The Washington Wizards (11-19) play the 3rd game of their 6-game road trip Sunday night against the Los Angeles Lakers (12-16). Tip-off is 9:30 p.m. ET at Crypto.com Arena. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Wizards vs. Lakers odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Wizards have been struggling. They have lost 9 straight games and 12 of their last 13. They played the Los Angeles Clippers Saturday night, losing 103-92 as 5-point underdogs.
The Lakers last played Friday, defeating the Denver Nuggets 126-108 at home as 1.5-point underdogs. They are have won 2 of their last 3 games.
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Wizards at Lakers odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:20 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Wizards +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Lakers -180 (bet $180 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Wizards +4.5 (-105) | Lakers -4.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 234.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Wizards at Lakers key injuries
Wizards
- G Bradley Beal (hamstring) out
- F Rui Hachimura (ankle) out
- G Deion Wright (hamstring) out
Lakers
- F Anthony Davis (foot) out
- F Wenyen Gabriel (shoulder) out
- F LeBron James (ankle) probable
- F Juan Toscano-Anderson (ankle) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Wizards at Lakers picks and predictions
Prediction
Lakers 122, Wizards 115
Moneyline
The Wizards have lost 9 straight games and 12 of their last 12 contests. They are 3-12 on the road this season.
The Lakers have won 2 of their last 3 and are 5-5 in their last 10. They are 7-7 at home.
Expect the Lakers to send the Wizards to their 10th straight loss, but PASS on the money line. There is better value looking at the spread.
Against the spread
The Wizards are 10-17-3 ATS on the season and have failed to cover the spread in 8 of their last 9 games.
The Lakers are 5-4-1 ATS in their last 10 games and 12-15 ATS overall. Nine of their 12 wins this season have been by at least 5 points.
The Lakers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games on Sunday and 8-0 ATS in their last 8 games against teams with a losing record.
BET LAKERS -4.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The Lakers have scored 118 or more points in 4 straight games and in 7 of their last 10.
The Over is 7-1 in the Lakers’ last 8 games that their opponent allowed 100 or more points in their previous game.
The Wizards score an average 110.4 points per game.
BET OVER 234.5 (-115).
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