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 (by 12.5 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.

For the best bets you can place on Tuesday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.

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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 has beaten the spread 19 times in 40 games.
  • Washington has covered the spread 17 times in 41 games.
  • As 12.5-point underdogs or greater, the Wizards are 9-10 against the spread.

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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 played 22 games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 231.5 points.
  • The average point total in Los Angeles’ contests this year is 225.7, 5.8 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • Washington’s games this season have had an average of 231.4 points, 0.1 fewer points than this game’s total.
  • The Lakers are the 28th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Wizards have scored the 27th-most points.
  • The Wizards have allowed the 28th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Lakers have given up the sixth-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Lakers (-752)

  • This season, the Lakers have won 15 out of the 21 games, or 71.4%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • The Wizards have been victorious in six, or 14.6%, of the 41 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • 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.
  • The Lakers have a 88.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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