Clippers vs Hornets Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at Spectrum Center tonight as the Los Angeles Clippers, hot on the heels of their latest victory, cruise into Charlotte to challenge the Hornets in what promises to be a buzzing playoff opener! With the Clippers just a half-game shy of the top in the West and the Hornets looking to shake off the sting of their recent defeat, tonight’s 8 PM tipoff is set to light up the scoreboard. The stakes are high, the lines are drawn, and with most of this season’s opening games turning into blowouts, we’re all itching for a real nail-biter. Will the Clippers clip the Hornets’ wings, or will Charlotte bring the buzz and serve up a surprise? Tune in as these teams go head-to-head in a battle that’s sure to have fans swarming to the edge of their seats!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 31, 2025 08:00PM EST

Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte

Vegas Odds

	LAC ML	CHA ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-1000	+625	212.5	-14.0/14.0
Recent	-290	+210	209.5	-13.0/13.0
Difference	+710	-415	-3.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

33W-27L

74.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

17W-41L

25.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/31/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	31	36	26	37	130	Over
03/31/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	25	30	27	36	118	Over
12/26/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	27	23	30	24	104	Over
12/26/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	26	29	27	31	113	Over
12/21/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	19	21	34	31	105	Over
12/21/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	37	34	26	29	126	Over
12/05/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	28	35	21	35	119	Over
12/05/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	26	28	36	27	117	Over
01/30/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	24	27	33	31	115	Under
01/30/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	25	22	29	14	90	Under
11/07/21	Charlotte Hornets CHA	39	19	29	19	106	Over
11/07/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	31	30	28	31	120	Over

Clippers Vs Over/Under

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Clippers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/29	vs SAS	128-116W	57	26	15	91
01/27	vs PHX	109-111L	42	22	15	83
01/23	@ WAS	110-93W	55	29	18	88
01/22	@ BOS	113-117L	40	24	22	90
01/20	@ CHI	99-112L	40	24	9	94
01/19	@ LAL	116-102W	38	27	12	89
01/16	vs POR	118-89W	50	23	15	78
01/15	@ BRO	126-67W	46	26	14	79
01/13	@ MIA	109-98W	48	28	11	93
01/08	vs DEN	103-126L	40	14	11	80

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/29	@ BRO	83-104L	52	18	17	83
01/27	@ LAL	107-112L	34	26	14	87
01/24	@ POR	97-102L	46	20	16	85
01/22	vs MEM	120-132L	33	27	16	86
01/20	@ DAL	110-105W	49	28	13	98
01/17	vs CHI	125-123W	44	26	12	96
01/15	vs UTA	117-112W	45	27	18	85
01/12	vs PHX	113-120L	52	30	16	92
01/07	@ PHX	115-104W	59	23	11	98
01/03	vs DET	94-98L	45	25	17	80

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Clippers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
James Harden PG	45.0	47.9	41.5	100%	41.8
Derrick Jones Jr. PF	23.0	30.9	19.0	90%	19.7
Kawhi Leonard SF	35.0	32.0	35.2	100%	35.6
Norman Powell SG	34.0	36.9	34.5	100%	35.0
Ivica Zubac C	38.0	44.2	36.4	100%	36.8

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Miles Bridges PF	45.0	39.0	36.4	100%	36.8
Taj Gibson C	16.0	7.8	6.8	27%	10.6
Josh Green SF	24.0	20.4	17.0	100%	17.4
Vasilije Micic PG	29.0	15.9	16.4	50%	23.6
Nick Smith Jr. SG	30.0	21.4	9.6	20%	21.8

Clippers Notable Injuries

Kris Dunn (SG): Avg: 5.5pts, 3.0reb, 3.4ast, 20.2 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 2.1
Bones Hyland (PG): Avg: 6.7pts, 1.4reb, 2.1ast, 13.1 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 2.3
Trentyn Flowers (SG): Avg: 4.5pts, 2.0reb, 0.0ast, 7.9 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 0.8
Kai Jones (C): Avg: 2.2pts, 1.7reb, 0.4ast, 7.7 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 0.9
Cam Christie (SG): Avg: 1.2pts, 1.2reb, 0.4ast, 5.7 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 0.5

Hornets Notable Injuries

LaMelo Ball (PG): Avg: 26.5pts, 5.2reb, 7.6ast, 33.0 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 8.0
Mark Williams (C): Avg: 14.6pts, 9.6reb, 1.9ast, 25.6 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 7.0
Cody Martin (SG/SF): Avg: 7.8pts, 4.3reb, 3.0ast, 26.0 minutes. Last game: 01/24/25. Impact: 2.6
Tidjane Salaun (PF): Avg: 4.7pts, 4.2reb, 1.1ast, 17.5 minutes. Last game: 01/17/25. Impact: 2.0

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Nick Smith Jr.	CHA	Pts	10.5	15.4	+4.9	40%	30%	20%	20%	LAC	-0.4	#12
Josh Green	CHA	Pts	7.5	10.5	+3.0	80%	60%	53%	53%	LAC	-0.1	#16
Miles Bridges	CHA	Reb	7.5	8.5	+1.0	40%	50%	60%	60%	LAC	0.0	#18
Vasilije Micic	CHA	Reb	2.5	3.1	+0.6	40%	50%	47%	47%	LAC	+0.7	#25
Norman Powell	LAC	Ast	1.5	1.8	+0.3	60%	50%	53%	53%	CHA	+0.8	#28
Derrick Jones Jr.	LAC	Ast	0.5	1.2	+0.7	60%	40%	47%	47%	CHA	+0.1	#16

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Clippers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#11	#9	#25	#14	-0.9%
PF	#1	#2	#13	#1	-21.3%
PG	#12	#25	#7	#17	-0.5%
SF	#20	#18	#24	#24	5.0%
SG	#16	#5	#3	#8	-5.1%

Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#28	#18	#21	#29	10.9%
PF	#23	#28	#1	#27	8.1%
PG	#2	#22	#22	#7	-4.5%
SF	#3	#2	#16	#5	-7.8%
SG	#20	#11	#28	#24	5.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

108.9

106.0

Rebounds per Game

43.2

46.4

Assists per Game

23.7

24.4

Steals per Game

9.6

8.0

Blocks per Game

4.8

4.4

Shots per Game

85.8

88.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.8

12.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.1

50.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.2

32.3

Turnovers per Game

15.0

Fouls per Game

17.5

19.5

Recent Trends

DaQuan Jeffries (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 41.0% to 16.7, 11.9 min average previous 3 games.
Terance Mann (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 58.3% to 12.4, 29.7 min average previous 3 games.
Cody Martin (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.8% to 16.1, 23.2 min average previous 3 games.
Vasilije Micic (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 97.4% to 31.4, 15.9 min average previous 3 games.
Josh Okogie (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 109.5% to 27.3, 13.0 min average previous 3 games.
Kevin Porter Jr. (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 40.9% to 14.9, 25.2 min average previous 3 games.
KJ Simpson (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 127.2% to 23.7, 10.4 min average previous 3 games.