Los Angeles Lakers Vs. Sacramento Kings Betting Picks, Lines, Predictions & Odds
The Lakers will look to improve on their recent NBA betting form when they host the Kings on Friday night. With Dallas breathing down their neck, the defending champs suddenly find their 5th spot in the West in danger. Despite the return of Anthony Davis, the Lakers have been in a slump recently winning only once in their last 5 games. If they continue the bad form that may even fall out of the top 6 as the Blazers are only 2 games behind in the loss column. They’re also 0-4-1 ATS in that stretch. Over the season, they’re 36-26 straight up and 28-33-1 against the spread. For Sacramento, on the other hand, the playoff hopes are long gone.
However, they’ve been decent lately, winning 3 out of their last 6 games. It’s a welcomed improvement after losing 9 straight. At the moment they hold a 25-37 overall record, going 24-34-1 against the spread. This will be the third game this season between the LA Lakers and the Kings. They split the previous two matchups, with each team winning at home.
Los Angeles Lakers Vs. Sacramento Kings Betting Odds & Line Movement
The Lakers are, as expected, huge NBA betting favorites for this one. The line stands at -9 after dropping a little from the opening -9.5. The total also saw some slight movement, dropping from 224.5 to 223.5.
Notes On The Sacramento Kings
After putting together a nice little 3-2 stretch of games, Sacramento was brought down to earth by Utah on Wednesday night. The Jazz completely embarrassed the Kings at home winning by almost 50, 154-105. That humiliation should serve the Kings as motivation against the Lakers as they’ll look to redeem themselves and bounce back after the tough loss. The Utah game was the third in a row for Sacramento without their best player De’Aaron Fox. The explosive guard is sidelined due to health protocols. In his absence, Buddy Hield and Richaun Holmes led the scoring with 18 points each. Justin James added 16 from the bench.
Fox continues to sit, while Barnes and Bagley III are questionable.
Notes On The Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers finally have Anthony Davis back, but his return coincided with the dip in form. Of course, AD is still not at 100% and we can expect improvement as the season moves on. Still, he had his best game since the return in a Wednesday loss to Washington. Davis scored 26 and added 5 rebounds and two assists. He was also very active on the defensive end with 3 steals and 2 blocks. His frontcourt partner, Andre Drummond continued with solid performances with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Four other players also scored in double digits.
The Lakers are still without Lebron, with no return timeline yet. Alex Caruso missed the Washington game with back spasms and is questionable for tonight. Jared Dudley is the only other absentee.
Los Angeles Lakers Vs. Sacramento Kings Betting Pick & Prediction: Lakers -9
The NBA betting game against Sacramento is a perfect opportunity for the Lakers to get back to winning ways. The Kings are the worst defensive team in the league and are without their best player. We expect the Lakers to cover and finally break their bad ATS streak.
