, FDSSE, and WSOC 9
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Lakers vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 5.5)

• Los Angeles is 22-21-0 against the spread this year.
• Against the spread, Charlotte is 21-21-0 this year.
• The Lakers have an ATS record of 5-10 as 5.5-point favorites or greater.
• Against the spread as 5.5-point underdogs or more, the Hornets are 12-11.

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Pick OU:

Under (222.5)

• The Lakers’ 43 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 222.5 points 23 times.
• The Hornets have combined with their opponent to score more than 222.5 points in 17 of 42 games this season.
• Los Angeles’ contests this year have an average total of 225.4, 2.9 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• Charlotte’s games this season have had an average of 223.7 points, 1.2 fewer points than this game’s total.
• The Lakers are the 26th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Hornets have scored the 30th-most points.
• The Hornets have surrendered the second-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Lakers have given up the sixth-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Lakers (-235)

• The Lakers have entered the game as favorites 23 times this season and won 17, or 73.9%, of those games.
• The Hornets have won in 10, or 27%, of the 37 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season, Los Angeles has won 10 of its 13 games, or 76.9%, when favored by at least -235 on the moneyline.
• This season, Charlotte has come away with a win three times in 20 chances when named as an underdog of at least +190 or longer on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Lakers, based on the moneyline, is 70.1%.

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