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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Sacramento Kings
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings meet at Golden 1 Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Kings as -6.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
In their last action, Sacramento was a 125-119 loser at home against the Hornets. They failed to cover the -10-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (244) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
The Lakers were a 130-104 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Suns. They failed to cover the +11-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (234) made winners of OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 13-17 SU,12-17-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Lakers's last 11 games
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Sacramento:
Team record: 16-13 SU,18-11 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 6 games
Sacramento is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Sacramento is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Charlotte Friday, December 23
Sacramento home to Washington Friday, December 23