Los Angeles Lakers vs. Washington Wizards odds, tips and betting trends

The Los Angeles Lakers (32-28) hope to build on a three-game home winning run when hosting the Washington Wizards (9-49) on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 10:30 PM ET.

The Lakers head into their game against the Wizards as a 9.5-point favorite. The point total for the matchup is 243.5.

Lakers vs. Wizards Betting Odds

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• Spread: Los Angeles -9.5
• Total: 243.5
• Moneyline: Los Angeles -439, Washington +339

• Pick ATS: Lakers (- 9.5)
• Pick OU:

  Under (243.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Lakers 125 – Wizards 111

• Los Angeles has come away with 21 wins in the 32 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
• Los Angeles has yet to lose in five games when named as at least a -439 moneyline favorite.
• Los Angeles has an implied victory probability of 81.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

• Washington has won 16.4% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (9-46).
• Washington has not yet won a game when they entered play as a moneyline underdog with odds of +339 or longer in 25 chances.
• Washington has an implied moneyline win probability of 22.8% in this game.

• The Lakers score 7.3 fewer points per game (116.9) than the Wizards give up (124.2).
• Los Angeles has a 14-4 record against the spread and a 15-3 record overall when putting up more than 124.2 points.
• Washington has put together a 16-8 ATS record and a 7-17 overall record in games it scores more than 117.3 points.
• Los Angeles’ record is 18-8 against the spread and 20-6 overall when it allows fewer than 114.3 points.
• The Lakers are the NBA’s 13th-ranked scoring team (116.9 PPG), while the Wizards rank worst in points per game allowed (124.2) in the league.
• Washington’s squad is currently the 18th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (114.3 PPG), while Los Angeles’ team is 18th in points allowed per game (117.3).
• The Lakers have been out-scored by 26 points this season (0.4 points per game on average), and opponents of the Wizards have out-scored them by 572 more points on the year (9.9 per game).

• Los Angeles has an average implied point total of 118.7 this year, which is 8.3 points lower than its implied total in Thursday’s game (127).
• So far this season, Los Angeles has totaled more than 127 points in a game 15 times.
• The 124.4-point average implied total on the season for Washington is 7.4 more points than the team’s 117-point implied total in this matchup.

• Game Day: Thursday, February 29, 2024
• Game Time: 10:30 PM ET
• TV Channel: SportsNet LA and MNMT
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Arena: Crypto.com Arena
• TV Channel: Monumental Sports
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