Sacramento Kings – Los Angeles Lakers Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 21.12.2024
Just two days after their clash at the Golden 1 Center, the LA Lakers and Sacramento Kings battle once again on Saturday night in the same building. Can LA go up 3-0 in the regular season series or will the Kings pull one back?
The Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers meet on 21.12.2024, in what will be their 3rd regular season meeting this season. The game will be played at the Golden 1 Center (Sacramento) with the home team Kings being slightly favored to get the victory.
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Sacramento Kings |
Sat, 21.12.2024, 19:00 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
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5/6 |
14/1 |
23/20 |
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Expert Tip |
LA Lakers +2.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers: Current situation
The Kings have been all over the place this season. For a team that finished 46-36 last season, they have vastly underperformed in the first 2 months of the season winning just 13 of 28 games. De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis and DeMar DeRozan are all getting their numbers, but as a group the Kings are lacking an identity right now. Bettors have had major issues with them all season long, in 27 games played they are just 11-16 ATS.
For an older roster like the Lakers, getting a few more days off due to the NBA cup is very beneficial. As we get closer to the trade deadline, we will start hearing more and more rumors surrounding certain players on the roster, as general manager Rob Pelinka tries to build a championship team one last time before LeBron James retires. Right now the Lakers sit in 7th place which would see them in the play-in tournament, but with the 6th seeded Suns just 2 games away they can make up ground with another win on Saturday vs Sacramento.
Sacramento Kings Stats & Form
The loss to the Lakers on Thursday ended a 3-game win streak for Sacramento. After connecting on 22 threes in the win over Utah, they’ve cooled off a bit with 10, 12 and 11 threes scored over their last 3 games. Bench production was once again a problem in their most recent loss against the Lakers as only 19 points came from there.
Los Angeles Lakers Stats & Form
Thursday’s win improved LA’s record to 15-12 as they got a rare road victory. They are now 6-9 in games away from LA, once again the defense got the job done with more rebounds, blocks and steals collected. The Lakers also forced 15 turnovers by the Kings, however now the questions remains can they connect back-to-back performances like that against the same team.
Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers: Head-to-Head
Despite winning both meetings this regular season, the Lakers are just 3-8 ATS/SU over the last 11 games head-to-head with the Kings. However, playing at the Golden 1 Center, the Lakers have been a good bet with them covering the spread 9 times in 13 visits. These two teams have run into each other 451 times in the NBA regular season so far, the Lakers hold a comfortable 283 to 168 lead in wins.
Sacramento Kings – Los Angeles Lakers Odds
If you feel like the Kings can bounce back here, odds of 5/6 are available for a home win. For a Lakers win on the road you can get odds of up to 23/20.
The point total has been set at 223.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers Betting Tip | Odds |
| Sacramento Kings -2.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 223.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Los Angeles Lakers +2.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers (21.12.2024)
Thursday’s game between the Lakers and Kings was pretty much decided on the boards as LA won the rebounding battle 53-43. Anthony Davis was a menace down low grabbing 19 of them, including 7 on the offensive glass. He also had 6 blocks on the night, forcing the Kings to rely more on the three-point shot as opposed to taking the ball to the basket. If the Lakers are smart this will be their strategy once again in Saturday’s game, Sacramento ranks just 21st in three-point accuracy this year making 34.5% of their attempts. LA has now covered the spread in 9 of their last 13 visits to the Golden 1 Center, that might be an indicator of things to come on Saturday as well. The Kings have been unreliable against the spread all year long, covering in just 4 of 16 games, so despite being the favorites here we are not sure they are worth a bet. Look out for LeBron James to also have a bounce back performance after a pedestrian 8-for-21 from the field on Thursday. All in all, the Lakers just have too much firepower at the moment for Sacramento to handle, so let’s go with the road team once more here.
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Expert Tip |
LA Lakers +2.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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