NBA
(1/18/23) 10:30 PM Eastern.
Spread: Kings -4 / Lakers +4
ML: Kings -175 / Lakers +195
Total: Over / Under 244.5
The Pick: Kings -4
Sacramento is playing great basketball, winning, and covering in 4 straight games. They’ve also scored 132 or more in 5 straight games. The Lakers are just 1-3 in their last 4. Losing to 3 playoff teams before a 140-132 win against the Rockets at home. Letting the 10-33 Rockets put up 132 despite LA turning the ball over a season low 2 times, is concerning to say the least. LA ranks 20th in defensive rating and have struggled without Anthony Davis. They allow 52.9 paint points per game (25th) while the Kings offense averages 51.5 inside. These two have met 3 times this year, the 1 game AD played, the Kings “only” put up 120. The two games he didn’t, 134 in each. The Kings are also 5-1 ATS L6 meetings in LA and 4-1 ATS L4 road games overall. The Lakers are just 7-18-1 ATS L26 games vs teams with a winning record too.
Lebron James is also dealing with an ankle injury that’s caused him to miss 10 games this year. He played back to back Sunday/Monday and could be in line for a night off. That would just be an added bonus.
