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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Washington Wizards

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Capital One Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Wizards as -1.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 230.5.

Last time out for Washington, they were a 100-97 loser as they battled the Knicks on the road. The Wizards covered in the match as a +6.5-point underdog, while 197 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 128-123 winner on the road against the Raptors. They covered the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (251) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 30-40 SU,29-41 ATS
LA Lakers is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
LA Lakers is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games

Washington:
Team record: 29-40 SU,26-40-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Washington is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games

Next up:
Los Angeles at Cleveland Monday, March 21
Washington at Houston Monday, March 21