The Washington Wizards (6-35) will look to stop a 10-game losing streak when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers (22-18) on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena as big, 12.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 10:30 PM ET on SportsNet LA and MNMT2.

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Lakers vs. Wizards Game Info & Odds

• Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
• Time: 10:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SportsNet LA and MNMT2
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Venue: Crypto.com Arena

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Lakers vs. Wizards Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Lakers 121 – Wizards 107

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Spread & Total Prediction for Lakers vs. Wizards

• Pick ATS: Lakers (- 12.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Lakers (-13.4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (231.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 228.2

• The Wizards (17-24-0 ATS) have covered the spread 47.5% of the time, six% less often than the Lakers (19-21-0) this year.
• When it comes to going over the over/under in 2024-25, Los Angeles does it in fewer games (47.5% of the time) than Washington (53.7%).
• As a moneyline underdog this year, the Wizards are 6-35, while the Lakers are 15-6 as moneyline favorites.

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers are posting 111.2 points per game (18th-ranked in NBA) this year, while ceding 113.9 points per contest (17th-ranked).
• While Los Angeles ranks in the bottom five in the NBA in rebounds per game with 40.8 (third-worst), it ranks 14th in the league with 43.9 rebounds allowed per contest.
• So far this season, the Lakers rank 13th in the league in assists, putting up 26.4 per game.
• Los Angeles is averaging 12.8 turnovers per game (seventh-ranked in NBA) this year, while forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest (18th-ranked).
• The Lakers have found it difficult to sink threes, ranking fourth-worst in the league with 11.9 treys per game. They rank 19th with a 35.3% shooting percentage from beyond the arc this year.

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Wizards Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Wizards are 25th in the NBA offensively (108.6 points scored per game) and worst defensively (122.8 points allowed).
• In 2024-25, Washington is 18th in the league in rebounds (44 per game) and worst in rebounds conceded (48.7).
• The Wizards are 22nd in the league in assists (24.9 per game) in 2024-25.
• In terms of turnovers, Washington is fourth-worst in the NBA in committing them (15.6 per game). And it is ranked 25th in forcing them (12.6 per game).
• In 2024-25 the Wizards are 19th in the league in 3-point makes (12.7 per game) and second-worst in 3-point percentage (33.5%).

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