Two of the worst teams in the NBA will be on display for all to see when the Kobe Bryant tour picks back up in Sacramento where the Kings will look to bounce back from a tough one-point overtime defeat last time out at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks.
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SCHEDULING
Those that actually tune in to watch this game won’t have to deal with any type of fatigue for either side with both the Lakers and Kings having a full day of rest to get mentally and physically prepared for this battle of Pacific Division bottom feeders.
That however isn’t exactly a good thing for those looking to take the points with the visitors considering LA has gone a wretched 4-17 SU and 7-14 ATS when returning to the hardwood off 24 hours rest. They’ve only scored an average of 94 point per game in those contests with the under cashing in 14 of them.
Recently, Sacramento has gone 2-1 SU and ATS on one day of rest with wins against both Toronto and Oklahoma City with a head scratching outright loss as 10-point chalk to Philadelphia sandwiched in between.
KEY MATCHUP
The Lakers are conceding an average of 105.7 points per game to all opposition, and will certainly once again have their hands full trying to contain the Kings potent offensive attack.
Big Sac is averaging a healthy 105.9 points per game to rank No. 3 in scoring offense with bigs DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay leading the way with 25.1 and 17.8 points per game respectively.
That duo combined for 40 points and 17 rebounds in these division rivals first meeting of the 2015-16 season – a game the Kings went on to win by a 132-114 final score as 7-point home chalk – and they’ll once again go a long way in helping decide the victor of round two.
LIVE BETTING SCENARIO
Sacramento has been on a major roll offensively in their last three games scoring an average of 125.7 points per game, and just came up a bucket short of securing their third three-game win streak of the season.
The 132 points the Kings dropped on the Lakers at the end of October were the most points LA has conceded all season long. Sacramento was able to pull the feat by shooting a robust 51.5 percent from the field with a number of the shots coming from close range; they only managed a 6-of-22 showing from three-point range.
If Cousins is able to go buck wild and Willie Cauley-Stein is able to return and play, make it a point to see how easy the Kings are able to put points on the board close to the rim. If the duo is freely able to do as it pleases much like they did in the first meeting, it’s highly possible another Lakers beat down will be in the cards.
Big Sac has taken four straight from Los Angeles in its own house with the last two wins coming by way of double digits.
The over has cashed three of the last four times these teams hooked up, and if Kobe Bryant is able to return to live action, the setup is there for him to have one of his best games of the season with the Kings routinely giving up 100+ points per game.
For the season, Sacramento ranks dead last in the league in scoring defense allowing 107.9 points per game. In its last five contests, the opposition has gone on to average an even worse 114.4 points per game.
With each side rested, this could be another one of those good old fashioned Pacific Division shootouts, so live bet dependent upon the game’s flow.
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Real-time spreads, totals, props and moneyline odds are all available by clicking here so start betting with BookMaker today! The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings will tip at 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Sleep Train Arena. The contest will be broadcast nationally on TNT.
