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Washington Wizards at Los Angeles Lakers Preview & Picks – Lakers To Bounce Back With One-Sided NBA Win

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21 Jan 2025
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Leigh Copson 21 Jan 2025
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  • Washington Wizards at Los Angeles Lakers picks for Tuesday, January 21
  • Game is taking place at Crypto.com Arena
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    Washington Wizards at Los Angeles Lakers Preview & Picks
  • Washington Wizards at Los Angeles Lakers Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Washington Wizards Form
  • Los Angeles Lakers Form

Washington Wizards at Los Angeles Lakers Preview & Picks

Los Angeles are tipped to make straightforward work of Washington.

The Lakers have been in underwhelming form recently, so a meeting with a badly out-of-form Wizards team could be perfect timing for LeBron James & Co.

  • Los Angeles Lakers are 9-1-0 ATS in their last 10 victories
  • Los Angeles Lakers are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings with Washington
  • Washington Wizards are on a 10-game losing run
  • The Over has cashed in 5 of the last 6 meetings (1 push)

Head To Head

  • Los Angeles Lakers lead the all-time series 129-79
  • Los Angeles Lakers won 125-120 when the two teams last met in April 2024

Washington Wizards Form

Washington head to Los Angeles on a terrible run of form, having now lost each of their last 10 games.

The Wizards’ last win came on New Year’s Day when they beat Chicago 125-107, which was immediately followed by back-to-back defeats to New Orleans, 132-120 and 110-98.

They then lost 135-112 at home to Houston, before heading out on the road to lose 109-103 in Philadelphia and 138-105 at Chicago.

Washington’s losing run continued when they returned home for defeats to Oklahoma City, 136-95, Minnesota, 120-106, and Phoenix, 130-123.

The Wizards then saw their skid reach 10 games as they went out on the road to lose 122-114 at Golden State and 123-100 in Sacramento.

Los Angeles Lakers Form

Los Angeles go into this game looking to rebound from their fourth defeat in their last six games.

The Lakers enjoyed a winning start to 2025 as they recorded back-to-back victories, beating Portland 114-106 and Atlanta 119-102.

They failed to keep that run going as they then went out on the road to lose 119-115 in Houston and 118-97 at Dallas.

Los Angeles then fell 126-102 at home to San Antonio, before rallying to beat Miami 117-108 and Brooklyn 102-101.

The Lakers failed to make it three wins in a row though, as they were beaten 116-106 at the LA Clippers last weekend.

Verdict

Los Angeles can issue an immediate response to the weekend defeat to the Clippers.

Washington have lost 10 straight and are again short-handed, so this is the perfect 'get right' opportunity for the Lakers.

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