The Washington Wizards (10-17) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (22-9) Monday for a 10 p.m. ET tip-off at Staples Center in L.A. Below, we analyze the Wizards-Lakers NBA odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Wizards at Lakers: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:20 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Wizards +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Lakers -275 (bet $275 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Wizards +6.5 (-110) | Lakers -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 226.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Wizards at Lakers: Key injuries
Wizards
- C Thomas Bryant (Achilles) out
- PG Ish Smith (quadriceps) out
Lakers
- PF Kostas Antetokounmpo (knee) out
- PF Anthony Davis (calf) out
- PG Dennis Schroder (COVID-19 protocols) out
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Wizards at Lakers: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Lakers 113, Wizards 109
Money line (ML)
The Lakers (-275) will cost you nearly three times your potential return, and that’s just too much risk with Davis on the shelf and Schroder joining him. While the Wizards (+220) are coming off an impressive 118-111 win in Portland, you can’t play Washington, either. PASS.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The WIZARDS +6.5 (-110) should be able to put a scare into LeBron and the Lakers -6.5 (-110) Monday night. Washington is playing its best basketball of the season, entering in a 4-0 SU/ATS win streak. Meanwhile, the Lake Show knuckled under against Miami Saturday, falling 96-94 against the undermanned Heat at Staples, and they lost 109-98 to the Brooklyn Nets the game before. They’re 1-3 SU/ATS across the past four, and 4-10 ATS over the previous 14.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 226.5 (-110) is the lean here, as the Los Angeles offense has been in disarray lately. They have averaged a paltry 96.0 PPG across the past two games, both losses to subpar Eastern Conference teams on their home floor. They should be able to fill up the buckets a little better against the defensively challenged Wizards, but the Under is still the play with the Lakers until L.A. regains some consistency at the offensive end.
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