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Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Lakers

The Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers will meet on the court at Staples Center on Friday in a battle of division rivals.

Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -9.5-point favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total opened at 224.5.

Los Angeles was a 116-107 loser in its last match on the road against the Wizards. They failed to cover the -1-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 223 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Sacramento was a 154-105 loser in its last match at home against the Jazz. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 259 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Sacramento:
Team record: 25-37 SU,27-34-1 ATS
Sacramento is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games
Sacramento is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games
Sacramento is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road

Los Angeles:
Team record: 36-26 SU,28-33-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Lakers's last 12 games

Next up:
Sacramento at Dallas Sunday, May 2
Los Angeles home to Toronto Sunday, May 2