The Sacramento Kings pay a visit to the Los Angeles Lakers at the Crypto.com Arena on Sunday night.
Sacramento Kings Betting Preview
The Sacramento Kings are trying to move on their ugly 16-game losing streak as they have now won two of their past three games overall after beating the Mavericks in a 130-121 road win on Thursday. Precious Achiuwa led the team with 29 points, 12 rebounds and four assists on 13 of 19 shooting, Maxime Raynaud added 22 points on eight of 13 shooting while Daeqwon Plowden chipped in with 19 points on seven of seven shooting off the bench. As a team, the Kings shot 50 percent from the field and eight of 26 from the 3-point line as they hit the ground running with 42 points in the first quarter to open up an 18-point lead which proved to be crucial to hold off the Mavericks who rallied in the fourth quarter to make it interesting at the end.
Los Angeles Lakers Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the LA Lakers have been struggling for consistency lately as they’ve lost five of their last eight games overall, but they will be feeling much better after they snapped a three-game skid with a 129-101 road win over the Warriors last night. Luka Doncic led the team with 26 points with eight assists on nine of 17 shooting, LeBron James added 22 points with seven rebounds and nine assists while Austin Reaves chipped in with 18 points on seven of 11 shooting. As a team, the Lakers shot 53 percent from the field and 19 of 41 from the 3-point line as they stormed out of the gates with 33 points in the first quarter to take an 18-point lead into halftime and they just kept their foot on the gas right till the final buzzer despite pulling their starters early.
Sacramento v Los Angeles Free Prediction
The Kings are still missing Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine, De’Andre Hunter and Keegan Murray, while the Lakers are keeping an eye on Rui Hachimura who is dealing with an illness at the moment. The Kings have been able to snag a couple nice wins in their last three outings and they would love to take down the Lakers who haven’t been at their best lately. The Lakers are also playing on their second game of a back to back set, but they rested their starters early last night and should have more than enough firepower to get past this severely depleted Kings team.