The Lakers are visiting the Wizards on Thursday. On DraftKings Sportsbook, Los Angeles is an 8.5-point favorite and this game carries a total of 224 points.
Below, I have featured my favorite LeBron James prop bet to consider from this contest.
Best LeBron James Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
LeBron James O 28.5 Points (-115)
James (foot) is questionable tonight, but he has frequently played through questionable tags this season and the Lakers being an 8.5-point favorite certainly suggests the oddsmakers expect James to play. Anthony Davis (abdominal), however, will be out, which will result in a massive role for James. If we include Tuesday’s loss to the 76ers, in which Davis got hurt after only nine minutes, the big man has missed four games this season and James has been brilliant as a scorer in those contests, leading the Lakers with 33.3 PPG.
James scored over 28.5 points in all four of those games and let’s not forget the Los Angeles is also now without D’Angelo Russell after trading the high usage guard to the Nets a few weeks ago. With Russell and Davis off the floor this season, James is handling a 34.5% usage rate, which is a 4.7 percentage point upgrade from his season average.
In addition to the huge workload James is going to see tonight, he is in the best possible matchup vs. the Wizards. Washington ranks second-to-last in defensive efficiency, fourth in pace and they are playing their second game in two nights. Backing James for over 28.5 points is a no-brainer in this spot and parlaying this over with the Lakers on the money line is a sharp move, that results in a +120 SGP on DraftKings Sportsbook. The Lakers are 6-4 in their last ten, while the Wizards have lost 15 in a row and are 0-7 on the second night of a back-to-back this season.
