Kings-Lakers Who Will Cover?

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers meet at STAPLES Center.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

John Salmons scored 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Sacramento in its 101-98 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.

San Antonio failed to cover as 3.5-point road favorites as the game played over the 187-point total listed by sportsbooks.

The Lakers defeated San Antonio 106-85 as an 8-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (187.5).

Kobe Bryant scored 20 points for Los Angeles and Lamar Odom added 17 points and 14 rebounds in the win.

Current streak:
Los Angeles has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Sacramento: 38-43 SU, 44-36-1 ATS
Los Angeles: 56-25 SU, 46-34-1 ATS

Sacramento most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
After playing San Antonio are 1-9
After a loss are 5-5

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
After playing San Antonio are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games on the road
Sacramento is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Sacramento's last 15 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
LA Lakers are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games
LA Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing Sacramento
LA Lakers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Sacramento

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