Lakers vs Wizards

Find Lakers vs. Wizards predictions, betting odds, moneyline, spread, over/under and more for the December 18 NBA matchup.

The Washington Wizards continue their two-day Southern California swing as they meet the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday evening. It's time to continue our NBA ...

However, they have the better bench and enough to cough out a win that covers the odds. The Lakers will cover the spread if James can find his open teammates and generate scoring opportunities. James averages 26.7 points per game and shoots 48.3 percent from the field. Davis averages 27.4 points per game and shoots 59.3 percent from the hardwood. However, they are also 11th from the free-throw line. The Lakers are not a great team but are staying alive. The Lakers defeated the Wizards 130-119 earlier this month. The lack of depth on this team has hindered them and will almost guarantee a top-5 pick. Hence, they shot 42.9 percent from the floor and just 36 percent from beyond the arc. Can the Lakers win without Davis? Unfortunately, they have lost nine in a row and are struggling to play any better without Beal. Thomas Bryant came off the bench to score 21 points while shooting 9 of 11 from the floor and gobbling six rebounds.

NBA odds, picks, and predictions for the Washington Wizards at Los Angeles Lakers on December 18. NBA betting best bet and free pick analysis.

[LeBron James](https://www.covers.com/sport/basketball/nba/players/287/lebron-james) to be his usual brilliant self. The Wizards’ scoring does not fall off much on the road (110.4 points per game overall, 109.3 points per game as the visitors), and they’ll battle an L.A. Despite starting only three times this season, Westbrook is fourth on L.A.’s roster in points per game at 14.7, so he’s been a valuable piece of the Lakers’ eighth-ranked offense (115.4 points per game). defense that’s 25th in points allowed per game (116.3). The much-maligned point guard is fresh off a triple-double (15 points, 12 assists, 11 rebounds) against the Nuggets, just three games after he authored his first triple-double of the campaign over the Sixers (12 points, 11 assists, 11 rebounds). Los Angeles finds itself in a good situational spot, as they’ve covered in each of their last eight games against teams with losing records, and are 5-1-1 ATS in their last seven home games. Without Beal and Hachimura, the Wizards have only two players averaging double-digit points per game in 2022 – Kristaps Porzingis (22.4) and Kyle Kuzma (21.3). That includes the 130 points they let up against the Lakers in a home loss on Dec. The Wizards have lost nine in a row and 12 of their last 13 and have also been without Bradley Beal (hamstring) since Dec. If he is able to replicate that effort, Lakers bettors have a very good chance to cash. The Lakers have won two of their last three – including a blowout of the Nuggets on Friday – but they lost Anthony Davis to a foot injury that night, and he’ll miss this contest at a minimum. He was averaging 11.6 points per game off the bench before suffering an ankle injury 14 games ago.