LA Lakers versus Washington Wizards Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 3-22-2013
- 11 years ago
The 24-43 Washington Wizards will continue their west coast road trip as they face the 36-33 LA Lakers in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Staples Center in Los Angeles is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The NBA odds from this game will be released on Friday afternoon. as Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant have been listed as probable.
The teams met back on December 14th with the Lakers posting the 102-96 road victory against the Wizards as a -6 point betting favorite. The game went under 199 ½ points.
Washington is 6-26 straight up on the road this season. They win their fourth game in five contests after an 88-79 road win on Wednesday to the Phoenix Suns as a -1 point betting favorite. The game came in at under 194 ½ points. They survived 29 second half points by building up a 14 point first half lead. The Wizards shot 48.5% from the floor and made 6 of 15 from three point land. Washington turns the ball over 21 times and win because they held Phoenix to just 33.7% from the floor along with 3 of 15 from beyond the arc. John Wall led the Wizards with 19 points and 8 assists on 7 of 14 shooting. Washington puts up some good defensive numbers this season ranking in the top six in all three key areas which are points allowed per game, field goal and three point shooting percentage.
The Lakers are 23-11 on their home court on the current campaign. Their two game win streak was snapped in a 99-76 road defeat on Monday to the Phoenix Suns as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 200 ½ points. LA has not been good this season on a back to back and was outscored 52-32 in the second half because they only go seven deep in their rotation. Without Kobe the Lakers shot just 33.3% from the floor and made 5 of 22 from three point distance. They allowed the Suns 48.3% shooting and LA turned the ball over 18 times plus pulled down ten less rebounds. Steve Nash led the Lakers with 19 points and four assists in the loss. The Lakers have won six of their past eight games. They occupy the eighth seed in the Western conference and holds a 1 ½ game lead on the Utah Jazz with just 13 points remaining.
The NBA odds from this game will be released on Friday afternoon. as Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant have been listed as probable.
The teams met back on December 14th with the Lakers posting the 102-96 road victory against the Wizards as a -6 point betting favorite. The game went under 199 ½ points.
Washington is 6-26 straight up on the road this season. They win their fourth game in five contests after an 88-79 road win on Wednesday to the Phoenix Suns as a -1 point betting favorite. The game came in at under 194 ½ points. They survived 29 second half points by building up a 14 point first half lead. The Wizards shot 48.5% from the floor and made 6 of 15 from three point land. Washington turns the ball over 21 times and win because they held Phoenix to just 33.7% from the floor along with 3 of 15 from beyond the arc. John Wall led the Wizards with 19 points and 8 assists on 7 of 14 shooting. Washington puts up some good defensive numbers this season ranking in the top six in all three key areas which are points allowed per game, field goal and three point shooting percentage.
The Lakers are 23-11 on their home court on the current campaign. Their two game win streak was snapped in a 99-76 road defeat on Monday to the Phoenix Suns as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 200 ½ points. LA has not been good this season on a back to back and was outscored 52-32 in the second half because they only go seven deep in their rotation. Without Kobe the Lakers shot just 33.3% from the floor and made 5 of 22 from three point distance. They allowed the Suns 48.3% shooting and LA turned the ball over 18 times plus pulled down ten less rebounds. Steve Nash led the Lakers with 19 points and four assists in the loss. The Lakers have won six of their past eight games. They occupy the eighth seed in the Western conference and holds a 1 ½ game lead on the Utah Jazz with just 13 points remaining.