Kings vs. Lakers NBA Betting Preview for October 29

The Sacramento Kings (1-1) are welcoming in the Los Angeles Lakers (1-1) for a matchup of Pacific Division foes at Golden 1 Center, beginning at 9:00 PM ET on Sunday, October 29, 2023. It's the first matchup between the squads this season.

The Kings are a slight 2-point favorite against the Lakers. The point total for the matchup is set at 234.

In their last game, the Kings got a team-high 39 points from De'Aaron Fox in a 122-114 loss to the Warriors on Friday. No line was set for the matchup, and the teams combined to score 236 points to go under the point total. The Lakers beat the Suns 100-95 and fell short of the point total in their last outing on Thursday. Anthony Davis scored a team-high 30 points to help lead the team to the victory.

Kings vs. Lakers Betting Odds

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Kings vs. Lakers Betting Trends

• The Kings won 44 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover or pushing 38 times.
• When playing as at least a 2-point favorite last season, Sacramento had an ATS record of 24-21.
• The Kings and their opponents combined to go over the point total 40 out of 82 times last season.
• Last season the Kings recorded only 4.1 more points per game (120.7) than the Lakers conceded (116.6).
• Sacramento had a 36-17 record versus the spread and were 42-11 overall when scoring more than 116.6 points.
• The Lakers put together a 40-39-3 record against the spread last year.
• Los Angeles was 21-22-2 ATS last season when playing as at least a 2-point underdog.
• In Lakers games last year, the combined scoring went over the point total 43 times.
• The Lakers averaged just 0.9 fewer points per game (117.2) than the Kings allowed (118.1).
• Los Angeles compiled a 23-9 record against the spread and went 24-8 straight up when it shot above 49.2% from the field.

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Kings vs. Lakers Over/Under Trends

• The Kings played 49 games with over 234 points scored, their current matchup's total, last year.
• The Lakers played 41 games last season (50% of chances) in which the teams combined to score more than 234 points.
• Sacramento and Los Angeles combined to average 3.9 more points per game a season ago than the total of 234 set for this matchup.
• Opponents of these two teams averaged a combined 234.7 points per game last season, 0.7 more than the point total in this game.
• The average point total in Sacramento's games last year was 4.8 more points than the over/under of 234 in this matchup.
• Lakers games in 2022 averaged a total of 233.8 points, 0.2 fewer than the point total in this matchup.

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• Domantas Sabonis: 19.1 PTS, 12.3 REB, 7.3 AST, 61.5 FG%, 37.3 3PT% (31-for-83)
• De'Aaron Fox: 25 PTS, 6.1 AST, 1.1 STL, 51.2 FG%, 32.5 3PT% (119-for-366)
• Harrison Barnes: 15 PTS, 47.3 FG%, 37.4 3PT% (132-for-353)
• Kevin Huerter: 15.2 PTS, 1.1 STL, 48.5 FG%, 40.2 3PT% (205-for-510)

• Anthony Davis: 25.9 PTS, 12.5 REB, 2 BLK, 56.3 FG%, 25.7 3PT% (19-for-74)
• LeBron James: 28.9 PTS, 8.3 REB, 6.8 AST, 50 FG%, 32.1 3PT% (121-for-377)
• Christian Wood: 16.6 PTS, 7.3 REB, 1.1 BLK, 51.5 FG%, 37.5 3PT% (105-for-280)
• D'Angelo Russell: 17.9 PTS, 6.2 AST, 1.1 STL, 46.6 FG%, 39.2 3PT% (148-for-378)