The Lakers travel north to take on the Kings on Monday night in a battle of the haves and the have-nots. L.A. is trudging towards another playoff appearance while the Kings are circling the drain. These kinds of matchups always create a spicy player prop market.
The Lakers are 9.5-point road favorites, while the Kings are +300 underdogs on DraftKings Sportsbook with the game total set at 229.5. Let’s dig into some of the best player props for this Lakers vs. Kings game.
Lakers vs. Kings Best Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Deandre Ayton 15+ Points (+104)
The Lakers’ pairing with Deandre Ayton hasn’t exactly worked out as expected. Frustrations over his role and lack of defensive effort have boiled over with head coach JJ Redick and the rest of the team. But in the right matchup, Ayton looks like the starting center that L.A. paid to get in the offseason.
This is certainly the right matchup. The Kings will sell out to trap and blitz Luka Doncic, putting the less-than-agile Maxime Raynaud in tough defensive positions. I expect Ayton to have a lot of clean rolls to the basket, plus some chances to get off his floater from the high paint. The volume will be there; it’s all down to Ayton being able to eat what is on his plate
Luka Doncic 10+ Assists (+131)
If Luka is getting trapped, that means a lot of easy reads are one pass away. Ayton will be the primary beneficiary, but the Lakers have plenty of shooters who will be open when Doncic is being blitzed. It’s a great chance for L.A.’s superstar to pad his assist total. There will be plenty of chances to score, but the Kings will hope to make the other Lakers beat them. Many of them will oblige, helping drive this assists line for Doncic.
Russell Westbrook 30+ Points + Rebounds + Assists (-109)
It’s hard to know who will be able to lead this Kings offense on a night-to-night basis. But Russell Westbrook always finds a way to get busy. Somehow, the best thing about this team is that Russ is back to his point guard ways after years of being an off-ball role player. He’ll set the pace against a suspect Lakers defense and bring energy even when the game script goes off the rails. It’ll be a small measure of revenge against his former team, so expect him to get to 30+ PRA after hitting that mark in three of his last five outings.
