Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Lakers 12/23/2022 Picks

Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Lakers 12/23/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Charlotte Hornets will go against the Los Angeles Lakers in NBA action in Crypto.com Arena, CA, on Friday, December 23, 2022, at 10:30 PM ET.

The Charlotte Hornets lost badly 126-105 to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, snapping their unsightly eight-game losing slide that lasted since last Monday with a 125-119 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Despite Lonzo Ball’s triple-double of 25 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds, the Clippers completely dominated the Hornets throughout the game.

Against one of the league’s top defensive units, Charlotte only made 40.2% of its field goals and nine of its 31 efforts from beyond the arc.

The Hornets produced 54 points in the paint and caused the Clippers to commit a staggering 27 errors, but LA hit 23 three-pointers and scored 20 points on the fast break.

Due to a hip ailment, Terry Rozier (20.9 PPG, 5.5 APG) missed the previous two games and is doubtful to play against the Lakers on Friday.

The Hornets continue to have the NBA’s worst offensive rating with 108.3 points for every 100 possessions. They rank 27th in the league in terms of points allowed per 100 possessions (115.3), with an effective field goal percentage of 55.0. (24th).

The total went OVER in 8 of Charlotte’s last 12 matches.
The Charlotte Hornets are 1-9 SU in their last 10 matches.
The Hornets are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 matches against the LA Lakers.

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Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Lakers Predictions 12/23/2022

The Los Angeles Lakers (13-18; 12-18-1 ATS) are severely lacking Anthony Davis.

The Lakers dropped their last two away games, 130-104 in Phoenix and 134-120 in Sacramento, following a tight victory against the Washington Wizards at home (119-117).

LeBron James skipped the Suns game but played the following Wednesday and scored 31 points in Sacramento’s 14-point loss at Golden 1 Center.

Against the Kings, the Lakers shot 50.0% from the field and 11-for-24 from beyond the arc. Because of their terrible defense, the Kings scored 41 points in the second quarter and 40 points in the third.

Russell Westbrook (14.5 PPG, 7.6 APG) missed his second straight game and is questionable to play against the Hornets.

Averaging 111.7 points for every 100 possessions, the Lakers (tied-21st in the league). They shot just 33.1% from beyond the arc and 55.5% from within the arc (9th) (27th).

The Lakers average the least number of 3-pointers per game (9.9). Los Angeles ranks 19th in the nation with 113.6 points allowed per 100 possessions and a 53.4 effective field goal percentage.

The total went OVER in 9 of the LA Lakers’ last 12 matches.
The LA Lakers are 3-6 SU in their last 9 matches.
The total went OVER in 5 of the Lakers’ last 7 matches against Charlotte.

Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA pick for this game is the Los Angeles Lakers. If the Lakers want to have any hope of making the postseason in the competitive Western Conference, they must win matches like this one.

Possibly one of the weakest teams in the league is the Hornets. Terry Rozier could be sidelined for Charlotte once more, thus, pick the Lakers to win and cover.

After a pair of challenging games against Phoenix and Sacramento, the Lakers should get better defensively under LeBron’s leadership for Purple-and-Gold.

In its previous seven encounters with Charlotte, Los Angeles is 6-1 SU and 7-0 ATS. The Horns are 2-5 ATS in their past seven overall games, while the Lakers covered in four of their previous five Friday performances.

The Los Angeles Lakers will win to a predicted score of 121-18.

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