The Sacramento Kings will be at risk of losing a sixth game in a row when they host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. The Lakers will be eager to get back out there after getting blown out by the Memphis Grizzlies at home last game.
Does Sacramento have what it takes to upset Los Angeles here? Continue reading our best free NBA betting picks and predictions for Lakers vs. Kings to find out.
Lakers vs Kings odds
Odds via the Covers Line, an average comprised of odds from multiple sportsbooks.
The Lakers opened as 3.5-point favorites against the Kings and the line hasn’t moved despite Los Angeles getting the majority of the action. Meanwhile, the total opened at 231 and is now anywhere between 230.5 and 231.5.
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Lakers vs Kings predictions
- Prediction: Kings +3.5 (-110)
- Prediction: Over 230.5 (-110)
- Best bet: LeBron James Over 30.5 points (-125)
Predictions made on 1/12/2022 at 12:00 p.m. ET.
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Lakers vs Kings game info
• Location: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
• Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022
• Tip-off: 10:00 p.m. ET
• TV: NBCSCA, SPECSN
Lakers vs Kings betting preview
Injuries
Lakers: Anthony Davis F (Out), Kendrick Nunn G (Out).
Kings: Damian Jones C (Out), Richaun Holmes C (Out), Tristan Thompson C (Questionable).
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Betting trend to know
The Lakers are 2-5 against the spread in their last seven games as road favorites. Find more NBA betting trends for Lakers vs. Kings.
Lakers vs Kings picks and predictions
Our predictions are compiled from the analysis of the spread and total and are indications of where we are leaning for this game.
Our best bet is the play that we like the most for this game, which we would actually put some of our bankroll behind.
Spread analysis
The Kings are going to have some trouble stopping LeBron James in this game, as the superstar has been on a tear. Fortunately for Sacramento, other teams have been able to overcome LeBron’s brilliance and find ways to win against the Lake Show.
The Kings are 13-11 against the spread when avenging a loss versus an opponent. These teams recently clashed in Los Angeles when the Lakers earned a 122-114 win. Now, Sacramento will look to flip things around in front of its home crowd. Considering how well guys like Malik Monk and Talen Horton-Tucker played in that game, the venue should make a big difference.
The Kings also have to feel good about the way they match up with the Lakers in the backcourt. De’Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield, Tyrese Haliburton, and Davion Mitchell should be salivating at the opportunity to get to face this miserable Lakers defense. They're all are capable of getting hot and that’s why the Kings look like good value as a home underdog.
Prediction: Kings +3.5 (-110)
Over/Under analysis
These teams met just a few games ago and combined to score 236 points in a game that went Over the total. The Over has now hit in two of the three games these two have played this season, and it’s going to be hard to take anything but the Over on Wednesday. Since the Lakers have started to put together some wins, the team has done so by simply going out there and scoring at will (they've eclipsed the 120-point plateau in three straight and four of five). That’s why the Over is 5-2 in this same seven-game stretch in which the Lakers are 5-2.
For what it’s worth, the Over is also 22-9 when Sacramento is coming off a home loss over the last two seasons. The Over is also 9-4-1 when the Lakers are favored by 3.5 to 9.5 points this season.
Prediction: Over 230.5 (-110)
Best bet
LeBron has scored at least 31 points in 10 of his last 11 games and is just playing some absurd basketball on the offensive end of the floor. One of the main reasons LeBron has been unlocked as a scorer is that the Lakers are using him as a small-ball center quite a bit. There isn’t a big man in the league who can stick with him in isolation and LeBron is still strong enough to take bumps from true centers on his way to finishing around the basket.
Against a Kings team that is currently depleted at the five, it’s hard not to back LeBron to continue rolling here. When Harrison Barnes isn’t guarding LeBron, the MVP candidate will have some time to attack the likes of Alex Len and Marvin Bagley. Those minutes could get ugly for Sacramento.
Pick: LeBron James Over 30.5 Points (-125)
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