Neither the Sacramento Kings or the Los Angeles Lakers have much to play for other than pride with a post-season berth all but impossible for both teams. The Kings do however enjoy the prospect of sweeping the season-series against the Lakers for the very first time ever, and I like the visitors in Tuesday's match-up at Staples Center.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Previous Meetings - The Kings have won each of the three previous meetings this season by an average of 13.3 points. They're 5-1-1 ATS in the last seven meetings and the road team is 5-2-1 ATS in the last eight meetings in the series.

2. DeMarcus Cousins - The Kings' superstar will be back on the floor after serving a one-game suspension after he got into a verbal altercation with head coach George Karl last week. Karl and Cousin's might not be the best of friends, but Cousins' production has been nothing but stellar lately averaging 32.8 points over his last four games and he has totaled 65 points over the last two meetings with the Lakers.

3. X-Factor - The Lakers' 2015/2016 season is all about Kobe Bryant, but the retiring superstar had only 15 points when the Lakers fell 112-93 to the Kings here at Staples Center back in January. He scored 14 points on just 5-of-15 shooting from the field in Sunday's 90-87 loss to the Knicks.

Selection: This is a play on the Sacramento Kings (10*)