LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — The Golden State Warriors will visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena in an NBA matchup between teams seeking their first result of the season. Golden State enters at 0-0, and Los Angeles also enters at 0-0. The Warriors will be the visiting team, while the Lakers will be the home team in a game that opens a fresh slate for both clubs.

Golden State’s most recent previous result was a 111-96 loss at Phoenix, when the Warriors fell on the road after Phoenix controlled the final scoring edge. Los Angeles’ most recent previous result was a 115-110 loss to Oklahoma City, a home setback for the Lakers against the Thunder. Those results give both teams recent points of reference as they move into the new schedule and prepare for a Western Conference meeting in Los Angeles.

The matchup places Golden State’s road approach against a Los Angeles side playing in familiar surroundings. The Warriors will look to settle into the game early and avoid the kind of deficit that marked their last outing, while the Lakers will try to use the home court to establish rhythm on both ends. With both teams at 0-0, the early-season meeting offers a chance to set a tone before the schedule intensifies.

The game also gives both teams a chance to measure their early rotation combinations and defensive matchups. Golden State will try to limit Los Angeles’ inside scoring and avoid turnovers that can fuel the Lakers’ transition game. Los Angeles will aim to use its home crowd and control the pace while keeping the Warriors from finding open looks from the perimeter. The contest is the first of several early-season tests for both clubs.

Golden State’s upcoming schedule lists Memphis, Phoenix, Denver, Minnesota, Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando and New Orleans. The Lakers’ upcoming schedule lists the Los Angeles Clippers, Utah, Portland, the Clippers, Golden State, Toronto, Miami, Sacramento, Portland and Detroit. The teams are scheduled to meet again later in their early slate, giving both sides a quick second look at the matchup. Those games will quickly shape the early standings, but the focus remains on Wednesday’s meeting at Crypto.com Arena.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Los Angeles Lakers 109, Golden State Warriors 102. Interstat’s ELO system gives the Lakers an 85.9 percent probability to win. Los Angeles has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -6.5, and the over/under for the game is 233.5.