The Sacramento Kings (1-1) are welcoming in the Los Angeles Lakers (1-1) for a matchup of Pacific Division rivals at Golden 1 Center, tipping off at 9:00 PM ET on Sunday, October 29, 2023. It’s the first matchup between the squads this year.
The Kings are just a 2-point favorite when they and the Lakers square off in a game oddsmakers expect to be a tight one. The matchup’s over/under is set at 234.
Kings vs. Lakers Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 7:40 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Sacramento -2
- Total: 234
- Moneyline: Sacramento -130, Los Angeles +110
Lakers at Kings odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Lakers (+ 2)
- Pick OU:
Under (234)
- Prediction:
Lakers 122 – Kings 103
- Sacramento won 68.6% of the games last season in which it was the moneyline favorite (35-16).
- When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -130 or shorter last year, Sacramento had a record of 31-13 (70.5%).
- Sacramento has a 56.5% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Los Angeles was underdogs in 51 games last season and won 23 (45.1%) of those contests.
- Los Angeles had a record of 18-26, a 40.9% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +110 or more by oddsmakers last season.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 47.6% chance of a victory for Los Angeles.
- Last year, the Kings averaged 120.7 points per game, only 4.1 more points than the 116.6 the Lakers allowed.
- Sacramento had a 36-17 record against the spread and a 42-11 record overall last season when scoring more than 116.6 points.
- When it scored more than 118.1 points last season, Los Angeles went 30-8 against the spread and 32-6 overall.
- Sacramento had an ATS record of 31-10-1 and a 31-11 record overall last season when its opponents scored fewer than 117.2 points.
- Last season, the Kings were the league’s highest-scoring team (120.7 PPG), while the Lakers were the 20th-ranked defense in terms of points per game (116.6) in NBA play.
- The sixth-ranked scoring NBA team was Los Angeles a season ago (117.2 PPG), while the Sacramento squad was the 25th-ranked defense (118.1 PPG) in the league.
- The Kings totaled 217 more points than their opponents last season (2.6 per game on average), and the Lakers scored 47 more points than their opponents (0.6 per game).
Over/Under
- Sacramento’s average implied point total last season was 2.8 more points than its implied total in Sunday’s game (120.8 implied points on average compared to 118 implied points in this game).
- Last year, Sacramento recorded more than 118 points in 49 games.
- The average implied point total last season for Los Angeles (118.9) is 2.9 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (116).
How to watch Kings vs. Lakers
- Game Day: Sunday, October 29, 2023
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBCS-CA and SportsNet LA
- Location: Sacramento, California
- Arena: Golden 1 Center
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
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