Advanced computer model locks in picks for Lakers vs. Hornets, March 18 2021

The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Charlotte Hornets at 10:30 p.m. ET Thursday at Staples Center. The Lakers are 27-13 overall and 13-8 at home, while Charlotte is 20-19 overall and 8-11 on the road.  Los Angeles is favored by eight points in the latest Lakers vs. Hornets odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the Over-Under is set at 224.5. Before you make any Hornets vs. Lakers picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and it returned over $5,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks last season. The model is also up over $8,800 on top-rated NBA picks over the past two-plus seasons. Dating back to last season, it enters Week 13 of the 2020-21 NBA schedule on a stunning 88-53 roll on top-rated NBA picks against the spread. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, it has simulated Lakers vs. Hornets 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

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