The NBA wraps up a massive 11-game schedule on Sunday with a matchup between the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Lakers beat the Warriors by 28 points on Saturday night on Luka’s 27th birthday, and they’ll be back in action against the struggling Kings on Sunday night. Each roster has interesting stories to follow coming down the stretch, so let’s break down the matchup and find some Lakers at Kings player prop bets that make sense this Sunday night.
In the bigger picture, the Lakers are 12.5-point home favorites with the total set at 234.5 on DraftKings Sportsbook.
The Lakers improved to 35-24 with the win on Saturday and are No. 6 in the Western Conference. The Kings, on the other side, are 14-47 with the worst record in the Western Conference, but they did win on Thursday over the Dallas Mavericks and have won two of their last three on their current road trip.
On the injury report, the Lakers listed only LeBron James as questionable for the second game of their back-to-back. The Kings remain without Zach LaVine, Keegan Murray, De’Andre Hunter and Domantas Sabonis, who are each out with long-term injuries.
Kings at Lakers Best Prop Bets
Austin Reaves u4.5 Assists (-121)
Reaves is averaging 5.5 assists per game this season, so taking the under seems like a bold move. However, with Luka back in the lineup since the All-Star break, Reaves has come in under this prop line in five straight games, never even reaching four assists in those contests.
In his 24 games with Luka this season, he’s only averaging 4.5 assists per contest, and he’s still not back to a full workload after missing extended time with a calf injury.
Since he’s still ramping up, the Lakers will take it easy with his minutes if possible, and even if he’s on the floor, he’ll likely continue to let Luka handle most of the shot creation work, leaving him short of this assist prop.
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Russell Westbrook 15+ Points (+118)
Westbrook gets plenty of usage when he’s on the floor as one of the most established offensive options on the team. He’s playing limited minutes in some matchups but typically turns in good scoring numbers when he’s on the floor.
He’s averaging 15.3 points per game on the season and had 25 points against the Grizzlies and 22 points against the Rockets in his last two games. In his last six games, he has gone over this alternate points line four times.
Westbrook could be extra motivated by facing another of his former teams. He had 18, 13 and 22 points in his three matchups against them with the Kings this season and has at least 15 points in four of his last six head-to-head matchups with Los Angeles.
Deandre Ayton o7.5 rebounds (-121)
Ayton has an impressive streak of 21 straight games against the Kings with at least eight rebounds. He is averaging 8.3 rebounds on the season and pulled in 10 rebounds on Saturday against the Warriors.
Ayton has at least eight boards in three of his last six games and has gone over this prop line in 10 of his last 19, but he had 13, 11 and 15 rebounds in his three matchups against the Kings earlier this season.
Without Sabonis and Murray, the Kings are playing extremely young in the frontcourt, which should be a matchup that favors Ayton on Sunday night.
Bonus Parlay Pick: Malik Monk u1.5 Rebounds (+115)
If you’re building an SGP (Same Game Parlay) from this Sunday night matchup, adding in the under on Monk’s rebounds boosts the odds of this late prop to a juicy +1300 for these four Kings-Lakers bets.
Monk had five rebounds against the Rockets earlier this week, but he has a total of just one rebound outside of that contest in his last five games. He has been under this prop line in five of his last seven games and will likely continue to play a limited role. With the over/under so low, it’s not a guarantee at plus-money odds, but it gives the parlay a huge boost, and he has regularly been under this number enough to make it a solid play on Sunday night.
