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NBA Betting – Kings vs. LA Lakers (Dec. 12)

Free pick and preview plus NBA betting odds and basketball lines for the matchup featuring the Sacramento Kings and the LA Lakers…

NBA Action Kings @ Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers (18-3 SU, 10-10 ATS, 12-8 O/U) will get a shot to avenge their surprise loss to the Sacramento Kings (6-16 SU, 10-12 ATS, 12-10 O/U) on Tuesday when the teams meet at the STAPLES Center tonight.  

Los Angeles bounced back from their loss to the Kings by beating the Phoenix Suns 115-110 on Wednesday, though they failed to cover the spread for BetUS Sportsbook NBA betting backers as a 14-point home favorite.

Forward Paul Gasol scored a game-high 28 points while chipping in five rebounds and four assists and Kobe Bryant added 18 points and seven rebounds in the win.

Despite their latest win, the Lakers players aren’t pleased with their recent play.

“We’re not playing our best,” said Gasol. “Most of the time, I think we can do a lot better defensively. We’re giving up a lot of points. We have to concentrate every single game we go out there and be focused on our defense. We know we can score.”

“Our record is great,” said Bynum, who had 17 points against Phoenix after scoring eight in Sacramento. “(But) the way we’re playing, we’re not going to beat the good teams.”

Sacramento beat Los Angeles in their last contest, spanking the Lakers 113-101 on Tuesday to cash in for backers in a big way as a 13.5-point home underdog.

Shooting guard John Salmons and swingman Francisco Garcia each scored a team-high 21 points to lift the Kings to victory.

“It’s probably our biggest win of the season, especially at home, since we’ve been struggling,” said Salmons. “Hopefully we can grow from this. … We could look back at tonight’s game a year from now and say, ‘The Lakers game was the turning point of this season.'”

Here is a look at tonight’s key betting trends, followed by my in-depth analysis and NBA Free Pick:

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento’s last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Sacramento’s last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento’s last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Sacramento is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento
LA Lakers are 18-3 SU in their last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 6 games at home

NBA Odds

Sacramento Kings +16½ -110
Los Angeles Lakers -16½ -110

Over 215 -110
Under 215 -110

Analysis: While the Lakers will be looking to extract some big time revenge for their loss to Sacramento earlier this week, I like the Kings to cover this high spread despite playing on the road.

It’s going to be close, but I say take the Kings to cover.

NBA Free Picks: Sacramento +16½ Points

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