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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 Wednesday when they meet at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -12.5-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 131-119 loser as they battled the Jazz on the road. The Lakers failed to cover in the match as a -9-point favorite, while 250 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Hornets were a 102-86 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Magic. They failed to cover the +12.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (188) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Charlotte:
Team record: 13-39 SU,27-23-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Charlotte is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games
Charlotte is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 32-20 SU,28-23-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Lakers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 8 games
Next up:
Charlotte at Denver Thursday, February 20
Los Angeles at Portland Thursday, February 20