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Charlotte Hornets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Charlotte Hornets and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -4-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 235.
The Lakers were a 134-120 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Kings. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (254) made winners of OVER bettors.
Charlotte was a 126-105 loser in its last match on the road against the Clippers. They failed to cover the +9.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 231 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Charlotte:
Team record: 8-24 SU,14-17-1 ATS
Charlotte is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Charlotte is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 13-18 SU,12-18-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 8 games
Next up:
Charlotte at Portland Monday, December 26
Los Angeles at Dallas Sunday, December 25