Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards Prediction: who will turn out to be stronger?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on January 22. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Los Angeles Lakers

The team fought the Clippers for Los Angeles in the previous game. The Lakers lost this battle, and with a double-digit difference in the score - 102:116. Already at the end of the first half, LAL fell behind their opponent by 15 points and for the second 24 minutes in the game, in fact, never returned. At the same time, LeBron can put on this meeting as an asset - the Kings have 25 points and 11 productive assists.

Overall, the championship is going well for the Lakers so far. At least the California team has significantly more wins than losses - 22-18. In the Western Conference standings, LAL are in the playoff zone - in sixth place with a 0.5-win handicap from seventh place.

Washington Wizards

The Wizzards are the main outsider of the current championship. The team now has only six wins in 41 games since the start of the championship. No one has won fewer times in the current championship. By comparison, the last team in the Western Conference, the Utah Jazz, currently have 10 wins.

The previous two games Washington, again, played in California, where they brought their losing streak to ten games in a row. The Wizards on the tour lost to Sacramento (100:123) and Golden State (114:122).

H2H Meetings

The rivals will play their first face-to-face meeting in the current championship, and in the two championships before that, the Lakers beat Washington four times.

Expert Betting Tips

Washington is the worst team this season, not only in terms of match results, but also in terms of defensive efficiency. The Wizzards concede 122.8 points on average per game. We believe that against such a modest opponent the representative of the playoff zone Los Angeles Lakers should not have any problems. We bet here on a confident victory of LAL and that LeBron James' team will break the individual total.

Another option is TO three-pointers. More than 26.5 accurate long-range attempts have been recorded in 15 of Washington's last 19 games and in 7 of the Lakers' previous 11 games.

Handicap 1 (-13.5) for 1.87 

Handicap 1 (-13.5) for 1.91 

Total 1 Over 120.5 for 1.83