{"id":320383,"date":"2025-01-09T10:57:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T15:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=320383"},"modified":"2025-01-09T10:57:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T15:57:51","slug":"hornets-vs-lakers-sgp-predictions-january-9-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/hornets-vs-lakers-sgp-predictions-january-9-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Hornets vs. Lakers same-game parlay predictions Jan. 9:  Bet on LeBron James, LaMelo Ball at +280"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Charlotte Hornets head to California for a meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: The Lakers are a strong home side so I&#8217;ll back them to win on Thursday. Prop picks on LeBron James and LaMelo Ball round out this +280 SGP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out my Hornets vs. Lakers same-game parlay predictions for Jan. 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hornets vs. Lakers predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:105746\">Embed: #105746<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Parlay: Lakers ML + James over 23.5 points + Ball over 12.5 rebounds\/assists (+280)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lakers moneyline (-315):<\/strong> Los Angeles is a much better team at home than on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Home:<\/strong> 12-5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Away:<\/strong> 8-11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lakers have won three of their last four at Crypto.com Arena, with the loss coming against the 32-4 Cleveland Cavaliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony Davis is once again on the injury report but is listed as probable and should be suiting up. He&#8217;s often on the injury report but has only missed two games this season, so I&#8217;m not concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlotte won its last game against the Phoenix Suns but lost 10 consecutive before that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lakers are 8-point favourites, which I believe they can cover, but I&#8217;ll buy some insurance in this parlay and take them to win straight up against a struggling Hornets team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>James over 23.5 <\/strong>points (-159):<\/strong> In Year 22, James can still fill up the net. He&#8217;s averaging 23.8 points on 50.7% shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, the King gets a soft matchup and I expect him to take advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlotte allows the third-most points to power forwards (25.1\/game), per Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LeBron can pass like a guard but don&#8217;t forget his ability as one of the best slashers the game has ever seen. According to 3stepsbasket.com, James is shooting 61% at the rim in his age-40 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hornets are tied for the 10th-worst paint defence, allowing opponents to shoot 62.8% from inside of six feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, LeBron is more efficient at home:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Home<\/strong>: 24.5 PPG, 53.2 FG%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Away<\/strong>: 23.3 PPG, 48.6 FG%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Ball over 12.5 rebounds<\/strong>\/assists (-139):<\/strong> To start, Ball averages 12.7 rebounds\/assists. That is right around the number needed here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But he&#8217;s been even better at filling the stat sheet lately, averaging 14.5 RA in his past 10 games \u2014 and cashing this bet seven times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is also an intriguing matchup as the Lakers allow the sixth-most assists per game (9.7) to point guards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Ball has had success in this spot before. He&#8217;s averaged 15.4 RA in five career meetings with the Lakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Picks made at 8:48 a.m. ET 01\/09\/2025<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Charlotte Hornets head to California for a meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers. The pregame narrative: The Lakers are a strong home side so I&#8217;ll back them to win on Thursday. Prop picks on LeBron James and LaMelo Ball round out this +280 SGP. 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