Los Angeles Lakers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 1/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Monday, January 27, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Charlotte Hornets (11-29) will play the Los Angeles Lakers (24-18) at Spectrum Center on Monday.

The Lakers took the court against the Celtics and went home with a win by a final score of 117-96 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Lakers ended up with 14 while the Celtics finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 14 of their 41 attempts from beyond the arc. Boston walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 18 attempts. Moreover, Boston pulled down 42 rebounds (11 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Boston distributed 23 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Pertaining to the defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 38.5% from the field on 35 out of 91 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 53 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lakers converted 18 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 90.0%. Los Angeles finished the game having earned a 47.2% field goal percentage (42 out of 89) and converted 15 of their 35 shots from downtown.

Anthony Davis is one player who was a contributor for the game. Davis ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He saw the court for 31 minutes and grabbed 8 rebounds. He had 24 points on 9 of 18 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 24-18 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 41.3 boards per game and has totaled 1,111 dimes so far this year, which is 20th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Lakers are hitting 35.4% on 3-pointers (503 of 1,421) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. They average 111.4 pts per contest (19th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Lakers are able to force 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.3% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 14th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.8). The Lakers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.5% (1,785 of 3,760) and they relinquish 43.9 boards per contest as a group. They are 19th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,162 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 132-120 against the Grizzlies. The Hornets earned 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the contest. They also coughed it up 16 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. The Grizzlies had 30 personal fouls for the game which took the Hornets to the free throw line for 32 tries. They were able to knock down 27 of them for a rate of 84.4%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Charlotte buried 11 of their 31 tries (35.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hornets finished shooting 41 out of 86 from the field which had them shooting 47.7%. The Hornets allowed the Grizzlies to knock down 49 out of their 98 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 44.7% from three-point range via 21 of 47 and finished the game at 13 out of 14 from the free throw line (92.9%). With respect to team rebounding, Charlotte allowed Memphis to collect 40 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Mark Williams ended up having an impact for the Hornets for the matchup. Williams earned 38 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and totaled 5 assists for this contest. He knocked down 14 of 18 in the game for a field goal rate of 77.8%, and had 9 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 11-29 for the campaign. The Hornets have committed 20.0 fouls every game and they shoot 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 23.9 times per game (26th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.9 times per game. Charlotte has earned 4,297 pts for the year (107.4 per game) and they collect 46.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hornets are shooting 43.1% from the field, which ranks them 30th in the NBA.

The Charlotte defense surrenders 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (550 of 1,564) and their opponents are knocking down 78.3% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 26.7 assists and 44.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 18th and 15th in the league. The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 17th in basketball in PPG given up with 113.0. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the field (17th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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