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2022 NBA Handicapping
(8-24) Charlotte Hornets vs. Los Angeles Lakers (13-18)
Date: Friday, December 23rd
Time: 10:30 PM EST
Venue: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
NBA Moneyline Odds: Hornets +150 | Lakers -160 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Lakers -3.5
NBA Betting Total: 235.5
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Friday, December 23rd, the Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers meet for the first of two meetings with Charlotte hosting the second meeting on January 2nd.
Both teams got routed on Wednesday with the Hornets losing 105-126 to the Clippers while the Lakers got the Lakers lost 120-134 to the Kings.
The Lakers hold the all-time record having won 39 matches of the 63 played. Last season, the squads played twice with the Lakers taking that match 120-101.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, Thursday evening, December 22nd. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Friday, December 23rd.
Charlotte Hornets
In eight appearances this season LaMelo Ball is averaging 23.4 points, 8.0 assists, and 4.4 rebounds. Ball is taking 19.4 field goals per match shooting 44.5% while hitting 38.9% from the perimeter on 11.3 attempts and taking 2.1 free throws per game shooting 82.4%.
Ball is one of three Hornets averaging 20 or more points with Terry Rozier (20.9) and Kelly Oubre Jr. (20.8) the other two. Charlotte is one of five teams that has a trio of players averaging 20 points (76ers, Heat, Blazers, Wizards).
Charlotte ranks 25th averaging 110.6 points per game and rank 29th in both field goal percentage 44.3% and perimeter percentage shooting 32.3%.
Defensively, Charlotte is giving up an average of 117.7 points (27th). Opponents shoot 48.0 percent from the field (23rd). Their best defensive area is on the perimeter where they limit foes to 36.1% ranking 18th overall.
Terry Rozier (hip) and Dennis Smith Jr. (ankle) are questionable while Cody Martin (knee) is out indefinitely.
Los Angeles Lakers
The situation in Laker land is dire with Anthony Davis expected to miss significant time.
That the Lakers are dancing around how long Davis will be out either may mean there is uncertainty in the healing period, or perhaps the injury is severe but they don’t want that intel leaking as it might impact their negotiations on potential trades.
Given the fact LeBron James will turn 38 in a week there is pressure on the franchise to deliver especially since they promised their superstar they would be competitive when he inked his last deal.
LA allows opponents to score an average of 117.3 points per game ranking 26th. Their opponents shoot 46.8% from the field (14th) and 34.7% from behind the arc (7th).
The Lakers score 115.3 points per game (9th) while shooting 47.6 percent from the field and 33.1 percent from the perimeter ranking 11th and 27th respectively.
LeBron James (ankle) and Russell Westbrook (foot) are probable while Austin Reaves (ankle) is questionable for Friday. Davis (foot), Juan Toscano-Anderson (ankle), and Anthony Davis (foot) are out indefinitely.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Hornets are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
- The Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when hosting Charlotte.
- The Hornets are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games.
- The Lakers are 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 games.
- The Hornets are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games on the road.
- The Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games played on a Friday.
Free Charlotte Hornets vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Prediction:
The Lakers have won six of their last eight home games while the Hornets haven’t fared well on their floor and have only beaten LA once in their last seven tries.
Charlotte has played well in a few matches lately (Nuggets, Dec 5th Clippers game, Nets, Kings) but they’ve equally laid eggs in as many recent matches and that inconsistency makes them a tough team to bank on.
LaMelo makes a difference but there simply isn’t enough evidence to support picking them over a motivated James.
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