Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/30/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, January 30, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (11-34) will go up against the Los Angeles Lakers (28-18) at Capital One Arena on Friday.

The Lakers faced off with the Cavaliers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 129-99 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Lakers walked away with 16 while the Cavaliers totaled 15 fouls. They converted 17 of their 44 attempts from beyond the arc. Cleveland finished the contest at 76.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 13 tries. Additionally, Cleveland pulled down 46 boards (14 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Cleveland earned 32 dimes and had 12 steals in this game. Pertaining to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 52.6% from the floor on 51 out of 97 shooting. They also recorded 21 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned a total of 36 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Lakers converted 12 of 18 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Los Angeles finished the game with a 48.1% FG percentage (39 out of 81) and buried 9 out of their 32 shots from distance.

Luka Doncic is someone who was a factor for this contest. He notched 29 points on 12 of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Doncic went 60.0% from the floor and distributed 6 assists.

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Los Angeles will enter this matchup with a record of 28-18 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.4 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 41.3 boards per game and has accumulated 1,144 dimes for the year, which is 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Lakers are shooting 35.1% on shots from downtown (549 of 1,564) and 77.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 115.9 pts per game (17th in the league) while connecting on 49.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Lakers have forced 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 18th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,266 surrendered so far this year. The Lakers are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.6% (1,962 of 4,034) and they relinquish 40.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 37.1% on 3-pointers and they are 20th in basketball in opponents points per game (116.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wizards got the victory with a final of 115-111 against the Trail Blazers. Concerning rebounds, Washington permitted Portland to pull down 69 in total (29 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 36.8% from downtown by shooting 14 of 38 and ended up going 13 out of 23 at the free throw line (56.5%). The Wizards permitted the Trail Blazers to convert 42 of 109 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 38.5% for the contest. Overall, the Wizards finished shooting 40 out of 98 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.8%. With regard to shooting from distance, Washington knocked down 17 out of 39 attempts (43.6%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. The Trail Blazers were called for 17 fouls for the contest which got the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 16 steals in this contest. The Wizards snagged 32 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 46 for the game.

Alex Sarr was important for the Wizards in this game. He converted 11 out of 29 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 37.9%, and totaled 12 rebounds. Sarr recorded 29 points in his 36 mins on the court and earned 3 dimes in the matchup.

Washington has a win-loss record of 11-34 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wizards are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 25th in basketball. Washington has tallied 5,054 pts for the season (112.3 per game) and they pull in 43.8 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.3 times per game (21st in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.6 times per contest. The Wizards commit 21.4 fouls every game and they connect on 77.2% from the charity stripe.

The Washington defense gives up 36.3% on three-point shots (629 of 1,731) and their opponents are making 79.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 28.5 dimes and 47.8 boards per game, ranking them 28th and 30th in basketball. The Wizards defensively are ranked 29th in the league in PPG allowed with 122.8. They are forcing 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (20th in basketball).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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