The Charlotte Hornets (13-39) will try to stop a three-game losing streak when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers (32-20) on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena as big, 13.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 10:00 PM ET on SportsNet LA and FDSSE.

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Lakers vs. Hornets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SportsNet LA and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Venue: Crypto.com Arena

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Lakers vs. Hornets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Lakers 117 – Hornets 105

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Spread & Total Prediction for Lakers vs. Hornets

• Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 13.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Lakers (-12.2)
• Pick OU:

  Under (223.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 221.9

• The Lakers (29-23-0 ATS) have covered the spread 55.8% of the time, 5.8% more often than the Hornets (26-26-0) this year.
• As a 13.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, Charlotte is 2-2 against the spread compared to the 1-0 ATS record Los Angeles racks up as a 13.5-point favorite.
• Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total 51.9% of the time this season (27 out of 52), which is more often than Charlotte’s games have (19 out of 52).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Lakers are 21-8, a better record than the Hornets have recorded (11-34) as moneyline underdogs.

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Lakers Performance Insights

• This season, the Lakers are posting 113.3 points per game (14th-ranked in NBA) and allowing 112.5 points per contest (12th-ranked).
• Los Angeles is pulling down just 41.9 boards per game (fifth-worst in NBA), and it is allowing 43.1 rebounds per contest (10th-ranked).
• This season, the Lakers rank 13th in the league in assists, putting up 26.8 per game.
• Los Angeles ranks ninth in the NBA with 12.9 turnovers per game so far this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 20th with 13 forced turnovers per contest.
• The Lakers are sinking 12.3 treys per game (24th-ranked in league). They sport a 36% shooting percentage (13th-ranked) from three-point land.

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Hornets Performance Insights

• On offense, the Hornets are the third-worst team in the league (106.3 points per game). Defensively, they are 10th (111.8 points conceded per game).
• Charlotte is the fifth-best squad in the NBA in rebounds per game (45.7) and is ranked 16th in rebounds allowed (44.4).
• This season the Hornets are fifth-worst in the NBA in assists at 23.9 per game.
• Charlotte commits 14.6 turnovers per game and force 13.2 per game, ranking 22nd and 19th, respectively, in the league.
• The Hornets make 13.6 3-pointers per game and shoot 34.5% from beyond the arc, ranking 13th and 25th, respectively, in the NBA.

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