Los Angeles Lakers vs. Sacramento Kings odds, tips and betting trends | 3/1/2026
Data Skrive
March 1, 2026, 3:30 a.m. ET
The Los Angeles Lakers (35-24) are home in Pacific Division play versus the Sacramento Kings (14-47) on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. ET. It’s the fourth matchup between these teams this season.
The Lakers enter their matchup against the Kings as double-digit favorites. The Lakers are favored by 12.5 points. The matchup features an over/under of 232.5.
Lakers vs. Kings betting odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:30 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Spread: Los Angeles -12.5Total: 232.5Moneyline: Los Angeles -840, Sacramento +566Watch this game on Fubo!Kings at Lakers odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Lakers (- 12.5)Pick OU: Under (232.5)Prediction: Lakers 122 – Kings 109MoneylineThe Lakers have been the moneyline favorite 36 total times this season. They’ve gone 27-9 in those games.Los Angeles has played as a moneyline favorite of -840 or shorter in only one game this season, and won.The Lakers have an implied moneyline win probability of 89.4% in this contest.The Kings have been underdogs in 55 games this season and won 11 (20%) of those contests.Sacramento has not won as an underdog of +566 or more on the moneyline this season in four games with those odds or longer.The Kings have a 15.0% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadThe Lakers put up 5.4 fewer points per game (115.7) than the Kings allow (121.1).Los Angeles is 15-4 against the spread and 19-0 overall when scoring more than 121.1 points.Sacramento is 16-7 against the spread and 10-13 overall when it scores more than 115.6 points.Los Angeles’ record is 13-5 against the spread and 14-4 overall when it allows fewer than 110.4 points.The Lakers are the NBA’s 13th-ranked scoring team (115.7 PPG), while the Kings rank 28th in points per game allowed (121.1) in the league.Sacramento is the NBA’s 29th-ranked offense (110.4 PPG), while Los Angeles is the 15th-ranked defense (115.6).The Lakers have out-scored their opponents by only four points this season (0.1 points per game on average), and opponents of the Kings have out-scored them by 654 more points on the year (10.7 per game).Over/UnderLos Angeles’ average implied point total this year is 4.6 fewer points than its implied total in Sunday’s game (118.4 implied points on average compared to 123 implied points in this game).So far this season, Los Angeles has scored more than 123 points 19 times.Sacramento’s average implied point total on the season (120.2 points) is 10.2 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (110 points).How to watch Lakers vs. KingsWatch this game on Fubo!
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