Kings vs Lakers Game Breakdown

Get ready for some high-octane NBA Playoff action as the Sacramento Kings roll into the City of Angels to challenge the Los Angeles Lakers at the iconic Crypto.com Arena tonight! With the clock striking 11:30 PM EST, it’s a late-night showdown that promises to keep you on the edge of your seat. After a slew of first-round blowouts, tonight’s tussle is set to crank up the intensity. The Lakers are looking to build on their nail-biting victory over the Warriors, while the Kings are hungry to bounce back from their heartbreaker against Detroit. With playoff spots and pride on the line in the Western conference, and the betting world buzzing with a tight line, tonight’s game is anyone’s to seize. So, as the Kings try to conquer the court and the Lakers aim to defend their royal realm, let’s see who truly wears the crown in this regal rumble!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 28, 2024 11:30PM EST

Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	SAC ML	LAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+120	-140	223.0	2.5/-2.5
Recent	+120	-140	221.5	2.0/-2.0
Difference	0	0	-1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

27W-23L

45.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

37W-16L

54.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/21/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	31	25	25	22	00	103	Under
12/21/24	Sacramento Kings SAC	26	27	24	22	00	99	Under
12/19/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	37	25	24	27	00	113	Under
12/19/24	Sacramento Kings SAC	28	30	22	20	00	100	Under
10/26/24	Sacramento Kings SAC	26	34	34	33	00	127	Over
10/26/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	28	36	23	44	00	131	Over
03/13/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	29	27	17	34	00	107	Over
03/13/24	Sacramento Kings SAC	29	31	28	32	00	120	Over
03/06/24	Sacramento Kings SAC	28	44	32	26	00	130	Over
03/06/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	37	20	35	28	00	120	Over
11/15/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	38	34	32	21	00	125	Over
11/15/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	25	34	21	30	00	110	Over
10/29/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	28	27	28	32	120	127	Over
10/29/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	41	25	21	28	170	132	Over
01/18/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	28	33	29	26	00	116	Over
01/18/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	39	21	22	29	00	111	Over
01/07/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	37	36	36	27	00	136	Over
01/07/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	38	35	36	25	00	134	Over
12/21/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	26	32	28	34	00	120	Over
12/21/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	25	41	40	28	00	134	Over
11/11/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	23	33	31	33	00	120	Over
11/11/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	23	37	28	26	00	114	Over
01/12/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	34	33	23	26	00	116	Over
01/12/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	29	32	40	24	00	125	Over
01/04/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	31	28	24	31	00	114	Over
01/04/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	26	31	28	37	00	122	Over
11/30/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	20	30	37	30	00	117	Under
11/30/21	Sacramento Kings SAC	28	31	15	18	00	92	Under
11/26/21	Sacramento Kings SAC	20	23	30	27	1212	141	Over
11/26/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	20	23	35	22	1212	137	Over

Kings Vs Over/Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Kings Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/26	@ DET	113-114L	44	20	14	82
12/22	@ IND	95-122L	47	21	10	96
12/21	@ LAL	99-103L	46	25	13	90
12/19	@ LAL	100-113L	43	27	15	82
12/12	vs NOP	111-109W	50	24	11	92
12/08	@ UTA	141-97W	43	39	8	100
12/06	vs SAS	140-113W	44	33	11	90
12/05	vs MEM	110-115L	46	19	13	98
12/03	@ HOU	120-111W	34	33	10	91
12/01	@ SAS	125-127L	51	32	10	101

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/25	vs GSW	115-113W	41	30	9	91
12/21	vs SAC	103-99W	48	23	13	83
12/19	vs SAC	113-100W	53	22	10	94
12/15	@ MEM	116-110W	44	23	21	82
12/13	vs MIN	87-97L	53	17	21	86
12/08	@ POR	107-98W	40	25	11	83
12/06	vs ATL	132-134L	40	33	13	99
12/04	vs MIA	93-134L	36	29	13	88
12/02	vs MIN	80-109L	39	19	20	79
12/01	vs UTA	105-104W	42	23	5	88

Starting Lineups

Sacramento Kings	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
DeMar DeRozan SF	33.0	25.9	36.4	100%	36.8
De’Aaron Fox PG	46.0	43.4	45.1	100%	45.5
Malik Monk SG	34.0	24.4	26.6	33%	30.7
Keegan Murray PF	28.0	25.4	27.7	100%	28.0
Domantas Sabonis C	46.0	53.3	47.2	100%	47.5

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Max Christie SG	19.0	18.7	12.0	23%	17.2
Anthony Davis C	59.0	44.4	51.2	100%	51.6
Rui Hachimura PF	27.0	24.2	24.4	100%	24.8
LeBron James SF	51.0	55.2	49.2	100%	49.5
Austin Reaves PG	33.0	40.2	32.3	100%	32.7

Kings Notable Injuries

Jordan McLaughlin (PG): Avg: 3.1pts, 1.2reb, 1.6ast, 10.1 minutes. Last game: 12/22/24. Impact: 0.9
Orlando Robinson (C): Avg: 2.3pts, 2.0reb, 1.0ast, 7.4 minutes. Last game: 12/22/24. Impact: 0.8

Lakers Notable Injuries

Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 3.9pts, 1.3reb, 1.2ast, 19.3 minutes. Last game: 12/25/24. Impact: 2.4

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Anthony Davis	LAL	Pts	25.5	28.0	+2.5	20%	40%	40%	40%	SAC	+0.8	#22
Keegan Murray	SAC	Pts	12.5	13.9	+1.4	20%	30%	33%	33%	LAL	+0.7	#20
LeBron James	LAL	Ast	7.5	8.3	+0.8	60%	60%	53%	53%	SAC	-0.9	#2

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Kings Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#9	#24	#18	#14	-0.4%
PF	#22	#6	#17	#13	-2.0%
PG	#2	#11	#22	#6	-7.4%
SF	#1	#13	#2	#2	-14.2%
SG	#28	#11	#13	#24	4.9%

Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#22	#29	#13	#22	4.4%
PF	#20	#12	#18	#18	1.1%
PG	#19	#7	#21	#19	1.1%
SF	#16	#28	#23	#19	1.9%
SG	#14	#18	#29	#15	0.2%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.4

110.2

Rebounds per Game

44.3

41.2

Assists per Game

25.5

25.4

Steals per Game

7.6

8.0

Blocks per Game

4.9

5.2

Shots per Game

88.8

85.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.0

11.7

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.9

55.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.3

33.7

Turnovers per Game

13.0

Fouls per Game

19.5

16.5

Recent Trends

LeBron James (PF) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Austin Reaves (PG/SG) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 26.0 pts, 10.0 reb, 10.0 ast against GSW
Keon Ellis (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 42.4% to 10.9, 18.9 min average previous 3 games.
Trey Lyles (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 44.7% to 20.6, 14.2 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.