Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/12/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Los Angeles Lakers (21-20) are en route to Golden 1 Center on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Sacramento Kings (16-26).

The Lakers faced the Grizzlies and went home with a loss by a final score of 127-119 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the contest having earned a 46.4% FG percentage (45 of 97) and buried 14 of their 33 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Lakers made 15 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 78.9%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 41 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 26 assists for the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to defense, Los Angeles allowed 54.0% from the field on 47 out of 87 shooting. Memphis distributed 48 dimes and had 33 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Memphis pulled down 37 boards (11 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Memphis ended up going 68.8% at the charity stripe by making 22 of 32 tries. They also made 11 of their 30 attempts from three-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Lakers ended up with 25 while the Grizzlies had 12 personal fouls.

LeBron James is someone who was a major contributor in this matchup. James shot 73.7% from the field and earned 7 assists. He played 33 mins and grabbed 9 rebounds. He had 35 points on 14 out of 19 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 21-20 for the year. They turn it over 15.2 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 20.4 fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 45.4 rebounds per contest and has 1,009 dimes this year, which has them ranked 8th in the league in terms of passing. The Lakers are shooting 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (497 of 1,410) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.0 points per outing (6th in the league) while hitting 46.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lakers are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They surrender 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 26th in the NBA in opponents points per game (112.5). The Lakers are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.8% (1,685 of 3,757) and they surrender 47.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 29th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,046 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kings took a loss by a score of 103-88 against the Trail Blazers. The Kings were able to pull down 38 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 46 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers were called for 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Kings to the free throw line for 21 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 71.4%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Sacramento buried 7 out of 31 attempts (22.6%). Overall, the Kings walked away from this one shooting 33 out of 85 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.8%. The Kings permitted the Trail Blazers to bury 37 of their 88 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.0% in this contest. They shot 42.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 17 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Sacramento allowed Portland to collect 38 in total (10 offensive).

Tyrese Haliburton was important for the Kings for this game. He made 6 out of 11 in this game for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and added 1 rebound. Haliburton racked up 17 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 9 assists for the game.

Sacramento has a mark of 16-26 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Kings are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which ranks them 18th in the league. Sacramento has accounted for 4,576 points on the year (109.0 per game) and they collect 44.4 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.6 times per game (24th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per contest. The Kings commit 19.4 fouls per game and they hit 76.2% from the charity stripe.

The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 28th in the league in points allowed per game with 113.7. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (26th in basketball). The Sacramento defense surrenders 35.1% on shots from distance (485 of 1,383) and their opponents are connecting on 76.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 24.4 assists and 46.4 rebounds every game, which is 19th and 23rd in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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