The 15-29 New Orleans Hornets will travel to face the 19-25 LA Lakers in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Staples Center in LA is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV.
The NBA odds in this pro basketball game has the home team LA Lakers favored by -7 points with an over under line of 194 ½ points. There has been no movement in the betting line since the odds opened up a few hours ago.
The teams met back on December 5th with the LA Lakers posting the 103-97 road win against the Hornets as a -4 ½ point betting favorite. The total landed under 195 ½ points. Trend: The under is 3-0 in their past three head to head meetings.
New Orleans has a road record of 8-14 on the year. The team broke a two game losing streak in a 91-83 road win on Sunday as a +7 ½ point underdog. The total came in at under 177 ½ points. The Hornets win the game the fourth quarter as they outscore Memphis 27-15 in the win. New Orleans hit on 9 of 20 three pointers and shot 43%. They held the Grizzlies to just 36.4% from the floor and 3 of 16 from three. Ryan Anderson off the bench had 22 points and 5 rebounds for the Hornets. The Hornets have struggled defensively allowing 46.1% shooting ranking 27th in the NBA. Prior to giving up 83 points to Memphis the team was giving up an average of 108 points a game in their previous four games.
The Lakers are 14-10 on their home court. After suffering through a four game losing streak the team has won two straight. They come off the 105-96 home win on Sunday afternoon to the Oklahoma City Thunder as a +3 point underdog. The total came in at under 208 points. It was the second straight game where the Lakers allowed under 100 points. LA shot over 55% from the floor and connected on 7 of 17 from three. They survive missing 13 of 29 free throws. The Lakers caught Oklahoma City at the right time as they concluded a long road trip on Sunday. Kobe Bryant had 21 points and 14 assists on 8 of 12 shooting. He misses a triple double by one rebound. They held Oklahoma City to just over 44% shooting. LA has work to do defensively as the club allows 101 points a game ranking 26th in scoring defense in the NBA.
