The Los Angeles Lakers came out stagnant against the Suns, but quickly turned the game around to win 123-116 on Friday night. This will be the first back-to-back of the season for the Lakers, while the Sacramento Kings had Friday off after a 117-115 home loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday.
Sacramento has the rest advantage here, but this will be the Lakers’ third straight home game, so they haven’t traveled anywhere yet. Anthony Davis has been on fire for Los Angeles through two games with 71 points, 24 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals, to go along with 32 free throw attempts. For Sacramento, DeMar DeRozan made his Kings debut and scored 26 points with 8 rebounds, but went 0-for-2 in the final two minutes.
That being said, let’s dive into the matchup and offer up some information and maybe a sweat or two.
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Game details and how to watch Kings @ Lakers
● Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
● Time: 10:30 PM ET
● Website: Crypto.Com Arena
● City: Los Angeles, CA
● Television/Streaming: NBA TV
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Game odds for Kings @ Lakers
Saturday morning’s latest odds:
● Moneyline: Los Angeles Lakers (-142), Sacramento Kings (+120)
● Spread: Lakers -2.5
● Total: 232.5
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Likely starting lineups for Los Angeles and Sacramento
· Los Angeles Lakers
PG D’Angelo Russell
SG Austin Reaves
SF Rui Hachimura
PF LeBron James
C Anthony Davis
· Phoenix Suns
PG De’Aaron Fox
SG Kevin Heurter
SF DeMar DeRozan
PF Keegan Murray
C Domantas Sabonis
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Top betting trends and insights to know ahead of Suns @ Lakers
· The Lakers went 41-46 against the spread last season and are 2-0 this year.
· The Lakers were 4-11 ATS (26.7%) last season without rest, which finished second worst in the NBA only before the Pacers (3-10).
· The Lakers were 7-13 ATS (35%) last season with a rest disadvantage, fourth worst in the NBA.
· Sacramento went 14-7-1 ATS (66.7%) last season with a rest advantage, which was third best in the NBA.
· The Lakers were 11-3-1 (78.6%) in the Super without rest last season, finishing with the second best record in the Super, only behind Minnesota (11-2).
· The Kings were 13-8-1 (61.9%) to the Sub with a rest advantage last season, ranking fourth best in the NBA to the Sub.
· The Kings were 15-8-1 (65.2%) to the Sub as an away underdog last season, ranking second best only behind Boston (3-1).
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Notable Players for Kings @ Lakers
Top Score Props
Anthony Davis O/U 25.5 Points
LeBron James O/U 23.5 Points
De’Aaron Fox O/U 23.5 Points
DeMar DeRozan O/U 20.5 Pts
Highest Bounce Props
Anthony Davis O/U 12.5 Rebounds
Domantas Sabonis O/U 12.5 Rebounds
LeBron James O/U 7.5 Rebounds
Highest Helping Props
LeBron James O/U 7.5 Assists
Domantas Sabonis O/U 6.5 Assists
D’Angelo Russell O/U 5.5 Assists
De’Aaron Fox O/U 5.5 Assists
Austin Reaves O/U 5.5 Assists
Expert picks and predictions for Pacers @ Knicks
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NBC Sports Betting Best Bet
Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes the Sacramento Kings to hand the Los Angeles Lakers their first loss of the season:
“The Kings have a slight rest advantage here, which could be enough to knock the 2-0 Lakers off the undefeated ranks.
Los Angeles was 7-13 ATS (35%) and 10-10 on the ML (50%) when they were at a rest disadvantage and an even worse 9-14 ML the year before (9-13-1 ATS). Sacramento went 14-7-1 ATS (66.7%) last season with a rest advantage, which was the third-best mark in the NBA.
Anthony Davis has been fantastic for the Lakers so far (35.5 PPG, 12.0 RPG), but someone else will have to step up here and the 40-year-old LeBron James on the second night of a back-to-back is not. probably the secondary option in the third game of the season.
The line has shifted slightly in the Kings’ direction and I’ll buy that because the Lakers continue to disappoint in this spot while the Kings excel. Give me Sacramento +2.5 and sprinkle the ML (+120).”
Here are the best bets our model projects for the Suns and Lakers:
· Money line: NBC Sports leans toward Sacramento’s ML value (+120)
· to spread: NBC Sports finds strength in taking the points with Sacramento
· All in all: NBC Sports has minimal confidence in a play on the Total OVER 232.5 points, making the UNDER 232.5 its better bet on the Total.
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