Sacramento Kings versus LA Lakers Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 3-30-2013

The 37-36 LA Lakers will travel to take on the 27-46 Sacramento Kings in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from Sacramento is scheduled for 10PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel. The odds from this NBA pro basketball game will be out on Saturday afternoon as both Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash are questionable for the Lakers with injuries. The teams have met three times this season with each team winning and covering the point spread on their home court. Two games were played at LA and one at Sacramento. LA Lakers have a road record of 14-24 on the year. They lose for the fourth time in five games after a 113-103 road defeat on Thursday to the Milwaukee Bucks as a -2 point betting favorite. The game finished over the total of 210 ½ points. The Lakers have not won a back to back game this season and were outscored 60-47 in the second half. They make 44.2% from the floor and 5 of 20 came from three point range. LA was sloppy and committed 18 turnovers plus allowed Milwaukee 48.4% shooting. Kobe Bryant had 30 points and three assists as he made 6 of his 17 shots and 18 of 20 from the free throw line. LA is nursing a ½ game lead for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western conference over the Utah Jazz with nine games remaining. Defense continues to be the downfall for this Lakers team as they have given up an average of 110 points a game over their past four games. The team is 26th and fifth last in the NBA in scoring defense. The Kings are 19-16 playing at home this season. They win their second straight and fourth in six games after a 117-103 road victory on Thursday to the Phoenix Suns as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished over 206 ½ points. Sacramento enjoyed a 53% shooting game and hit on 7 of 18 from the three point line. The Kings were good from the free throw line making 22 of 24 shots. They held the Suns to 44.7%s hooting. Sacramento turned the ball over 18 times and survived because the Kings pulled down 13 more rebounds than the Suns. Center DeMarcus Cousins led the Kings with 34 points and 14 rebounds as he made 12 of his 16 shots and a perfect 9 of 9 from the free throw line. In their past ten games the Kings have home wins against the Clippers and Bulls so they are not dead yet and still playing hard in games despite out of the playoffs. Sacramento defends poorly this year as they are 30th and last in the NBA in scoring defense by giving up 104.7 points a game. Teams hit on 46.9% from the field against the Kings ranking 27th and fourth last in the league.