Lakers vs. Wizards Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 21
Published 10:18 pm Monday, January 20, 2025
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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