The Los Angeles Lakers came out stagnant against the Suns, but quickly turned the game around and won 123-116 on Friday evening. This will be the Lakers’ first back-to-back of the season, while the Sacramento Kings had Friday off following a 117-115 home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday.

Sacramento has the residual advantage here, but this will be the third straight home game for the Lakers, so they haven’t traveled anywhere yet. Anthony Davis has been on fire for Los Angeles through two games with 71 points, 24 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals, plus 32 free throw attempts. For Sacramento, DeMar DeRozan made his Kings debut and scored 26 points with 8 rebounds, but went 0-for-2 in the final two minutes.

That said, let’s dive into the match and provide some information and possibly some sweat.

We have all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the match, including the latest information on how to get the opening tip, expected lineups, recent team performances, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details and how to watch Kings @ Lakers

● Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
● Time: 10:30 PM ET
● Site: Crypto.Com Arena
● City: Los Angeles, CA
● TV/Streaming: NBA TV

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Game odds for Kings @ Lakers

The latest odds from Saturday morning:
● Moneyline: Los Angeles Lakers (-142), Sacramento Kings (+120)
● Spread: Lakers -2.5
● Total: 232.5

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Likely starting lineups for Los Angeles and Sacramento

· Los Angeles Lakers

PG D’Angelo Russell
SG Austin Reaves
SF Rui Hachimura
PF LeBron James
C Anthony Davis

· Phoenix Suns

PG De’Aaron Fox
SG Kevin Heurter
SF DeMar DeRozan
PF Keegan Murray
C Domantas Sabonis

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The best betting trends and insights you need to know ahead of time about Suns @ Lakers

· The Lakers went 41-46 against the spread last season and are 2-0 this year.

· The Lakers were 4-11 ATS (26.7%) without rest last season, finishing second in the NBA, ahead of only the Pacers (3-10).

· The Lakers were 7-13 ATS (35%) with a halftime disadvantage last season, fourth-worst in the NBA.

· Sacramento went 14-7-1 ATS (66.7%) with a halftime advantage last season, which was third-best in the NBA.

· The Lakers were 11-3-1 (78.6%) against the Over without rest last season, finishing with the second-best record against the Over, trailing only Minnesota (11-2).

· The Kings were 13-8-1 (61.9%) for the Under with a halftime advantage last season, ranking them fourth in the NBA for the Under.

· The Kings went 15-8-1 (65.2%) as an away underdog last season, second only to Boston (3-1).

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Notable player props for Kings @ Lakers

Highest point props

Anthony Davis O/U 25.5 points
LeBron James O/U 23.5 points
De’Aaron Fox O/U 23.5 points
DeMar DeRozan O/U 20.5 points

Highest rebound props

Anthony Davis O/U 12.5 rebounds
Domantas Sabonis O/U 12.5 rebounds
LeBron James O/U 7.5 rebounds

Top aid props

LeBron James O/U 7.5 assists
Domantas Sabonis O/U 6.5 assists
D’Angelo Russell O/U 5.5 assists
De’Aaron Fox O/U 5.5 assists
Austin Reaves O/U 5.5 assists

Expert picks and predictions for Pacers @ Knicks

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NBC Sportsbook Best Bet

Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes the Sacramento Kings handing the Los Angeles Lakers their first loss of the season:

“The Kings have a slight halftime advantage here, which could be enough to knock the 2-0 Lakers out of the undefeated ranks.

Los Angeles was 7-13 ATS (35%) and 10-10 ML (50%) when they were at a rest disadvantage and an even worse 9-14 ML the year before (9-13-1 ATS). Sacramento went 14-7-1 ATS (66.7%) with a halftime advantage last season, which was the third-best mark in the NBA.

Anthony Davis has been great for the Lakers so far (35.5 PPG, 12.0 RPG), but someone else will have to step up here and get 40-year-old LeBron James on the second night of a back-to-back isn’t that. likely the secondary option in the third game of the season.

The line is moving slightly toward the Kings and I’m going with that because the Lakers consistently disappoint in this spot while the Kings excel. Give me Sacramento +2.5 and sprinkle the ML (+120).”

Here are the best bets our model predicts for the Suns and Lakers:

· Moneyline: NBC Sports is leaning towards the value of Sacramento’s ML (+120)

· Spread: NBC Sports finds strength in taking the points with Sacramento

· Total: NBC Sports has minimal confidence in a play on the Total OVER 232.5 points, making UNDER 232.5 the better bet on the Total

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