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 (+12.5) as they look to break a 17-game road slide when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers (22-18) on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena. The contest airs at 10:30 PM ET on SportsNet LA and MNMT2.

Hoping to gain an edge on Tuesday’s game? Discover the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) right here.

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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 is 19-21-0 against the spread this year.
  • Washington has covered the spread 17 times in 41 games.
  • The Wizards’ ATS record as 12.5-point underdogs or more is 9-10.

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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 combined with their opponent to score more than 231.5 points in 22 of 41 games this season.
  • The average total in Los Angeles’ outings this year is 225.7, 5.8 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The average total for Washington’s games this season is 231.4 points, 0.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The Wizards are the NBA’s 27th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 28th-ranked Lakers.
  • This matchup features the league’s 28th-ranked (Wizards) and sixth-ranked (Lakers) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Lakers (-752)

  • The Lakers have won 15, or 71.4%, of the 21 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
  • The Wizards have been chosen as underdogs in 41 games this year and have walked away with the win six times (14.6%) in those games.
  • 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 implied probability of a win from the Lakers, based on the moneyline, is 88.3%.

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