The Los Angeles Lakers (32-28) play the Washington Wizards (9-49) on February 29, 2024 at Crypto.com Arena. The Wizards are underdogs by a nine-point margin as they enter the matchup with a 7-3 record in their last 10 games. The matchup has an over/under set at 243 points.
If you are looking to make an informed wager on Thursday’s game, dig into the best bets available for this matchup, in this article (based on our computer predictions).
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Spread: Lakers (-9) to Cover
- The Lakers are the bet in this contest. They’re favored by 5.4 more points in the model than DraftKings (14.4 to 9).
- Los Angeles’ ATS record is 27-33-0 this season.
- The Lakers are 4-2 ATS this season when playing as at least 9-point favorites.
- Washington is 27-30-1 against the spread this year.
- The Wizards are 14-16 ATS this season when playing as at least 9-point underdogs.
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Total: Under 243
- The model predicts a total 6.6 points lower than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup.
- Los Angeles’ games have had more than 243 points scored on 17 occasions this year.
- Washington’s games have had over 243 points 25 times this year.
- A total of 31 out of the Lakers’ 60 games this season have hit the over.
- A total of 27 Wizards games this season have hit the over.
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Moneyline Winner: Lakers (-395)
- Prediction: Lakers 125, Wizards 111
- This season, Los Angeles has been favored 32 times and won 21, or 65.6%, of those games.
- Washington has been chosen as underdogs in 55 games this year and has walked away with the win nine times (16.4%) in those games.
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LeBron James Points Prop: Over 25.5
- LeBron James averages 25.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 7.9 assists per contest, shooting 52.6% from the floor and 40.8% from downtown with 2.2 made treys per game.
- The 25.5-point over/under set for James on Thursday is 0.3 higher than his scoring average on the season.
- This season, James has scored beyond the points prop number in 23 of 55 games with a set total.
- On offense the Wizards are the 18th-ranked team in the league (114.3 points per game). Defensively they are the worst (124.2 points conceded per game).
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Kyle Kuzma Rebounds Prop: Over 7.5
- On a per-game basis, Kyle Kuzma gives the Wizards 22.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists. He also averages 0.5 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.
- He has pulled down 6.5 boards per game, which is less than his prop bet for Thursday’s game (7.5).
- He has gone over on rebounds in 27 of 58 games with that prop available so far this season.
- The Lakers are grabbing 42.5 rebounds per game (22nd-ranked in league). They are allowing 44.5 rebounds per contest (21st-ranked).
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