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 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 going over the total in 2024-25, Charlotte and its opponents don’t do it as often (34.3% of the time) as Los Angeles and its opponents (44.4%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Lakers are 13-5, a better mark than the Hornets have recorded (7-25) as moneyline underdogs.

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Lakers Performance Insights

• With 111.8 points per game on offense, the Lakers are 15th in the NBA. Defensively, they allow 114 points per contest, which ranks 20th in the league.
• Los Angeles has struggled to accumulate rebounds this season, ranking fourth-worst in the league with 41.4 boards per game. It ranks 18th by allowing 44.3 rebounds per contest.
• So far this season, the Lakers rank 12th in the league in assists, putting up 26.3 per game.
• Los Angeles ranks seventh in the NBA with 12.8 turnovers per game this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 21st with 13.3 forced turnovers per contest.
• The Lakers have found it difficult to accumulate three-pointers, ranking fifth-worst in the league with 11.9 threes made per game. They rank 18th with a 35.4% shooting percentage from beyond the arc this season.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• The Hornets are the second-worst squad in the NBA in points scored (106.1 per game) and 15th in points allowed (112.2).
• On the glass, Charlotte is fourth-best in the NBA 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.
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is 21st in the league in turnovers committed (15.1 per game) and 16th in turnovers forced (13.7).
• At 14.3 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.1% from downtown, the Hornets are seventh and 24th in the league, respectively, in those categories.

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