Hornets vs Clippers prediction NBA · Monday, January 12
At a glance
The LA Clippers (15-23) host the Charlotte Hornets (14-25) on Monday, January 12 at 10:30 PM ET at Intuit Dome in NBA action. Final score: Hornets 109 – Clippers 117. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Clippers a 63% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Clippers are 9-9 at home and the Hornets are 7-13 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 8-2 for the Clippers and 5-5 for the Hornets (current streaks: Clippers W2, Hornets W1).
The analysis Model
The Clippers are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Clippers 116 – 111 Hornets, a margin of about 4.2 points in favor of the Clippers and a total around 227 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Hornets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Clippers' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.3 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CHALAC
Top performers
Hornets
LaMelo BallG · #125pts / gameLaMelo BallG · #15assists
Moussa DiabateF · #1415reboundsClippers
Kawhi LeonardF · #235pts / game
James HardenG · #110assists
Ivica ZubacC · #4011reboundsRecent form
CHALAC
LAC
Team comparison
| CHA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 14-25 | Record | 15-23 |
| 113.7 | Points scored / game | 112.2 |
| 116.1 | Points allowed / game | 112.3 |
| -2.0 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.1 |
| W1 | Current streak | W2 |
| 5-5 | Last 10 games | 8-2 |
| 7-13 road | Home / road record | 9-9 home |
| 19-63 (-9.1) | Last season | 50-32 (+4.7) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Hornets
Injury report Clippers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.