The Washington Wizards (6-35) are heavy underdogs (by 13.5 points) to stop a 17-game road losing streak when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers (22-18) on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET.

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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: Wizards (+ 13.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Lakers (-13.4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (231.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 228.2

• The Lakers’ .475 ATS win percentage (19-21-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Wizards’ .415 mark (17-24-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• When it comes to eclipsing the total in 2024-25, Washington and its opponents are more successful (53.7% of the time) than Los Angeles and its opponents (47.5%).
• The Lakers have a .714 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (15-6) this season while the Wizards have a .146 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (6-35).

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers are posting 111.2 points per game (18th-ranked in NBA) this season, while ceding 113.9 points per contest (17th-ranked).
• Los Angeles has struggled to pile up rebounds this season, ranking third-worst in the league with 40.8 boards per game. It ranks 14th by allowing 43.9 boards per contest.
• The Lakers are putting up 26.4 dimes per game, which ranks them 13th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• With 12.8 turnovers per game, Los Angeles is seventh in the NBA. It forces 13.4 turnovers per contest, which ranks 18th in the league.
• The Lakers are making 11.9 three-pointers per game (fourth-worst in NBA), and they own a 35.3% three-point percentage (19th-ranked).

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Wizards Performance Insights

• Offensively the Wizards are the 25th-ranked squad in the NBA (108.6 points per game). Defensively they are the worst (122.8 points conceded per game).
• In 2024-25, Washington is 18th in the league in rebounds (44 per game) and worst in rebounds allowed (48.7).
• This season the Wizards are ranked 22nd in the NBA in assists at 24.9 per game.
• In terms of turnovers, Washington is fourth-worst in the league in committing them (15.6 per game). And it is ranked 25th in forcing them (12.6 per game).
• Beyond the arc, the Wizards are 19th in the league in 3-pointers made per game (12.7). They are second-worst in 3-point percentage at 33.5%.

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