Charlotte Hornets at Los Angeles Lakers Free Betting Tips
Rescheduled game from 9th January which was postponed due to the LA fires, and is the only game tonight before the rest of the schedule restarts tomorrow after the ASB.
Lakers are heavy favourites for this game, 11.5 point favourites to be precise. Which is a big spread.
LAL are 5th in the Western Conference with a 32-20-62% record (19-6 at home, which is imperious). 8-2 L10, on a L1 streak (loss in Utah, off the back of a W6 streak), and of course a well rested "big two" in LeBron (sat out the All Star games), and Doncic (played 2 games in 2 months). Lakers should have this game wrapped up by the start of the 4th Quarter.
Charlotte are shit. 14th in the East, only held off the bottom by Washington, the Hornets have a 13-39-25% record (4th worst in the NBA). They are 4-19 on the road, 1-9 L10 on an L3 streak. Frankly there is no way the Hornets should be beating the Lakers tonight. It ain't happening.
A decent result for our tips (won two from three) even if our view on the outcome of the game was a shade inaccurate, turns out the Hornets aren't quite as shit as we maybe thought...
Our Under bet waltzed in without a care in the world, a game that didn't even reach 200, an easy tipping win. As was our Reaves Under 21.5 Points, despite playing for the wise end of half an hour, the boy Reavesy notched 8 points. Eight.
However, Bridges did us right over, a 31.5 PRA total smashed out of the ball park with an actual of 35.
Two from Three isn't bad, $30 bet, $37.70 Returned, we'll snap that up every day thanks.
Under 226.5 at odds of 1.90
Whilst the Lakers have averaged 224 in their last 15 games, and whilst LeBron and Luka should be all guns blazing, it's hard for one team to drag a total up when the other team is so poor. 18 of the Hornets last 25 games have been Under. Plus with a game on Thursday for the Lakers, this could be the NBA version of a Jose Mourinho game plan - do enough to win, and no more.
Returns $19.00 for a $10 bet
Austin Reaves (LAL) Under 21.5 Points at odds of 1.87
LeBron is going to play a load of minutes, Luka is likely to play a load of minutes, shooting chances for Reaves will be diminished. Plus that game in Portland on Thursday for LA means less minutes all round for the big players. And these days, Reavesy is a big player.
Miles Bridges (CHA) Under 31.5 Points + Assists + Rebounds at odds of 1.90
Missed five from five on the road against top defenses, averages 21.8, so looks like a wide miss to us.
