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Washington Wizards vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -10.5-point favorites versus the Wizards, while the game's total opened at 241.5.
The Lakers were a 116-112 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Clippers. They covered the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (228) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Washington, they were a 123-112 loser as they battled the Warriors at home. The Wizards failed to cover in the match as a +10.5-point underdog, while 235 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Washington:
Team record: 9-49 SU,27-30-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 12 straight games.
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Washington's last 17 games
Washington is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 33-28 SU,28-33 ATS
LA Lakers is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
LA Lakers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Washington at Los Angeles Friday, March 1
Los Angeles home to Denver Saturday, March 2