Los Angeles Lakers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 1/28/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Friday, January 28, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports SE-CHA

The Los Angeles Lakers (24-24) are traveling to Spectrum Center on Friday where they will try to defeat the Charlotte Hornets (27-22).

The Lakers faced off with the Nets and earned the victory with a final of 106-96 in their last game. Los Angeles ended having earned a 47.2% FG percentage (42 out of 89) and converted 12 of 38 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lakers made 10 of 10 tries for a rate of 100.0%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 5 of them being offensive. They also doled out 23 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 2 turnovers and getting 12 steals. When talking about the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 42.0% from the field on 37 out of 88 shooting. Brooklyn totaled 54 assists and had 20 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Brooklyn pulled down 36 boards (18 offensive, 18 defensive) and earned 9 blocked shots. Brooklyn ended up going 68.2% at the charity stripe by burying 15 of their 22 attempts. They also buried 7 of 27 tries from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Lakers ended up finishing with 19 and the Nets totaled 18 fouls.

LeBron James is a player who played a role in this matchup. James walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and totaled 6 dimes. He played 34 minutes played and also collected 7 rebounds. He accumulated 33 points on 14 of 21 shooting.

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Los Angeles will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 24-24 on the campaign. They are averaging 111.2 points per outing (8th in basketball) while hitting 46.5% from the floor. The Lakers are shooting 34.9% on three-point shots (581 of 1,666) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 44.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,159 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.3 fouls per game.

On defense, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They surrender 34.4% from beyond the arc and they are 26th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.3). The Lakers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (1,969 of 4,360) and they surrender 47.2 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 25th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,232 conceded on the campaign.

When they last played, the Hornets went home victorious with a score of 158-126 against the Pacers. The Hornets were able to corral 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 36 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 9 steals in this matchup. The Pacers had 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Hornets to the free throw line for 33 tries. They were able to knock down 26 of them for a percentage of 78.8%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Charlotte buried 24 of 45 tries (53.3%). When the game finished, the Hornets shot 54 for 93 from the floor which had them shooting 58.1%. The Hornets allowed the Pacers to bury 44 out of their 92 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.8% in this contest. They went 29.4% from downtown by going 10 of 34 and ended up going 28 of 34 at the charity stripe (82.4%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Charlotte permitted Indiana to grab 24 in all (17 on the offensive glass).

Kelly Oubre Jr. was important for the Hornets for this game. Oubre earned 39 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 dimes in the matchup. He converted 12 out of 18 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Charlotte has a mark of 27-22 for the season. The Hornets have committed 19.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.7% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 27.3 times per game (3rd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per contest. Charlotte has 5,632 points so far this season (114.9 per contest) and they collect 44.1 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Hornets are hitting on 46.4% from the field, which is ranked 11th in the league.

The Charlotte defense allows 35.6% on 3-point shots (694 of 1,947) and opponents are connecting on 77.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 26.0 assists and 47.4 rebounds per game, which is 30th and 28th in basketball. The Hornets are ranked 28th in basketball in points given up per game with 114.6. They are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (22nd in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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