NBA Betting Odds: Lakers Favored in Picks vs Kings

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday night at 10:00pm EST when they meet at the ARCO Arena in a game that can be seen on KCAL-TV or Comcast Sports Sacramento. NBA betting odds have the Lakers listed as 6-point favorites against the Kings while the game's total is sitting at 207. Kobe Bryant scored 29 points to lift the Lakers over the Golden State Warriors 124-121 on Monday night. Los Angeles couldn't cover as 8.5-point road favorites in NBA picks while the game played OVER the 224.5-point total listed by sportsbooks.

The Lakers looked like they would easily cover the NBA betting spread but the Warriors came roaring back in the fourth quarter with 34 points to finish the game only down by three. "You're not going to see anything remotely close to this in the playoffs," Bryant said after the game. "Not even close. There's nothing you can gauge in this game. You just get out of here with a win and move on." Heading into tonight's game, the Lakers have won three straight, are 49-18 on the season, 28-37-2 against the spread in NBA picks and 8-2 after playing Golden State.

The Kings defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-100 as an 8-point favorite in NBA picks on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total of 210 at online sportsbooks. Tyreke Evans scored 29 points to go with nine rebounds and 11 assists for Sacramento, one short of a triple double, while Donte Greene added 19 points in the win. "If I got it, I got. If not, it was OK," Evans said after the game. "I knew I was close. He just left me in longer than what he should have. I was attacking and trying to get the triple-double."

Heading into tonight's game, the Kings are 23-44 straight up on the season, 34-31-2 against the spread as underdogs in NBA picks and 5-5 after playing the Timberwolves. Sacramento is 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games at home and 8-2 against the spread in their last 10 games overall. The Lakers are 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 games when playing on the road against the Kings and 7-1 straight up in their last 8 games when playing Sacramento. The total has gone OVER the NBA picks in 9 of the Kings last 11 games when playing at home against the Lakers. Vegas odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Los Angeles Lakers -6 favorites against the Sacramento Kings with a total of 208.