The Los Angeles Lakers (24-14) are favored by 3.5 points against the Charlotte Hornets (14-26) on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 10:30 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on FDSSE and SportsNet LA. The matchup’s over/under is 234.5.
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Lakers Cover -3.5 vs Hornets -104
Lakers vs. Hornets betting lines
- Lakers odds to win: -156
- Hornets odds to win: +131
- Spread: Lakers (-3.5)
- Total: 234.5
- TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Extra (South)
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Lakers Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- Los Angeles has covered the spread nine times at home and is 11-7 in home contests.
- Los Angeles has gone 6-5 ATS in home games this season as 3.5-point favorites or more.
- The Lakers have gone over a set point total in a home game 14 times this season.
- Los Angeles and its opponents have averaged a total of 232.3 points per home contest this year, 2.2 points fewer than this game’s listed total.
Lakers Recent Trends
- The Lakers have covered the spread five times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
- The final score of the past 10 Lakers games has gone over the set total four times.
- The Lakers’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 234.8 points scored. That’s 0.3 more points than this contest’s over/under.
- In the past 10 games, the Lakers are scoring 3.4 points less per game compared to their season average.
Lakers Betting Records
- The Lakers have won 16 of the 22 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (72.7%).
- Los Angeles has gone 13-5 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -156 or shorter (winning 72.2%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Lakers’ implied win probability is 60.9%.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.8 (second in NBA) | 48.7 (28th) | 41.5 (26th) | 40.3 (third) | 25.1 (21st) | 14.7 (21st) |
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Hornets Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- The Hornets have a 12-9 ATS record in road games so far while putting up a record of 7-14 overall in those contests.
- This year, the Hornets are 1-1 ATS in road games when playing as 3.5-point underdogs or more.
- The Hornets have hit the over on a set point total in a road game nine times this season.
- This season on the road the Hornets and their opponents have averaged a total of 234.6 points per contest, 0.1 points greater than the over/under for this contest.
Hornets Recent Trends
- The Hornets have covered the spread seven times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 4-6 record straight-up in those games.
- Hornets’ past 10 contests saw five go over the total.
- The past 10 Hornets games averaged 2.4 fewer points (232.1) than this matchup’s over/under.
- Over the last 10 games, the Hornets are scoring 118.2 points per game compared to their 116.1 season average.
Hornets Betting Records
- Charlotte has entered the game as underdogs 34 times this season and won 11, or 32.4%, of those games.
- The Hornets are 6-18 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +131 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 43.3% chance of a victory for the Hornets.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.9 (24th in NBA) | 48.1 (24th) | 45.3 (eighth) | 40.2 (second) | 26.4 (13th) | 14.8 (24th) |
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