LA Lakers versus Sacramento Kings NBA TV December 26th 2011 Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

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Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers will look to bounce back as they battle the improved Sacramento Kings in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday December 26th.

The Lakers and Kings will tip off from Sacramento at 10PM Eastern Time and you can watch this game nationally over NBA TV.

The point spread opened up with the road club LA Lakers favored by -2 ½ points with an over under of 198 points.

Early money from the NBA wagering public has not moved this betting line as the LA Lakers remain a -2 ½ point favorite.

The total has been bet down to 196 points.

LA Lakers money line bettors will lay -140 odds with the home underdog Sacramento Kings returning +125 odds to pull off the upset win with no need for getting points on their side.

They met four times last regular season with LA winning the series 3-1. Sacramento’s victory against the Lakers came at Staples Center by five points.

The Lakers will travel to Sacramento with a record of 0-1 on the season.

The club is playing the back end of a back to back.

On Christmas Day the Lakers blew an eight point lead late in their 88-87 defeat to the Chicago Bulls as a +4 ½ point underdog.

The total came in at under the total of 183 ½ points.

LA shot 47.4% from the field but were poor from three making just 4 of 16 from beyond the arc. The Lakers were horrid from the free throw line making just 55%.

Despite playing with torn ligaments on his left wrist Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 28 points on 11 of 23 from the floor.

Pau Gasol chipped in with 14 points and eight rebounds on 6 of 14 from the floor.

It was a poor performance by Metta World Peace who in 24 minutes had just four points and a miserable two rebounds.

Forward Devin Eubanks sank 4 of 5 shots for eight points.

The point guard tandem of Derek Fisher and Steve Blake combined for only five assists.

Defensively LA held Chicago to just 40.4% shooting from the floor.

What hurt LA in addition to their three point and free throw shooting is the fact the team turned it over 17 times as the club was breaking in head coach Mike Brown’s system as well as four new players into their player rotation.

Once again the Lakers will be without center Andrew Bynum who is serving the second of a four game suspension.

Sacramento will open their regular season on Monday having gotten the day off on Christmas Day.

The Kings are the younger team and may force a fast tempo facing the older legs of the Lakers playing the back end of a back to back.

Center DeMarcus Cousins was impressive last season with solid rebounding. He may be an impact in this game eliminating second shot opportunity at the bucket for the Lakers.

He shot 43% from the floor and pulled down nearly 9 rebounds a season ago.

Guard Tyreke Evans averaged nearly 18 a game last season and hit on nearly 41% of his shots from the floor. He hit nearly 30% of his shots from three.

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Trend: The over is 12-2 in their past 14 meetings at Sacramento.

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