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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Sacramento Kings
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings meet at Golden 1 Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Kings as -4.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 229.
In their last action, Sacramento was a 113-100 loser at home against the Lakers. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (213) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles was a 113-100 winner in its last match on the road against the Kings. They covered the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 213 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 15-12 SU,12-15 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Lakers's last 12 games
Sacramento:
Team record: 13-15 SU,11-17 ATS
Sacramento is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games
Sacramento is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Sacramento is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Detroit Monday, December 23
Sacramento home to Indiana Sunday, December 22