NBA: Los Angeles vs Sacramento Prediction
The Sacramento Kings host the Los Angeles Lakers at Sleep Train Arena in California on Monday night. These teams are meeting for the first time in calendar 2015 and the third time this season, with the home side taking each of the two meetings between the California rivals in the month of December.
NBA Odds
Los Angeles Lakers (21-59) at Sacramento Kings (27-53)
Date: Monday, April 13, 2014
Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Sleep Train Arena
City: Sacramento, California
NBA Gambling O/U Odds: 205.5
NBA Gambling Spread: Kings -3.5
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The Kings and Lakers have had some very important meetings in past seasons, but this season-closing home-and-home series will have absolutely no impact on the postseason picture in the Western Conference. The Lakers hope to win both games to avoid the first 60-loss season in the history of the franchise, and arrive in Sacramento having lost six of their last seven.
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Meanwhile, the Kings have lost three in a row and eight of nine, and will play out their schedule without center DeMarcus Cousins or small forward Rudy Gay, who will sit out the remainder of the team’s schedule with foot and head injuries, respectively.
The Kings are 9-19 under new head coach George Karl after falling to the Denver Nuggets by a score of 122-111 on Sunday.
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The Lakers, meanwhile, fell to the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 120-106, and lost forward Wesley Johnson to a sprained left ankle in the process. It’s unlikely he’ll suit up again this season.
Lakers center Tarik Black has posted back-to-back double-doubles and has a good chance to keep that trend going with Cousins out. He posted a career-high 19 rebounds against the Mavericks on Sunday.
FREE Lakers vs. Kings Pick:
The Kings have lost eight of their last nine games, but getting this one at home figures to make all the difference against this young Lakers squad. Additionally, both sides have been scoring points in bunches, and this is a matchup that has kept scorekeepers busy in the past. He shot 11-of-14 from the field in his the last two games.
NBA Betting Trends:
The Lakers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games, and they are 4-10-2 ATS in their last 16 games against Pacific Division opponents.
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The Lakers are 1-4 ATS after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game, and they are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games following a double-digit home loss.
The over is 35-15-1 in the last 51 meetings between these teams, and it is 18-7-1 in the last 26 meetings in Sacramento.
The over is 13-4 in the Kings’ last 17 games following a loss, and it is 7-3 in the Kings’ last 10 home games.
The over is 5-2 in the Kings’ last seven games played on the second night of a back-to-back, and it is 7-1 in the Lakers’ last eight games when their starters combine for more than 160 minutes the previous day.
4* Free Play: Kings -3.5, Over 205.5
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