The Sacramento Kings (4-6) are on the road to take on the Los Angeles Lakers (2-9) Friday. Tip-off is 10:30 p.m. ET at Crypto.com Arena. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Kings vs. Lakers odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Kings are coming off a 127-120 upset home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday, winning outright as 4.5-point underdogs. They have won 4 of their last 6 games and covered the spread in 5 of them. G De’Aaron Fox leads six double-digit scorers on the team with 25.2 points per game.
The Lakers have lost their last 4 games. They are coming off a 114-101 defeat at the hands of Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday, failing to cover as 3-point underodgs. F LeBron James is averaging 24.9 points per game and F Anthony Davis is averaging 23.0.
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Kings at Lakers odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kings -175 (bet $175 to win $100) | Lakers +140 (bet $100 to win $140)
- Against the spread (ATS): Kings -4.5 (-103) | Lakers +4.5 (-117)
- Over/Under (O/U): 231.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Kings at Lakers key injuries
Kings
- None
Lakers
- F Anthony Davis (back) probable
- F LeBron James (groin) out
- G Dennis Schroder (thumb) out
- G Lonnie Walker (illness) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Kings at Lakers picks and predictions
Prediction
Kings 120, Lakers 109
Moneyline
The Lakers have only 2 wins this season and lost their only game without James in the lineup by more than 20 points.
The Kings are 2-3 on the road but the Lakers are only 2-4 at home.
Last season, they split their 4 games and each team won once on each other’s home court.
It doesn’t feel like a good time to even pick the Lakers to win outright with all the struggles they have had, and there isn’t enough value to bet the Kings on the moneyline. PASS.
Against the spread
The Kings are 7-3 ATS this season and have covered the spread in 5 of their last 6 games. Three of their 4 wins have been by at least 6 points.
The Lakers are 2-9 ATS and have not covered the spread in any of their losses. Only one of their losses has been by fewer than 5 points.
BET KINGS -4.5 (-112).
Over/Under
Half of the Kings’ games this season have had at least 230 total points.
Half of the Lakers’ games, too.
Three of their 4 games against one another last year had totals of at least 230.
The Kings score 115.9 points a game and the Lakers allow 116.1.
The Lakers score only 107.7 points per game but the Kings allow 117.1.
This one will be close, but I LEAN UNDER 231.5 (-108).
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