Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards Prediction: Injury Report, Starting 5s, Betting Odds, and Spreads - December 4 | 2022/23 NBA Regular Season

The 9–12 Los Angeles Lakers will play the 11–12 Washington Wizards in a game in Washington, DC, on Sunday. At 6:00 p.m. EST, the Capital One Arena will open for play. Both of these teams have had comparable seasons thus far, and they both hope to turn things around in this game.

Los Angeles enters this game off a 133-129 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Los Angeles displayed impressive offensive play as LeBron and Anthony Davis took them to victory. Washington enters this contest after a 117-116 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. The Wizards had trouble making free throws in that game, making just 26 of their 35 attempts.

Los Angeles is now 5.5 games behind the Phoenix Suns in first place in the Western Conference standings. Los Angeles averages 114 points per game while shooting 47% from the field on offense. This team has the 17th-highest shooting percentage in the league and averages the 13th-most points per game.

With the 26th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the NBA, they are only connecting on 32.8% of their attempts from beyond the arc. However, Los Angeles has been extremely effective at the free-throw line. They are making 80% of their free throw attempts, which ranks eighth among all teams.

With seven games separating them from the Boston Celtics, Washington is now ranked 10th in the Eastern Conference. To move up the rankings, they will need to work hard. With a field goal percentage of 47.1%, Washington's offense averages 110.6 points per contest.

Washington keeps giving away points when playing defense. the 19th-lowest defensive rating in the league, with an adjusted rating of 113.3. In addition to shooting 45.1% from the field, they are allowing their opponents to score 111.7 points per game. With the fourth-lowest shooting percentage allowed, this is the 12th-lowest number of points allowed per game.

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Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards Match Details

Fixture: Los Angeles Lakers at Washington Wizards

Date and Time: Sunday, December 4 at 6:00 PM ET

Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.

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Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards Injury Report

Player	Team	Status	Injury
Anthony Davis	Los Angeles Lakers	Probable	Back
LeBron James	Los Angeles Lakers	Questionable	Ankle
Dennis Schroder	Los Angeles Lakers	Questionable	Personal
Cole Swider	Los Angeles Lakers	Out	Foot
Rui Hachimura	Washington Wizards	Out	Ankle
Delon Wright	Washington Wizards	Out	Hamstring

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Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards Betting Odds

Teams	Money line	Spread	Over/Under
Los Angeles Lakers	+120	+2.5 (-110)	Over 233.5 (-110)
Washington Wizards	-140	-2.5 (-110)	Under 233.5 (-110)

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Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards Starting 5s

Washington

Point Guard - Monte Morris | Shooting Guard - Bradley Beal | Small Forward - Deni Avdija | Power Forward - Kyle Kuzma | Center - Kristaps Porzingis

Los Angeles

Point Guard - Patrick Beverley | Shooting Guard - Lonnie Walker IV | Small Forward - Troy Brown Jr. | Power Forward - LeBron James | Center - Anthony Davis

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Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards Betting Prediction

Los Angeles has tightened up defensively, as evidenced by the fact that they are limiting their opponents to the tenth-lowest field goal percentage and the seventh-lowest three-point percentage. They won't allow Washington to score enough points to cover this spread, so they'll keep contesting attempts on the perimeter and close to the rim.

I'm hesitant to choose Los Angeles because I never know when Davis or LeBron will decide to take the night off, but I anticipate that they will both give it their all in this contest and push Washington. Tonight, Los Angeles will beat the spread.

Pick: Los Angeles +2.5 (-110)

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