Lakers vs. Kings Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets

Pacific Division opponents square off when the Los Angeles Lakers (36-30) visit the Sacramento Kings (37-27) at Golden 1 Center, beginning at 10:00 PM ET on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The Kings are 2-point underdogs in the game, the fourth matchup between the squads this season. The point total is set at 237.5 for the matchup.

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Lakers and Kings Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

The Lakers are 14-19 against the spread when favored by 2 points or more this season.

The Kings are 9-7 against the spread when an underdog by 2 points or more this season.

The Lakers and the Kings combine to average 1.8 fewer points per game than the over/under of 237.5 set for this game.

Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 235.1 points per game, 2.4 fewer than the over/under in this matchup.

The average point total in Lakers games this season is 2.6 fewer points than the over/under of 237.5 in this matchup.

The average point total for Sacramento this year is 1.6 points fewer than this game’s over/under.

So far this season, Los Angeles has put together a 30-36-0 record against the spread.

The Kings have a 32-31-1 record against the spread this year.

Lakers Stats & Insights

The Lakers average 117.3 points per game (10th in the league) while giving up 117.6 per contest (22nd in the NBA). They have a -19 scoring differential overall.

The Lakers lose the rebound battle by an average of 1.7 boards. They are pulling down 42.6 rebounds per game (22nd in the league) compared to their opponents’ 44.3 per outing.

Los Angeles hits 11.6 three-pointers per game (26th in the league) at a 37.6% rate (seventh-best in the NBA), compared to the 14.2 per contest its opponents make while shooting 37.5% from deep.

The Lakers’ 116.3 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 17th in the NBA, and the 116.5 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 15th in the league.

So far in 2023-24, the Lakers’ offense has been better at home, where they average 118.2 points per game, compared to on the road, where they score 116.2 per game. Defensively, they have been much tougher at home, where they give up 113.8 points per game, versus road games, where they let opponents to score 121.8 per game.

Kings Stats & Insights

The Kings put up 118.4 points per game (eighth in league) while giving up 117.5 per outing (21st in NBA). They have a +54 scoring differential.

Sacramento averages 43.5 rebounds per game (17th in league) while conceding 42.2 per outing to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 1.3 boards per game.

The Kings hit 14.4 three-pointers per game (fourth-most in the league), 1.1 more than their opponents.

The Kings rank 11th in the NBA with 118.4 points scored per 100 possessions, and 20th defensively with 117.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.

Sacramento is putting up more points at home (121.1 per game) than on the road (116.0).

Lakers Key Players to Watch

The Lakers get 24.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists from Anthony Davis.

LeBron James’ averages this season are 25.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game.

The Lakers get 2.8 three-pointers per game out of D’Angelo Russell.

Davis racks up 1.2 steals and swats 2.5 shots per game.

Kings Key Players to Watch

Domantas Sabonis tallies 13.5 rebounds per game and 8.4 assists per game to go with the 20.1 points he tallies a contest.

The Kings have gotten 27.1 points, 5.6 assists and 4.3 rebounds out of De’Aaron Fox this season.

Fox knocks down 2.8 threes per game.

Fox’s 1.9 steals and Malik Monk’s 0.6 blocks per game are important to the Kings’ defensive production.

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