Lakers vs. Kings Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for December 28

Lakers vs. Kings Game Info

• Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024
• Time: 10:30 PM ET
• Venue: Crypto.com Arena -- Los Angeles, California
• Coverage: SportsNet LA and NBCS-CA

The Los Angeles Lakers (17-13) will look to Anthony Davis (eighth in the league scoring 25.7 points per game) when they try to knock off De'Aaron Fox (seventh in the NBA with 26.2 PPG) and the Sacramento Kings (13-18) on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers are 2.5-point home underdogs in the matchup, which tips at 10:30 PM ET on SportsNet LA and NBCS-CA. The matchup's over/under is set at 221.5.

Lakers vs. Kings Odds & Spread

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Lakers vs. Kings Prediction & Pick

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Lakers vs. Kings Betting Trends

• The Kings are 10-20-1 against the spread this season.
• The Lakers have played 30 games, with 15 wins against the spread.
• Games involving the Kings have hit the over 16 times out of 30 chances this season.
• Lakers games this year have hit the over on 13 of 30 set point totals (43.3%).
• Sacramento owns a worse record against the spread when playing at home (4-13-1) than it does on the road (6-7-0).
• The Kings have gone over the over/under more often when playing at home, hitting the over in 10 of 18 home matchups (55.6%). In away games, they have hit the over in six of 13 games (46.2%).
• Los Angeles' winning percentage against the spread at home is .538 (7-6-0). Away, it is .471 (8-9-0).
• In terms of the over/under, Lakers games have gone over more frequently at home (six of 13, 46.2%) than away (seven of 17, 41.2%).

Kings Leaders

• Fox is averaging 26.2 points, 6.1 assists and 5.0 boards.
• Domantas Sabonis' numbers on the season are 21.1 points, 13.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists per contest, shooting 60.3% from the floor (sixth in league) and 41.8% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.0 made 3-pointers.
• DeMar DeRozan averages 20.7 points, 3.8 boards and 3.9 assists, shooting 48.0% from the field.
• Keegan Murray is averaging 12.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.7 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
• Malik Monk averages 15.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists, shooting 44.0% from the floor and 35.4% from downtown, with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game.

Lakers Leaders

• Davis is averaging 25.7 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Lakers.
• The Lakers are getting 23.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game from LeBron James.
• Austin Reaves' numbers on the season are 17.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists per contest. He is draining 43.8% of his shots from the floor and 35.5% from 3-point range, with an average of 2.6 triples.
• The Lakers receive 12.5 points per game from D'Angelo Russell, plus 2.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists.
• The Lakers get 12.2 points per game from Rui Hachimura, plus 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists.

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