The Los Angeles Lakers (43-33) are heavy, 13-point favorites against the Washington Wizards (15-61) on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on MNMT and SportsNet LA. The over/under is 236.5 for the matchup.
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Lakers vs. Wizards Betting Lines and Game Info
- Game Day: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: MNMT and SportsNet LA
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Arena: Capital One Arena
- Favorite: Lakers (-13)
- Total: 236.5
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Lakers vs. Wizards Betting Statistics
- Against the spread, the Lakers are 36-40-0 this season.
- This season, Los Angeles has won ATS in each of its two games as a favorite of 13 points or more.
- Lakers games this year have hit the over 42 times in 76 opportunities (55.3%).
- In the Wizards’ 76 games this year, they have 35 wins against the spread.
- Washington has an against the spread record of 7-5 in its 12 games when underdogs by 13 points or more this year.
- The Wizards have hit the over 50% of the time this year (38 of 76 games with a set point total).
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Lakers Trends & Top Players
- The Lakers are shooting 49.8% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points higher than the 49.6% the Wizards allow to opponents.
- Los Angeles has a 27-15 record against the spread and a 32-10 straight-up record in games it shoots better than 49.6% from the field.
- Los Angeles has a 26-17 record against the spread and a 29-14 record overall when the team knocks down more than 36% of its three-point attempts.
- The Lakers average five fewer points per game (117.8) than the Wizards allow (122.8).
- Los Angeles is 20-7 against the spread and 24-3 overall when scoring more than 122.8 points.
- The Lakers get 24.7 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists from Anthony Davis.
- LeBron James contributes with 7.3 boards and 8.1 assists per game in addition to his 25.4 PPG scoring average.
- D’Angelo Russell makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Lakers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.9 per contest.
Wizards Trends & Top Players
- The Wizards have shot at a 46.9% rate from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points fewer than the 47.3% shooting opponents of the Lakers have averaged.
- This season, Washington has a 23-15 record against the spread and a 12-26 record overall in games the team collectively shoots above 47.3% from the field.
- Washington is 19-11 ATS and 7-23 overall when the team makes more than 37.1% of its three-point attempts.
- The Wizards average just 4.1 fewer points per game (113.3) than the Lakers give up to opponents (117.4).
- Washington has put together an 18-9 ATS record and a 7-20 overall record in games it scores more than 117.4 points.
- Kyle Kuzma averages 22.3 points per game. He also pulls down 6.6 rebounds and averages 4.2 assists per game.
- Jordan Poole also contributes 16.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, with Deni Avdija adding 14.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
- Poole is dependable from deep with 2.3 made threes per game.