The Charlotte Hornets (12-30) will look to LaMelo Ball (fourth in the league scoring 28.9 points per game) when they attempt to beat Anthony Davis (ninth in the NBA with 25.9 PPG) and the Los Angeles Lakers (25-18) on Monday, January 27, 2025 at Spectrum Center. The Hornets are 5.5-point home underdogs in the game, which starts at 7:00 PM ET on SportsNet LA, FDSSE, and WSOC 9.

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Lakers vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Monday, January 27, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SportsNet LA, FDSSE, and WSOC 9
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Venue: Spectrum Center

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Lakers vs. Hornets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Lakers 112 – Hornets 110

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Spread & Total Prediction for Lakers vs. Hornets

• Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Lakers (-2.5)
• Pick OU:

  Under (222.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 222.0

• The Lakers’ .512 ATS win percentage (22-21-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Hornets’ .500 mark (21-21-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• As a 5.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, Charlotte is 12-11 against the spread compared to the 5-10 ATS record Los Angeles racks up as a 5.5-point favorite.
• When it comes to going over the over/under in 2024-25, Charlotte and its opponents aren’t as successful (38.1% of the time) as Los Angeles and its opponents (46.5%).
• The Lakers have a .739 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (17-6) this season while the Hornets have a .270 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (10-27).

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers are putting up 111.5 points per game (17th-ranked in NBA) this year, while surrendering 112.7 points per contest (15th-ranked).
• Los Angeles is pulling down just 41.3 rebounds per game (third-worst in NBA), and it is allowing 43.7 boards per contest (13th-ranked).
• The Lakers are dishing out 26.5 assists per game, which ranks them 13th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• With 12.6 turnovers per game, Los Angeles ranks sixth in the NBA. It forces 13.1 turnovers per contest, which ranks 20th in the league.
• The Lakers have struggled to pile up threes, ranking fourth-worst in the league with 11.9 treys per game. They rank 19th with a 35.4% shooting percentage from beyond the arc this year.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• The Hornets are the third-worst squad in the NBA in points scored (107.5 per game) and 11th in points allowed (112.2).
• On the glass, Charlotte is fourth-best in the league in rebounds (46.1 per game). It is 15th in rebounds conceded (44 per game).
• The Hornets are fifth-worst in the NBA in assists (24 per game) in 2024-25.
• In terms of turnovers, Charlotte is 23rd in the NBA in committing them (15.1 per game). It is 17th in forcing them (13.7 per game).
• The Hornets make 14.2 3-pointers per game and shoot 34.5% from beyond the arc, ranking eighth and 25th, respectively, in the league.

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