Sacramento at Los Angeles

There is not a lot of positive karma coming out of Los Angeles lately. Kobe Bryant is playing with a broken nose sustained in the All-Star Game, and is also making a lot of noise by dissing ownership on the direction of the team. That won't help a team gain focus vs. a perceived weak opponent, and the Lakers have a long history of lying down vs. soft teams. It has left them at 13-26 ATS in their last 39 as a favorite of -10 or more. The Kings aren't winning much, but have improved enough to cover four of their last five games. Sacramento opened the season losing 12 of their first 19 games by 10 or more points, but silently have lost just two of their last 16 by 10 or more, so clearly they have been under the radar. Take the points and play on Sacramento in this one.