Lakers vs. Wizards betting: NBA preview for January 21

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The Washington Wizards (6-35) are heavy underdogs (+13.5) as they attempt to end 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 matchup airs on SportsNet LA and MNMT2. The matchup has an over/under of 227.5 points.

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Lakers Cover -13.5 vs Wizards -110

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Lakers vs. Wizards betting lines

  • Lakers odds to win: -893
  • Wizards odds to win: +592
  • Spread: Lakers (-13.5)
  • Total: 227.5

Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Los Angeles has an 11-9 ATS record in home games so far while putting up a record of 14-6 overall in those contests.
  • Lakers home games have hit the over on the set point total 10 times this year.
  • This season at home Los Angeles and its opponents have averaged a total of 226.5 points per contest, 1.0 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Lakers Recent Trends

  • The Lakers are 5-5 overall and 5-5 against the spread in their past 10 games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Lakers games has surpassed the set total six times.
  • The past 10 Lakers games averaged 6.2 fewer points (221.3) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • During the last 10 games, the Lakers are scoring 0.2 points less per game compared to their season average.

Lakers Betting Records

  • The Lakers have a 15-6 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 71.4% of those games).
  • Los Angeles has not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -893 or shorter.
  • The Lakers have an 89.9% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.4 (10th in NBA) 48 (27th) 40.8 (28th) 43.9 (14th) 26.4 (13th) 12.8 (seventh)

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Wizards Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Wizards have a 6-11-1 ATS record in road games so far while putting up a record of 1-17 overall in those contests.
  • On the road this year, Wizards games have gone over the set point total 10 times.
  • Recent performance gives an edge to the Wizards to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 231.4 points per contest.

Wizards Recent Trends

  • The Wizards have a 0-10 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • Wizards’ last 10 outings saw seven go over the total.
  • The past 10 Wizards games averaged 3.0 more points (230.5) than this matchup’s point total.
  • In the past 10 games, the Wizards are scoring 107.6 points per game compared to their 108.6 season average.

Wizards Betting Records

  • Washington has been underdogs in 41 games this season and won six (14.6%) of those contests.
  • The Wizards have entered 15 games this season as the underdog by +592 or more and is 1-14 in those contests.
  • The Wizards have a 14.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (28th in NBA) 47.6 (24th) 44 (18th) 48.7 (30th) 24.9 (22nd) 15.6 (27th)
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