Sacramento Kings vs LA Lakers Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NBA, 28 Dec 2024

Don’t Write Off Kings For This Contest

We’re delighted to see the Kings have been given a headstart on the spread. Take the +2.5 at -110 when they clash with the Lakers.

Lakers Came Out on Top in Last H2H

Sacramento Kings have lost in their previous five outings. In a recent home game at Golden 1 Center, they were turned over 114-113 by Detroit Pistons. De'Aaron Fox scored 26 points, with Trey Lyles getting 20 and DeMar DeRozan 19.

LA Lakers won last time out by a 115-113 scoreline. It was on the road against Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. Austin Reaves delivered a dominant triple-double performance, recording 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

The Lakers triumphed 103-99 when they last played the Kings. This head-to-head was played at Golden 1 Center. The Lakers have three straight wins against the Kings. However, they have lost 6 of the 10 previous head-to-head meetings.

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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4 wins and 6 losses in the past 10 games. The Kings are averaging 115.8 points, 43.9 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 8.1 steals and 5.0 blocks while shooting 46.6% from the field and 81.3% from the free-throw line. The opposition have an average of 112.7 points and 47.5 rebounds per contest.

De'Aaron Fox is averaging 23.6 points and 6.5 assists, while Domantas Sabonis averages 13.4 rebounds and Malik Monk 2.7 (33.3%) 3-pointers made.

The Lakers have won 5 and lost 5 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 106.0 points, 43.2 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 9.1 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field and 78.2% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have an average of 111.1 points and 46.0 rebounds.

LeBron James is averaging 20.6 points and 6.5 assists, while Anthony Davis has an average of 11.2 rebounds and D'Angelo Russell 2.1 (39.6%) 3-pointers made.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Sacramento Kings lineup: Malik Monk, De'Aaron Fox, DeMar DeRozan, Domantas Sabonis, Keegan Murray.

LA Lakers lineup: Anthony Davis, Gabe Vincent, Max Christie, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura.

Expert NBA Analysis

The NBA handicappers at Sportsgambler.com are aware of injuries that could affect the outcome along with the form guide. We also leave no stone unturned when it comes to analyzing the latest stats.

Key Kings vs Lakers stats:

• The +2.5 line has been covered by Kings in 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
• The +2.5 line has been covered by Kings in 6 of their last 10 games.
• The +2.5 line has been covered by Kings in 2 consecutive games on the road.
• The -2.5 line hasn’t been covered by Lakers in 3 of their last 5 games at home.
• The -2.5 line hasn’t been covered by Lakers in 6 of their last 10 games.
• The -2.5 line hasn’t been covered by Lakers in 2 consecutive games.
• The -2.5 line hasn’t been covered by Lakers in 7 of their last 10 games against Kings.

Kings vs Lakers Prediction

If you agree that Sacramento Kings can go fairly close in this NBA showdown, then bet the underdogs against the spread here. The +2.5 makes plenty of appeal at odds of -110.

There’s always the option to sell points and that allows you to leverage a bigger potential payout. Conversely, buying points will give you a less-risky bet but smaller odds.

Kings +2.5 Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 52.4% chance of winning. After careful examination, our analysts calculate this probability to be closer to 60%. This bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

Our Pick

Kings +2.5 @ -110 Bet Now

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Player Props

Anthony Davis Under 25.5 Points -128

Anthony Davis (Lakers) has an average of 18 points in the past 5 games. This is a telling statistic and we’re happy to back him to fall short of the line once again, with odds of -128 available.

Latest Anthony Davis Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 28.5

-114

Under 28.5

-118

Assists

Over 4.5

+102

Under 4.5

-133

Rebounds

Over 13.5

+102

Under 13.5

-135

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Malik Monk Over 4.5 Assists -132

Malik Monk (Kings) has recorded Over 4.5 assists in 5 straight games on the road. We think it makes sense to stick with him when it comes to Overs and bettors are able to get odds of -132.

Latest Malik Monk Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 16.5

-120

Under 16.5

-109

Assists

Over 4.5

-149

Under 4.5

+114

Rebounds

Over 3.5

-115

Under 3.5

-115

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Correct Score Prediction

Kings 110 - 108 Lakers

We’re expecting this to be a close contest and we’ll take the Kings to win 110-108. This is available at massive odds for those that want to have a speculative wager.

Sacramento Kings vs LA Lakers Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Make Lakers Likelier Winners

The sportsbooks’ betting odds have LA Lakers as +126 favorites for this NBA game, implying that they are 44% likely to win. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get -147 about Sacramento Kings.

The spread is currently 2.5, with the total points line at 221.5. A Total wager is always available and can often provide value selections. Those who wager Under 221.5 can get -112.

If you think the Lakers can reach 20 points first, then odds of -115 are available for the favorites to win. On the flip side, the Kings are -115 to reach this total before their opponents.

There are a wide range of team props and game lines when it comes to wagering on this exciting league and we recommend visiting the leading betting sites to find the wager that matches your view on the contest.

Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Kings

-147

Lakers

+126

Point Spread

Kings -2.5

-114

Lakers +2.5

-106

Total Points

Under 221.5

-112

Over 221.5

-108

Anthony Davis Favorite to Get Most Points

In terms of scoring most points, favorite Anthony Davis is available at -114 to rack up Over 28.5 points. If you want to go Under, then -118 is available.

Player Points

Anthony Davis (Lakers)

Over 28.5

-114

Under 28.5

-118

LeBron James (Lakers)

Over 25.5

-123

Under 25.5

-108

De'Aaron Fox (Kings)

Over 24.5

-127

Under 24.5

-105

Austin Reaves (Lakers)

Over 20.5

-118

Under 20.5

-114

DeMar DeRozan (Kings)

Over 18.5

-132

Under 18.5

-100

Domantas Sabonis (Kings)

Over 18.5

-128

Under 18.5

-104

Malik Monk (Kings)

Over 16.5

-120

Under 16.5

-109

D'Angelo Russell (Lakers)

Over 14.5

-115

Under 14.5

-115

Keegan Murray (Kings)

Over 11.5

-114

Under 11.5

-118

Max Christie (Lakers)

Over 10.5

-132

Under 10.5

-103

Player Assists

LeBron James (Lakers)

Over 8.5

+106

Under 8.5

-141

Austin Reaves (Lakers)

Over 6.5

-125

Under 6.5

-106

De'Aaron Fox (Kings)

Over 5.5

-120

Under 5.5

-112

Domantas Sabonis (Kings)

Over 5.5

-108

Under 5.5

-123

D'Angelo Russell (Lakers)

Over 5.5

-122

Under 5.5

-109

Anthony Davis (Lakers)

Over 4.5

+102

Under 4.5

-133

Malik Monk (Kings)

Over 4.5

-149

Under 4.5

+114

DeMar DeRozan (Kings)

Over 3.5

+120

Under 3.5

-161

Player Rebounds

Domantas Sabonis (Kings)

Over 14.5

-105

Under 14.5

-128

Anthony Davis (Lakers)

Over 13.5

+102

Under 13.5

-135

LeBron James (Lakers)

Over 7.5

-137

Under 7.5

+104

Keegan Murray (Kings)

Over 6.5

-125

Under 6.5

-106

De'Aaron Fox (Kings)

Over 4.5

-141

Under 4.5

+106

Austin Reaves (Lakers)

Over 4.5

-130

Under 4.5

-103

Max Christie (Lakers)

Over 4.5

+118

Under 4.5

-156

DeMar DeRozan (Kings)

Over 3.5

-141

Under 3.5

+107

Malik Monk (Kings)

Over 3.5

-115

Under 3.5

-115

D'Angelo Russell (Lakers)

Over 2.5

-159

Under 2.5

+120

Last 5 & H2H

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

LA Lakers Confirmed Lineup

3 Anthony Davis

7 Gabe Vincent

12 Max Christie

15 Austin Reaves

28 Rui Hachimura

Sacramento Kings Confirmed Lineup

0 Malik Monk

5 De'Aaron Fox

10 DeMar DeRozan

11 Domantas Sabonis

13 Keegan Murray

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Division Conference League

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

• W = Wins
• L = Losses
• PCT = Winning Percentage
• PPG = Points Per Game
• OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
• DIFF = Average Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Road = Away Record
• Div = Division Record
• Conf = Conference Record
• Last 10 = Record last 10 games
• Strk = Current Streak

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