The Washington Wizards (6-40) host the Los Angeles Lakers (26-19) after losing six straight home games. The Lakers are favored by 8.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 30, 2025. The matchup has an over/under set at 223.5 points.
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Lakers Cover -8.5 vs Wizards -110
Lakers vs. Wizards betting lines
- Lakers odds to win: -345
- Wizards odds to win: +273
- Spread: Lakers (-8.5)
- Total: 223.5
Lakers Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- Los Angeles has a 9-13-1 record against the spread on the road and are 10-13 in road contests.
- Los Angeles has a 0-1 record ATS on the road this year as 8.5-point favorites or more.
- On the road this year, Lakers games have hit the over on the set point total 11 times.
- Recent history gives an edge to Los Angeles to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 224.1 points per contest.
Lakers Recent Trends
- The Lakers have covered the spread four times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
- The Lakers’ last 10 contests saw five go over the total.
- The past 10 Lakers games averaged 4.3 fewer points (219.2) than this matchup’s point total.
- Across their last 10 games, the Lakers have scored 3.2 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.
Lakers Betting Records
- The Lakers are 18-7 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 72% of those games).
- Los Angeles has won all five games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -345 or shorter.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Lakers’ implied win probability is 77.5%.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.7 (eighth in NBA) | 47.4 (23rd) | 41.4 (28th) | 43.5 (12th) | 26.4 (13th) | 12.8 (seventh) |
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Wizards Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- At home this season, Wizards games have hit the over on the set point total 13 times.
- The Wizards have covered the spread 10 times at home and is 5-19 in home contests.
- Recent history gives an edge to the Wizards to beat the total. This year their home games averaged a total of 231.3 points per contest.
Wizards Recent Trends
- The Wizards have a 0-10 record straight-up in their past 10 contests, while covering the spread four times in those games.
- Wizards’ past 10 games saw five hit the over.
- The Wizards’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 230.1 points scored. That’s 6.6 more points than this contest’s over/under.
- In their past 10 games, the Wizards have a 101.8 points-per-game average, 5.4 points below their season-long scoring average.
Wizards Betting Records
- Washington has been underdogs in 46 games this season and won six (13%) of those contests.
- This season, the Wizards have won one of their 35 games, or 2.9%, when they’re the underdog by at least +273 on the moneyline.
- The Wizards have a 26.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.6 (29th in NBA) | 47.7 (26th) | 44 (18th) | 48.7 (30th) | 24.8 (24th) | 15.4 (25th) |
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