Lakers vs. Kings betting: NBA preview for Dec. 28

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The Los Angeles Lakers (19-10) will try to stop a three-game win streak when they host the Sacramento Kings (8-23) on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena as heavy, 13-point favorites. The contest airs at 9:30 p.m. ET on SportsNet LA and NBCS-CA. The over/under is 232.5 in the matchup.

Check out all the Latest NBA Betting Previews!

Spread

Lakers Cover -13 vs Kings -110

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Lakers vs. Kings betting lines

  • Lakers odds to win: -592
  • Kings odds to win: +430
  • Spread: Lakers (-13)
  • Total: 232.5

Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Los Angeles has a 5-7 record against the spread at home and is 7-5 in home contests.
  • This season, Los Angeles has a 1-1 record ATS in home games as 13-point favorites or more.
  • Lakers home games have gone over the set point total 11 times this season.
  • Recent performance seems to go against Los Angeles to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 231.1 points per contest this season.

Lakers Recent Trends

  • The Lakers have a 4-6 record straight-up in their last 10 matchups, while covering the spread three times in those games.
  • The Lakers’ last 10 games saw six go over the total.
  • The Lakers’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 232.4 points scored. That’s 0.1 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Lakers’ per-game scoring average over their past 10 games is 5.1 points lower than their season-long average.

Lakers Betting Records

  • The Lakers have gone 11-4 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 73.3% of those games).
  • Los Angeles has played as a moneyline favorite of -592 or shorter twice this season, and won both.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Lakers’ implied win probability is 85.5%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.0 (second in NBA) 48.6 (26th) 41.2 (26th) 40.4 (second) 24.7 (24th) 14.7 (19th)

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Lakers vs. Kings? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Kings Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Kings have a 7-9 record against the spread on the road and are 3-13 in road contests.
  • Kings games have gone over the set point total seven times on the road this year.
  • This season on the road the Kings and their opponents have averaged a total of 235.9 points per contest, 3.4 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Kings Recent Trends

  • The Kings have a 3-7 record straight-up in their last 10 matchups, while covering the spread five times in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Kings games have exceeded the set total four times.
  • The Kings’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 233.8 points scored. That’s 1.3 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over the past 10 games, the Kings are scoring 112.6 points per game compared to their 112.0 season average.

Kings Betting Records

  • Sacramento has been underdogs in 28 games this season and won six (21.4%) of those contests.
  • The Kings have entered four games this season as the underdog by +430 or more and is 1-3 in those contests.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies an 18.9% chance of a victory for the Kings.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (22nd in NBA) 49.6 (30th) 41.1 (27th) 46.7 (26th) 25.6 (20th) 13.6 (10th)
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …