The Washington Wizards (6-40) will attempt to end a 15-game losing streak when they host the Los Angeles Lakers (26-19) on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Capital One Arena as 7.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on SportsNet LA and MNMT.

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Lakers vs. Wizards Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SportsNet LA and MNMT
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Venue: Capital One Arena

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Lakers vs. Wizards Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Lakers 118 – Wizards 108

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Spread & Total Prediction for Lakers vs. Wizards

• Pick ATS: Lakers (- 7.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Lakers (-9.9)
• Pick OU:

  Over (223.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.6

• The Lakers have been more successful against the spread than the Wizards this season, putting up an ATS record of 23-22-0, compared to the 18-28-0 mark of the Wizards.
• Los Angeles covers the spread when it is a 7.5-point favorite or more 44.4% of the time. That’s more often than Washington covers as an underdog of 7.5 or more (36.8%).
• Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total 46.7% of the time this season (21 out of 45), less often than Washington’s games have (23 out of 46).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Lakers are 18-7, while the Wizards are 6-40 as moneyline underdogs.

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers are averaging 111.4 points per game (17th-ranked in NBA) this year, while giving up 112.7 points per contest (15th-ranked).
• While Los Angeles is in the bottom five in the NBA in rebounds per game with 41.4 (third-worst), it ranks 12th in the league with 43.5 rebounds allowed per contest.
• The Lakers are averaging 26.4 assists per game, which ranks them 13th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• So far this season, Los Angeles is committing 12.8 turnovers per game (seventh-ranked in NBA) and forcing 13.1 turnovers per contest (20th-ranked).
• While the Lakers rank in the bottom five in the NBA in three-pointers per game with 11.8 (fourth-worst), they rank 19th in the league with a 35% three-point percentage.

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Wizards Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Wizards are fourth-worst in the NBA on offense (107.2 points scored per game) and worst defensively (122 points conceded).
• On the boards, Washington is 18th in the NBA in rebounds (44 per game). It is the worst in rebounds allowed (48.7 per game).
• This season the Wizards are ranked 24th in the NBA in assists at 24.8 per game.
• In terms of turnovers, Washington is 25th in the NBA in committing them (15.4 per game). It is 25th in forcing them (12.6 per game).
• The Wizards are 21st in the NBA in 3-pointers made (12.5 per game) and second-worst in 3-point percentage (32.9%).

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