The Charlotte Hornets have finally turned a corner behind center Dwight Howard, winning three of five. That included a victory at defending champion Golden State (111-110) and the last game, a 131-111 blowout win at Sacramento on Tuesday. They face an L.A. Lakers team with nothing but bad news, riding an eight-game skid. Rookie point guard Lonzo Ball (shoulder) has missed six straight games and is questionable, while center Brook Lopez (ankle) has missed eight of the last nine games, playing only 16 minutes the last contest. Los Angeles has allowed 119.3 points per game during this losing streak, dropping to #29 in the league in points allowed and is last offensively in free throw shooting. The Lakers are 3-10 ATS after allowing more than 125 points in their previous game. Charlotte is 9-2-1 ATS at the Lakers, and with the road team 15-5-1 ATS when these teams clash, back the visitors again. Play Charlotte.
This pick was released to clients on January 05, 2018 at 12:34PM ET.
NBA
Charlotte at Los Angeles
January 5, 2018
10:35 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Charlotte -2.5 (-107) (risk 1.5 to return 2.9)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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