NBA Best Bets: Warriors vs. Wizards Picks for January 18
Published 11:33 pm Friday, January 17, 2025
The Washington Wizards (6-33) are big, 13.5-point underdogs as they look to break an eight-game losing streak when they visit the Golden State Warriors (20-20) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Chase Center. The game airs at 8:30 PM ET on NBCS-BA and MNMT2.
Before making a wager on this matchup, take a peek at the best bets available on Saturday 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 has covered the spread 20 times in 40 games.
- Washington’s record against the spread is 16-23-0.
- The Warriors have no wins ATS (0-1) as a 13.5-point favorite or greater this season.
- The Wizards’ ATS record as 13.5-point underdogs or more is 5-8.
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Pick OU:
Under (229.5)
- Warriors 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 have gone over 229.5 combined points scored.
- The average point total in Golden State’s matchups this year is 225.2, 4.3 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- Washington has a 231.3-point average over/under in its matchups this season, 1.8 more points than this game’s point total.
- The Warriors score the 23rd-most points in the league this season, while the Wizards’ offense racks up the 28th-most.
- The Warriors are the league’s eighth-ranked scoring defense while the Wizards are the 25th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Warriors (-1000)
- The Warriors have been favorites in 22 games this season and won 13 (59.1%) of those contests.
- The Wizards have won in six, or 15.4%, of the 39 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- 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.
- The implied probability of a win from the Warriors, based on the moneyline, is 90.9%.
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