• The Golden State Warriors host the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day
• The Warriors are just 1-2 since acquiring Dennis Schroder
• Below, see the Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors odds, player props, and predictions for Dec. 25

The penultimate of five NBA Christmas Day games sees the Golden State Warriors (15-13, 7-6 home, 16-12 ATS) hosting the Los Angeles (16-13, 7-9 away, 13-16 ATS) at the Chase Center at 5:10 pm PT/8:10 pm ET. The Warriors have lost two straight home games and four of five overall, including a 11-105 setback at home to the Pacers on Monday. With the Lakers struggling on the road, per usual, though, Golden State is priced as a four-point favorite in Wednesday’s Lakers vs Warriors odds.

Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Odds

The Christmas Day NBA odds list the Warriors as four-point home chalk and -170 on the moneyline. The Lakers come back at +143 on the moneyline while the game total is sitting at 223.5.

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This is the first of four meetings between the teams this season. The Warriors went 3-1 against the Lakers last year, including winning the last three, but they split the matchups in the Bay Area with the Lakers taking a 145-144 double-OT instant classic in January.

All four matchups last season featured at least 236 points in regulation time and averaged 244.3 PPG, excluding the two overtime periods.

LAL vs GSW Player Props

NBA player props as of Dec. 25 at DraftKings. Claim the DraftKings promo code to bet on all the NBA Christmas games. 

Anthony Davis (26.6 PPG, 11.8 RPG, 3.5 APG) leads the point total on Wednesday with an over/under of 25.5. Steph Curry (21.8 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 6.6 APG) is just behind AD at 24.5, despite averaging just 21.8 PPG so far this season. Curry has averaged at least 22.9 PPG in each of his last 11 seasons, and its clear that oddsmakers expect his production to increase as the season goes on.

Davis also has the highest rebound total at 11.5, which is four higher than any other player on the board. LeBron James (23.2 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 9.0 APG) leads the assist totals at 7.5, which is 1.5 lower than his season average. The soon-to-be 40-year-old is currently fourth in the league in assists per game at 9.0, which will be the third-highest mark of his storied career if it holds over the rest of the season.

After starting the season on a career-best pace, points-wise, AD has been very quiet over the last three, scoring just 5o points total (16.7 PPG) on 40.9% shooting from the field. He’s still been plenty effective on the glass in those games, though, recording at least ten in all three games and averaging 14.7 RPG, while also dishing out 5.0 APG and averaging 3.7 BPG. He currently sits sixth in the NBA MVP odds.

Lakers vs Warriors Prediction

Both of these teams have proven highly unpredictable this season, capable of beating just about anyone on any given night, while also suffering their share of losses against sub-.500 teams.

The one constant in Lakers/Warriors matchups over the last year-plus has been points. As mentioned, they obliterated Wednesday’s total of 223.5 in all four of their matchups last season. Both are in the top-half of the league in pace (LAL is fourth while the GSW is 11th) and neither boasts an elite Defensive Rating (the Warriors are 15th while the Lakers are 17th).

This is a marquee timeslot on the biggest night of the NBA regular season, but don’t expect playoff-like intensity on defense.

LAL vs GSW pick: Over 223.5 (-110) 

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