Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/30/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (6-39) will play the Los Angeles Lakers (26-19) at Capital One Arena on Thursday.

The Lakers faced off with the 76ers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 118-104 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Lakers walked away with 19 while the 76ers accumulated 20 fouls. They also knocked down 11 of their 34 tries from beyond the arc. Philadelphia finished the game shooting 84.0% from the free throw line by burying 21 of 25 tries. On top of that, Philadelphia snagged 43 boards (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Philadelphia recorded 20 assists and had 14 steals in this matchup. In regard to defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 47.3% from the floor on 43 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lakers made 20 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 87.0%. Los Angeles finished the game with a 51.4% FG percentage (37 of 72) and made 10 out of their 33 shots from downtown.

LeBron James is one guy who came through in the matchup. James finished 62.5% from the floor and recorded 9 dimes. He saw the court for 33 mins and collected 8 boards. He was able to score 31 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this contest with a record of 26-19 this year. They are averaging 111.4 pts per game (17th in the NBA) while hitting 47.7% from the field. The Lakers are connecting on 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (529 of 1,511) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 41.4 boards per game and has 1,187 assists so far this season, which ranks 15th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.0 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Lakers are forcing 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They give up 36.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 15th in the league in points per game from their opponents (112.7). The Lakers are allowing a FG percentage of 47.4% (1,908 of 4,027) and they concede 43.5 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 22nd in basketball in giving up assists with 1,238 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Wizards took a loss by a final score of 130-108 when they played the Mavericks. The Wizards were able to collect 31 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in this contest. They gave up possession 11 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Mavericks committed 20 fouls for the contest which took the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They were able to convert 13 of those for a percentage of 76.5%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Washington made 11 out of 37 tries (29.7%). Overall, the Wizards ended up going 42 for 101 from the field which had them sitting at 41.6%. The Wizards allowed the Mavericks to make 49 of their 92 attempts from the floor which had them at 53.3% in the game. They finished the game shooting 44.4% from distance via 20 out of 45 and finished the contest at 12 out of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). Concerning attacking the glass, Washington permitted Dallas to snag 51 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Bilal Coulibaly ended up being a major contributor for the Wizards for this game. Coulibaly scored 16 points in his 29 mins of playing time and added 5 assists for this game. He converted 6 out of 15 in this game for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss record of 6-39 for the season. The Wizards have committed 20.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.9 times per contest (23rd in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 15.8 times per contest. Washington has accounted for 4,850 points on the season (107.8 per game) and they collect 44.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wizards are shooting 43.7% from the field, which ranks 29th in the league.

The Washington defense allows 36.4% on 3-pointers (657 of 1,804) and opponents are making 79.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 28.6 dimes and 49.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 28th and 30th in basketball. The Wizards on the defensive end are ranked 30th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 122.3. They are able to force 13.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the field (26th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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