Los Angeles Lakers Vs. Washington Wizards Basketball Preview - 01-30-2025
On Thursday (January 30, 2025) at Capital One Arena, the Washington Wizards (6-40) will face Los Angeles Lakers (26-29) in an NBA regular season game featuring a 6.5 point favorite for Los Angeles Lakers with 224.5 total points over/under total for this matchup.
The Lakers are coming off of a heavy loss against the 76ers last time out but should be able to rebound in this matchup. Their arsenal includes LeBron James as their lead offensive weapon with Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart, Corey Kispert and Dorian Finney-Smith providing support. Furthermore, Max Christie, Gabe Vincent Jarred Vanderbilt and Dorian Finney-Smith lead an excellent defensive unit which should allow them to return victorious.
Though they fell to Dallas Mavericks, the Wizards displayed improvement in some areas despite losing. Their defense improved by holding opponents to a lower percentage of second chance points and they grabbed more offensive rebounds; most importantly though was that they did not turn over much ball.
The Lakers have been outstanding on the road, taking full advantage of Washington's struggles. As they are overall the superior team they should win this matchup comfortably even without Davis present; expect this game to feature low scoring action with both sides struggling for points; therefore predicting an under is your best option here.
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