NBA Best Bets: Warriors vs. Wizards Picks for January 18

Published 12:39 am Saturday, January 18, 2025

The Washington Wizards (6-33) will try to end an eight-game losing streak when they visit the Golden State Warriors (20-20) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Chase Center as big, 13.5-point underdogs. The contest airs at 8:30 PM ET on NBCS-BA and MNMT2.

Our computer predictions in this article will assist you in deciding on the best bets available for Saturday’s game.

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Warriors vs. Wizards Game Info

  • When: Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM ET
  • Where: Chase Center in San Francisco, California
  • TV: NBCS-BA and MNMT2
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Warriors vs. Wizards Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Warriors (- 13.5)

  • Golden State’s record against the spread is 20-20-0.
  • Washington has 16 wins in 39 games against the spread this season.
  • The Warriors have no wins ATS (0-1) as a 13.5-point favorite or greater this year.
  • As 13.5-point underdogs or more, the Wizards are 5-8 against the spread.

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Pick OU:

Under (229.5)

  • Warriors games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 229.5 points 16 times.
  • The Wizards have played 22 games this season that have had more than 229.5 combined points scored.
  • The average point total in Golden State’s games this season is 225.2, 4.3 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Washington’s contests this season have a 231.3-point average over/under, 1.8 more points than this game’s point total.
  • The Warriors are the 23rd-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Wizards have scored the 28th-most points.
  • This matchup features the league’s 25th-ranked (Wizards) and eighth-ranked (Warriors) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Warriors (-1000)

  • The Warriors have entered the game as favorites 22 times this season and won 13, or 59.1%, of those games.
  • The Wizards have been chosen as underdogs in 39 games this year and have walked away with the win six times (15.4%) in those games.
  • Golden State has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -1000.
  • Washington has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +625 or worse on the moneyline this season.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 90.9% chance of a victory for the Warriors.

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