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Wizards at Lakers · Sun, Jan 24 · 4:00 PM ET

Washington at Lakers. Here is where each team has the edge.

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Pregame win chance

The win-chance line starts at tip-off.

Every basket moves it.

From team Elo ratings, home court and rest. How this works

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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Wizards edges

No clear mismatch in Washington's favor.

Lakers edges

  • On offenseLos Angeles' offense gets to the line (2nd) against a Washington defense that sends opponents to the line (29th).
  • On offenseLos Angeles' offense shoots efficiently (2nd) against a Washington defense that gives up good looks (27th).

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
WASRankStatRankLAL
111.629thOffensive rating9th119.0
123.430thDefensive rating19th117.2
-11.830thNet rating14th+1.8
100.85thPace21st97.6
53.521stEffective FG %2nd57.3
13.226thTurnover %20th12.6
24.121stOffensive rebound %22nd23.9
18.027thFree throw rate2nd24.4
56.327thOpponent eFG %22nd55.5
11.222ndForced turnover %11th12.6
70.230thDefensive rebound %13th74.3
23.229thOpponent FT rate8th19.1

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03Form and season series

Wizards0-10 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. L
  4. L
  5. L
  6. L
  7. L
  8. L
  9. L
  10. L

Lakers4-6 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. L
  4. L
  5. W
  6. L
  7. L
  8. W
  9. W
  10. W

2025-26 series: Fri, Jan 30 LAL 142, WAS 111 · Mon, Mar 30 WAS 101, LAL 120

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers