NBA Best Bets: Lakers vs. Wizards Picks for January 21
Published 11:35 pm Monday, January 20, 2025
The Washington Wizards (6-35) are heavy underdogs (+12.5) as they attempt to break a 10-game losing streak when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers (22-18) at 10:30 PM ET on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena. The game airs on SportsNet LA and MNMT2.
Hoping to gain an edge on Tuesday’s game? Check out the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) right here.
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Lakers vs. Wizards Game Info
- When: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET
- Where: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California
- TV: SportsNet LA and MNMT2
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Lakers vs. Wizards Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Lakers (- 12.5)
- Los Angeles is 19-21-0 against the spread this year.
- Washington is 17-24-0 against the spread this year.
- The Wizards have an ATS record of 9-10 as 12.5-point underdogs or more.
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Pick OU:
Under (231.5)
- The Lakers’ 40 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 231.5 points 13 times.
- The Wizards have combined with their opponents to score more than 231.5 points in 22 of 41 games this season.
- Los Angeles has an average point total of 225.7 in its contests this year, 5.8 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The average total for Washington’s games this season is 231.4 points, 0.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The Wizards are the league’s 27th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 28th-ranked Lakers.
- The Lakers are the league’s sixth-ranked scoring defense while the Wizards are the 28th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Lakers (-752)
- The Lakers have entered the game as favorites 21 times this season and won 15, or 71.4%, of those games.
- The Wizards have been chosen as underdogs in 41 games this year and have walked away with the win six times (14.6%) in those games.
- Los Angeles has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -752.
- Washington has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +525 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Lakers have a 88.3% chance to win.
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