Warriors vs. Wizards betting: NBA preview for January 18

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The Washington Wizards (6-33) will attempt to break an eight-game losing streak when they visit the Golden State Warriors (20-20) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Chase Center as heavy, 13.5-point underdogs. The matchup airs at 8:30 PM ET on NBCS-BA and MNMT2. The over/under is set at 230.5 for the matchup.

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Warriors Cover -13.5 vs Wizards -109

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Warriors vs. Wizards betting lines

  • Warriors odds to win: -885
  • Wizards odds to win: +597
  • Spread: Warriors (-13.5)
  • Total: 230.5
  • TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Warriors Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Golden State has covered the spread nine times at home and is 10-10 in home contests.
  • Warriors home games have hit the over on the set point total 10 times this season.
  • This season at home Golden State and its opponents have averaged a total of 224.6 points per contest, 5.9 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Warriors Recent Trends

  • The Warriors have a 5-5 record straight-up in their last 10 matchups, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • The Warriors and their opponents have hit the over in four of those 10 games.
  • The Warriors’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 223.0 points scored. That’s 7.5 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • During their past 10 games, the Warriors have a points-per-game average 3.0 points below their season-long scoring average.

Warriors Betting Records

  • The Warriors have won 59.1% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (13-9).
  • Golden State has played as a moneyline favorite of -885 or shorter in only one game this season, and lost.
  • The Warriors have an implied moneyline win probability of 89.8% in this contest.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.8 (24th in NBA) 45.6 (ninth) 46.4 (third) 45.1 (24th) 28.4 (eighth) 13.6 (13th)

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Wizards Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Wizards are 1-15 in road contests and have covered the spread five times on the road.
  • Wizards road games have gone over the set point total nine times this season.
  • Recent performance gives an edge to the Wizards to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 231.1 points per contest.

Wizards Recent Trends

  • The Wizards have a 1-9 record straight-up in their last 10 matchups, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Wizards games have surpassed the set total seven times.
  • The past 10 Wizards games averaged 0.4 more points (230.9) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • In the last 10 games, the Wizards are scoring 109.3 points per game compared to their 108.7 season average.

Wizards Betting Records

  • This season, Washington has been the underdog 39 times and won six, or 15.4%, of those games.
  • The Wizards are 1-12 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +597 or more on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Wizards have a 14.3% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (27th in NBA) 47.6 (23rd) 44.0 (17th) 48.5 (30th) 25.1 (21st) 15.6 (27th)
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