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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Charlotte Hornets
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Charlotte Hornets will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Spectrum Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Hornets as -1-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 238.
Charlotte was a 123-106 loser in its last match at home against the Nets. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 229 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 130-121 result against the Hawks on December 30. The Lakers covered in that game as a +6.5-point underdog, while the 251 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 13-18 SU,12-18-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
LA Lakers is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games
Charlotte:
Team record: 8-24 SU,14-17-1 ATS
Charlotte is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Charlotte is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Miami Wednesday, January 4
Charlotte home to Memphis Wednesday, January 4