NBA Best Bets: Lakers vs. Wizards Picks for January 30

Published 5:33 am Thursday, January 30, 2025

The Washington Wizards (6-40) are 7.5-point underdogs as they attempt to break a 15-game losing streak when they host the Los Angeles Lakers (26-19) on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Capital One Arena. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on SportsNet LA and MNMT.

Why don’t you check out the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Thursday’s game, before you make a wager on this contest?

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Lakers vs. Wizards Game Info

  • When: Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
  • Where: Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
  • TV: SportsNet LA and MNMT

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Lakers vs. Wizards Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Lakers (- 7.5)

  • Los Angeles is 23-22-0 against the spread this season.
  • Against the spread, Washington is 18-28-0 this year.
  • The Lakers have an ATS record of 4-5 as 7.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Wizards have an ATS record of 14-24 as 7.5-point underdogs or greater.

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Pick OU:

Over (223.5)

  • The Lakers’ 45 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 223.5 points 23 times.
  • The Wizards have played 29 games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 223.5 points.
  • Los Angeles has an average total of 225.2 in its outings this year, 1.7 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The average over/under for Washington’s contests this season is 231.2, 7.7 more points than this game’s total.
  • The Wizards are the league’s 28th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 24th-ranked Lakers.
  • This outing features the NBA’s 28th-ranked (Wizards) and ninth-ranked (Lakers) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Lakers (-295)

  • This season, the Lakers have won 18 out of the 25 games, or 72%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • The Wizards have won in six, or 13%, of the 46 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • Los Angeles has been at least a -295 moneyline favorite nine times this season and won all of those games.
  • This year, Washington has won two of 37 games when listed as at least +230 or better on the moneyline.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 74.7% chance of a victory for the Lakers.

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