The Los Angeles Lakers have started to turn their season around with four wins in five games, and now they will look to go a perfect 4-0 against the Sacramento Kings this season and continue their rise.

While neither team has looked like a juggernaut this year, our Kings vs. Lakers predictions focus on the Lakers’ drastic improvement in defense while catching Sacramento on a downward trend in the scoring.

Let’s take a look at some NBA player props and dish out some NBA tips on Saturday, December 28th.

Kings vs Lakers Prediction

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Lakers moneyline (-105 at bet365)

My analysis

Sure, I’ll be the space here and take the overwhelming public side here with the Los Angeles Lakers. Even though I didn’t particularly like this matchup before these two teams met ten days ago, the Lakers have made progress defensively this month and deserve respect here against a Sacramento Kings team that has really struggled.

Sacramento may have started scoring at will this month, but its offense has taken a step back and will face an LA defense that has moved up to 12th in efficiency this month. Most importantly, the Lakers rank 11th against midfielders, which will make life difficult for a team that relies on that area of ​​the court to drive offense.

The Lakers continue to struggle with shots at the rim, but Sacramento sits second to last in the Cup. That should all but kill these Kings’ attacking options as their opponents looked excellent all around.

It’s not that the Lakers were the best in the world on offense, but their defense should do more than enough here to keep them in the game. Additionally, the Sacramento’s continued to play mediocre defense and had their own issues in the midfield with the sixth-worst defense this month.

That will pay off for LA considering it has moved further away from the 3 this month and ranks third in shooting frequency on jumpers from inside the arc. I expect the script to remain the same here as the Lakers once again had a solid performance on defense and win this game with a lead at midcourt and on the glass to boot.

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Lakers money line

Anthony Davis Over 13.5 rebounds

De’Aaron Fox Over 30.5 points and assists

Let’s talk about the edge that helped Anthony Davis win two huge games against the Kings this month. He totaled 24 rebounds in the two previous meetings between these teams and will face a team this month that ranks 25th and 21st in defensive rebound rate.

Davis hasn’t been a weapon on offense, but he’s been the team’s leader and should be able to add to his totals on that side of the court considering he has a total of 12 offensive rebounds in three games against the Kings this season has.

I’m also a big fan of this line in terms of De’Aaron Fox’s points and assists, a number he has achieved in all three competitions. The Lakers have allowed the sixth-most assists per 100 possessions to their opponents this year, and that should help improve Fox’s total here after he averaged nearly 30 points per game and 35 points and assists against LA this season.

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Kings vs Lakers odds

Kings vs Lakers live odds

Kings vs. Lakers opening odds

• Spread: Los Angeles -2
• Money line: Los Angeles -130
• Over/Under: Over 221.5 | Below 221.5

Odds courtesy of bet365

Kings vs. Lakers distribution and over/under analysis

• We saw a steady move towards the Kings, dropping the Lakers to just one point favorites before Sacramento became the new favorite here on Saturday afternoon.
• While 67% of the spread bets are on the Lakers, 77% of the cover money is on Sacramento.
• The total rose as high as 224.5 on Saturday morning before falling three points. Since then the value has risen from 221.5 to 223 in the afternoon.
• The over accounted for 78% of the tickets and 75% of the handle.

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