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The Los Angeles Lakers (14-12) and Sacramento Kings (13-14) meet Thursday at Golden 1 Center in the front end of a back-to-back set. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Lakers vs. Kings odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting; Lakers won 131-127 as 1-point home favorites Oct. 26 as the Over (232) cashed
The Lakers picked up a 116-110 victory as 2.5-point underdogs against the Memphis Grizzlies at Crypto.com Arena as the Under (234.5) cashed Sunday. The Lakers are 3-1 against the spread (ATS) in the past 4 games, while the Under has hit in 3 in a row. The total has gone low in 9 of the past 11 games, too.
For the Kings, they suffered a 130-129 loss at home against the Denver Nuggets Monday as 1.5-point favorites. Sacramento had its 3-game win streak halted. The Over has cashed in 3 of the past 4 games, while the total has gone high in 7 of the previous 10 outings.
The Kings swept the season series 4-0 straight up and ATS in 2023-24.
Lakers at Kings odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NBA odds. Lines last updated at 11 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Lakers +150 (bet $100 to win $150) | Kings -185 (bet $185 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Lakers +4.5 (-110) | Kings -4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 227.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Lakers at Kings key injuries
Lakers
- F Anthony Davis (foot) probable
- C Jaxson Hayes (ankle) out
- F LeBron James (foot) questionable
Kings
- G Kevin Huerter (shoulder) questionable
- F Keegan Murray (ankle) questionable
- C Domantas Sabonis (back) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Lakers at Kings picks and predictions
Prediction
Kings 126, Lakers 117
Moneyline
The Kings (-185) will cost you nearly 2 times your potential return, and that’s just a little too much risk for a standalone wager. However, if you were to toss Sacramento into a multi-leg NBA or cross-sport parlay, it would be perfectly OK to include the Kings there.
PASS.
Against the spread
PLAY KINGS -4.5 (-110) to get the job done. While the Lakers +4.5 (-110) won the first meeting back in late October, Sacramento has won 4 of the past 5 meetings at home, going 4-1 ATS.
While the Lakers are 3-1 ATS in the past 4 outings, they’re 1-4 ATS in the past 5 road games and 3-10 ATS across the past 13 outings away from home.
Over/Under
OVER 227.5 (-115) may be the best play on the board in this battle of California teams.
Yes, the Lakers have cashed the Under in 3 in a row and gone 2-9 O/U in the previous 11 outings.
However, the Kings have rolled for 129 or more points in 3 of the past 4 outings and 120 or more points in 5 of the previous 7 contests. The Over is 7-3 across the past 10 outings for the Kings while hitting in 5 in a row on Sacto’s home floor.
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