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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 Lakers as -4-point favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total opened at 227.5.

Last time out for Sacramento, they were a 127-126 loser as they battled the Hornets at home. The Kings failed to cover in the match as a -3.5-point favorite, while 253 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 114-104 loser at home against the Suns. They failed to cover the +1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (218) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 24-12 SU,16-20 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
LA Lakers is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
LA Lakers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games

Sacramento:
Team record: 13-21 SU,14-20 ATS
Sacramento is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing LA Lakers
Sacramento is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 6 games when playing LA Lakers

Next up:
Los Angeles home to Indiana Friday, March 12
Sacramento at Portland Thursday, March 4