LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets (12-30) are 5.5-point underdogs against Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers (25-18) Monday, January 27, 2025 at Spectrum Center. The game tips off 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 Hornets (21-21-0 ATS) have covered the spread 51.2% of the time, 1.2% less often than the Lakers (22-21-0) this year.
• 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 puts up as a 5.5-point favorite.
• Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total 46.5% of the time this season (20 out of 43), which is more often than Charlotte’s games have (16 out of 42).
• The Lakers have a .739 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (17-6) this season, better than the .270 winning percentage for the Hornets as a moneyline underdog (10-27).

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Lakers Performance Insights

• This year, the Lakers are scoring 111.5 points per game (17th-ranked in NBA) and giving up 112.7 points per contest (15th-ranked).
• While Los Angeles is in the bottom five in the NBA in rebounds per game with 41.3 (third-worst), it ranks 13th in the league with 43.7 rebounds allowed per contest.
• This season, the Lakers rank 13th in the league in assists, delivering 26.5 per game.
• So far this season, Los Angeles is committing 12.6 turnovers per game (sixth-ranked in NBA) and forcing 13.1 turnovers per contest (20th-ranked).
• While the Lakers are in the bottom five in the NBA in treys per game with 11.9 (fourth-worst), they rank 19th in the league with a 35.4% three-point percentage.

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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 conceded (112.2).
• In 2024-25, Charlotte is fourth-best in the NBA in rebounds (46.1 per game) and 15th in rebounds conceded (44.0).
• With 24.0 assists per game, the Hornets are fifth-worst in the league.
• Charlotte commits 15.1 turnovers per game and force 13.7 per game, ranking 23rd and 17th, respectively, in the NBA.
• Beyond the arc, the Hornets are eighth in the league in 3-pointers made per game (14.2). They are 25th in 3-point percentage at 34.5%.

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