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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Sacramento Kings

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings meet at Golden 1 Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Kings as -2-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 234.5.

The Kings were a 122-114 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Warriors. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (236) made winners of UNDER bettors.

Los Angeles was a 100-95 winner in its last match at home against the Suns. They failed to cover the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 195 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 1-1 SU,0-2 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games

Sacramento:
Team record: 1-1 SU,1-1 ATS
Sacramento is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Sacramento's last 13 games
Sacramento is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home

Next up:
Los Angeles home to Orlando Monday, October 30
Sacramento at Golden State Wednesday, November 1