LA Lakers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NBA, 27 Jan 2025

Hornets Can Trouble Lakers

We wouldn’t be surprised to see the Hornets win and it makes sense to take +6 on the spread at -110 when they go up against the Lakers.

8 of Last 10 Matchups Have Been Lakers Wins

LA Lakers won their previous game 118-108. This road victory at Chase Center against Golden State Warriors was their third on the spin. Anthony Davis scored 36 points, with LeBron James getting 25 and Austin Reaves 16.

Charlotte Hornets were winners last time out. It was a 123-92 home victory against New Orleans Pelicans at Spectrum Center. LaMelo Ball was able to score 25 points, with Miles Bridges getting 22 and Seth Curry 16.

These two teams last met at Spectrum Center, with the Lakers claiming the win. Beating the Hornets by a 124-118 scoreline. The Lakers have beaten the Hornets in the past three matchups. They’ve also claimed 8 wins in the past 10 head-to-head meetings.

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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6 wins and 4 losses in the past 10 games. The Lakers are averaging 110.0 points, 41.4 rebounds, 26.7 assists, 6.6 steals and 5.3 blocks while shooting 48.6% from the field and 79.4% from the free-throw line. The opposition have averaged 108.2 points and 41.9 rebounds per contest.

LeBron James is averaging 22.9 points and 9.2 assists, while Anthony Davis averages 11.9 rebounds and Austin Reaves 2.6 (39.4%) 3-pointers made.

The Hornets have won 5 and lost 5 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 111.9 points, 46.9 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 9.0 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field and 77.7% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have averaged 110.3 points and 43.1 rebounds.

LaMelo Ball is averaging 20.4 points, 6.2 assists and 2.7 (29.7%) 3-pointers made, while Mark Williams has an average of 10.7 rebounds.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

LA Lakers lineup: Anthony Davis, Max Christie, Austin Reaves, Dorian Finney-Smith, LeBron James.

Charlotte Hornets lineup: Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, Mark Williams, Nick Smith Jr., Josh Green.

Expert NBA Analysis

A good deal of research goes into our NBA predictions. We start by studying the latest form and getting a handle on injuries. The key stats can then be used as the missing piece of the jigsaw.

Key Lakers vs Hornets stats:

• The +6 line has been covered by Hornets in 4 of their last 5 games.
• The +6 line has been covered by Hornets in 7 of their last 10 games.
• The +6 line has been covered by Hornets in 4 consecutive games at home.
• The -6 line hasn’t been covered by Lakers in 8 of their last 10 games on the road.
• The -6 line hasn’t been covered by Lakers in 16 of their last 20 games on the road.

Lakers vs Hornets Prediction

The line makes plenty of appeal considering it’s set at +6 and our prediction is that Charlotte Hornets should be able to cover it in this NBA showdown. There is -110 available for this outcome.

In the hunt for bigger odds, you might be interested to know that you can move the line. This allows you to shoot for a franchise to perform better than expected by the sportsbooks.

Hornets +6 Probability

The sportsbooks are estimating that there is a 52.4% likelihood of this pick winning. In the opinion of our analysts, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

Our Pick

Hornets +6 @ -110 Bet Now

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Player Prop Picks

Rui Hachimura Over 4.5 Rebounds -101

Rui Hachimura (Lakers) has had Over 4.5 rebounds in 5 straight games. Out of all the prop bets available, we’re going to take the -101 when it comes to this Player Rebounds wager.

Latest Rui Hachimura Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 10.5

-128

Under 10.5

-104

Rebounds

Over 4.5

-106

Under 4.5

-125

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Anthony Davis Under 26.5 Points -127

Anthony Davis (Lakers) has recorded an average of 20.6 points in the past 5 games on the road. We can use this stat to our advantage and back him to fall short of the Player Points line at -127.

Latest Anthony Davis Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 25.5

-120

Under 25.5

-109

Assists

Over 3.5

+102

Under 3.5

-135

Rebounds

Over 12.5

-135

Under 12.5

+102

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Correct Score Prediction

Lakers 109 - 108 Hornets

The Lakers are available at huge odds to register a 109-108 victory and they might have the edge. This should be a close contest and there won’t be much between the teams.

LA Lakers vs Charlotte Hornets Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Lakers Made Favorites by the Books

LA Lakers are -196 favorites and that means a 66% chance of winning this NBA game according to the Moneyline betting odds with the sportsbooks. The market suggests that Charlotte Hornets are least likely to win at +166.

5 is where the spread lies, with total points being 222 right now. Basketball bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on the Totals. Those that want to back Under 222 can find odds of -110 available.

If you think the Lakers can reach 20 points first, then odds of -135 are available for the favorites to win. On the flip side, the Hornets are +105 to reach this total before their opponents.

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Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Lakers

-196

Hornets

+166

Point Spread

Lakers -5

-108

Hornets +5

-112

Total Points

Under 222

-110

Over 222

-110

LaMelo Ball Favorite to Score the Most Points

The favorite to land the most baskets is LaMelo Ball. Odds of -127 can be found for him scoring Over 26.5 points and there is -105 for him to go Under.

Player Points

LaMelo Ball (Hornets)

Over 26.5

-127

Under 26.5

-105

Anthony Davis (Lakers)

Over 25.5

-120

Under 25.5

-109

LeBron James (Lakers)

Over 23.5

-127

Under 23.5

-106

Miles Bridges (Hornets)

Over 19.5

-108

Under 19.5

-125

Austin Reaves (Lakers)

Over 18.5

-128

Under 18.5

-104

Mark Williams (Hornets)

Over 17.5

-106

Under 17.5

-127

Nick Smith Jr (Hornets)

Over 11.5

-103

Under 11.5

-130

Rui Hachimura (Lakers)

Over 10.5

-128

Under 10.5

-104

Max Christie (Lakers)

Over 9.5

-130

Under 9.5

-103

Dalton Knecht (Lakers)

Over 8.5

-115

Under 8.5

-115

Dorian Finney-Smith (Lakers)

Over 7.5

+102

Under 7.5

-133

Josh Green (Hornets)

Over 6.5

-130

Under 6.5

-103

Josh Okogie (Hornets)

Over 6.5

-123

Under 6.5

-105

Player Assists

LaMelo Ball (Hornets)

Over 8.5

+110

Under 8.5

-147

LeBron James (Lakers)

Over 8.5

+104

Under 8.5

-137

Austin Reaves (Lakers)

Over 6.5

+104

Under 6.5

-139

Anthony Davis (Lakers)

Over 3.5

+102

Under 3.5

-135

Miles Bridges (Hornets)

Over 3.5

-120

Under 3.5

-110

Mark Williams (Hornets)

Over 2.5

+124

Under 2.5

-161

Nick Smith Jr (Hornets)

Over 2.5

-137

Under 2.5

+104

Player Rebounds

Anthony Davis (Lakers)

Over 12.5

-135

Under 12.5

+102

Mark Williams (Hornets)

Over 11.5

-123

Under 11.5

-108

LeBron James (Lakers)

Over 7.5

+108

Under 7.5

-143

Miles Bridges (Hornets)

Over 7.5

+114

Under 7.5

-149

LaMelo Ball (Hornets)

Over 5.5

-104

Under 5.5

-128

Austin Reaves (Lakers)

Over 4.5

+112

Under 4.5

-149

Rui Hachimura (Lakers)

Over 4.5

-106

Under 4.5

-125

Nick Smith Jr (Hornets)

Over 3.5

+133

Under 3.5

-179

Max Christie (Lakers)

Over 3.5

+110

Under 3.5

-143

Dorian Finney-Smith (Lakers)

Over 3.5

-130

Under 3.5

-103

Josh Okogie (Hornets)

Over 3.5

+122

Under 3.5

-159

Dalton Knecht (Lakers)

Over 2.5

-152

Under 2.5

+115

Josh Green (Hornets)

Over 2.5

-179

Under 2.5

+133

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Team Stats

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Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

Charlotte Hornets Confirmed Lineup

0 Miles Bridges

1 LaMelo Ball

5 Mark Williams

8 Nick Smith Jr.

10 Josh Green

LA Lakers Confirmed Lineup

3 Anthony Davis

12 Max Christie

15 Austin Reaves

17 Dorian Finney-Smith

23 LeBron James

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Division Conference League

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

• W = Wins
• L = Losses
• PCT = Winning Percentage
• PPG = Points Per Game
• OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
• DIFF = Average Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Road = Away Record
• Div = Division Record
• Conf = Conference Record
• Last 10 = Record last 10 games
• Strk = Current Streak

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