NBA Best Bets: Warriors vs. Wizards Picks for January 18
Published 11:33 pm Friday, January 17, 2025
The Washington Wizards (6-33) are heavy underdogs (+13.5) as they try to break a 15-game road losing streak when they take on the Golden State Warriors (20-20) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Chase Center. The matchup airs at 8:30 PM ET on NBCS-BA and MNMT2.
Our computer predictions for Saturday’s game will assist you in making an informed wager using the best bets on the board.
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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 is 20-20-0 against the spread this season.
- Washington is 16-23-0 against the spread this year.
- The Warriors are winless ATS (0-1) when playing as at least 13.5-point favorites this year.
- As 13.5-point underdogs or more, the Wizards are 5-8 against the spread.
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Pick OU:
Under (229.5)
- Warriors games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 229.5 points 16 times.
- The Wizards have played 22 games this season that finished with a point total above 229.5 points.
- Golden State has had an average of 225.2 points in its games this season, 4.3 fewer than this matchup’s total.
- The average over/under for Washington’s outings this season is 231.3, 1.8 more points than this game’s point total.
- The Wizards are the league’s 28th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 23rd-ranked Warriors.
- The Warriors are the NBA’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 bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 90.9% chance of a victory for the Warriors.
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