NBA Best Bets: Warriors vs. Wizards Picks for January 18
Published 11:33 pm Friday, January 17, 2025
The Washington Wizards (6-33) are heavy underdogs (by 13.5 points) to stop a 15-game road losing streak when they visit the Golden State Warriors (20-20) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM ET.
If you hope to make an informed wager on Saturday’s game, check out the best bets available in the article below (according to our computer predictions).
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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
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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 year.
- The Warriors don’t have a win ATS (0-1) as a 13.5-point favorite or greater this year.
- The Wizards have an ATS record of 5-8 as 13.5-point underdogs or greater.
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Pick OU:
Under (229.5)
- The Warriors’ 40 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 finished with a combined score higher than 229.5 points.
- Golden State has an average total of 225.2 in its outings this year, 4.3 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The average over/under for Washington’s outings this season is 231.3, 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.
- The Wizards have surrendered the 25th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Warriors have given up the eighth-fewest.
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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.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Warriors have a 90.9% chance to win.
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