The Washington Wizards (6-35) are heavy underdogs (by 13.5 points) to stop a 17-game road losing streak when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers (22-18) on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET.

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Lakers vs. Wizards Game Info & Odds

• Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
• Time: 10:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SportsNet LA and MNMT2
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Venue: Crypto.com Arena

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Lakers vs. Wizards Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Lakers 121 – Wizards 107

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Spread & Total Prediction for Lakers vs. Wizards

• Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 13.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Lakers (-13.4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (231.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 228.2

• The Lakers’ .475 ATS win percentage (19-21-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Wizards’ .415 mark (17-24-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• Washington and its opponents have eclipsed the over/under 53.7% of the time this season (22 out of 41). That’s more often than Los Angeles and its opponents have (19 out of 40).
• As a moneyline underdog this year, the Wizards are 6-35, while the Lakers are 15-6 as moneyline favorites.

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers are averaging 111.2 points per game (18th-ranked in NBA) this year, while allowing 113.9 points per contest (17th-ranked).
• While Los Angeles ranks in the bottom five in the NBA in rebounds per game with 40.8 (third-worst), it ranks 14th in the league with 43.9 rebounds allowed per game.
• The Lakers rank 13th in the NBA with 26.4 dimes per contest.
• Los Angeles is committing 12.8 turnovers per game (seventh-ranked in NBA) this year, while forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest (18th-ranked).
• The Lakers have struggled to rack up threes, ranking fourth-worst in the league with 11.9 threes made per game. They rank 19th with a 35.3% shooting percentage from beyond the arc this year.

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Wizards Performance Insights

• The Wizards are 25th in the NBA in points scored (108.6 per game) and worst in points allowed (122.8).
• On the glass, Washington is 18th in the NBA in rebounds (44 per game). It is the worst in rebounds conceded (48.7 per game).
• This season the Wizards are ranked 22nd in the league in assists at 24.9 per game.
• In 2024-25, Washington is fourth-worst in the NBA in turnovers committed (15.6 per game) and 25th in turnovers forced (12.6).
• Beyond the arc, the Wizards are 19th in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (12.7). They are second-worst in 3-point percentage at 33.5%.

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