Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction: another victory for LeBron James’ team

Charlotte Hornets

The Hornets played perhaps their best game of the season ahead of their home game against the Los Angeles Lakers. At home, Charles Lee’s team confidently handled New Orleans, who had gained momentum. The final difference was almost 30 points – 123:92. The most productive player for Charlotte was Lamelo Ball, who scored 25 points. Miles Bridges scored 22 points.

In general, Charlotte has a great stretch – four wins in the previous six games. However, from a tournament point of view, not much has changed for the team from North Carolina. The Hornets are still ahead of Washington, but with a balance of 12-30 inferior to all other teams in the Eastern Conference.

Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers approach the game in Carolina with three straight wins. The team began this stretch with a 111:88 home win over Eastern Conference runners-up Washington, and then went on to two significant victories. At home in Los Angeles, the Lakers confidently handled Boston (117:96), the reigning NBA champion, and in San Francisco they beat Steph Curry and his Golden State (118:108) for the second time this season. Note that in the meeting with the Warriors more than 50 points for two scored Anthony Davis and LeBron James – 36 and 25 points for performance, respectively.

Thus, the Lakers have secured their place in the playoff zone and are currently in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 25-18 win-loss record.

H2H Meetings

The rivals have yet to meet this season, and in the previous two championships, the Lakers have won three out of four games against Charlotte.

Betting Stats

• The Lakers have beaten Charlotte in 9 of the 12 previous head-to-head meetings.
• In 8 out of 12 previous matches Charlotte scored no more than 221 points.
• Charlotte has reached the 108-point mark in 4 of their last 5 games at home.
• The Lakers have scored 114+ points in six previous games against Charlotte.

• Expert Betting Tips

  The Lakers are in great shape right now and have won three matches in a row. The meeting with Boston should be considered especially telling in this stretch, where LeBron James’ team brought the opponent a final double-digit score difference. Charlotte also has a good series, but the Hornets have recently beaten only problem opponents and season outsiders. We believe that Los Angeles will not have serious problems in the upcoming game, and the Lakers will get another victory. Also, based on the statistics of head-to-head meetings between the teams in the previous seasons, we take the total over.