Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 10/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Sunday, October 26, 2025

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (0-1) will take on the Los Angeles Lakers (0-1) at Golden 1 Center on Sunday.

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and took a loss by a score of 119-109 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Lakers ended up finishing with 21 while the Warriors totaled 27 fouls. They buried 17 of their 40 shots from 3-point range. Golden State finished 89.7% from the free throw line by burying 26 of their 29 shots. Moreover, Golden State totaled 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Golden State doled out 29 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. When discussing the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 48.7% from the floor on 38 of 78 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 39 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Lakers knocked down 17 of 28 shots for a rate of 60.7%. Los Angeles walked away from the contest with a 54.5% field goal percentage (42 out of 77) and made 8 out of their 32 3-point attempts.

Luka Doncic is someone who was a factor for this game. He was able to score 43 points on 17 of 27 shooting. He was on the court for 41 minutes played and also pulled down 12 boards. Doncic finished 63.0% from the floor and totaled 9 assists.

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Los Angeles will enter this matchup with a mark of 0-1 this year. They are averaging 109.0 points per game (28th in the NBA) while connecting on 54.5% from the floor. The Lakers are connecting on 25.0% on 3-pointers (8 of 32) and 60.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 39.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 23 dimes for the year, which is 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 20.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 21.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 19.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 27.0 fouls. They are giving up 42.5% on 3-pointers while they are 14th in the league in points per game from their opponents (119.0). The Lakers are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.7% (38 of 78) and they relinquish 40.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 29 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Kings went home defeated by a final of 120-116 against the Suns. With respect to how they rebounded, Sacramento permitted Phoenix to snag 51 overall (18 on the offensive glass). They went 29.4% from beyond the perimeter via 10 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 28 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Kings permitted the Suns to bury 45 of their 95 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 47.4% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Kings went 47 for 94 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Sacramento made 9 out of 24 attempts (37.5%). They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a clip of 56.5%. The Suns earned 25 fouls in this game which took the Kings to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 10 steals in this matchup. The Kings corralled 28 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in the game.

Zach LaVine was important for the Kings for the game. LaVine earned 30 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the matchup. He converted 13 out of 24 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 54.2%, and earned 2 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 0-1 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Kings are shooting 50.0% from the field, which ranks 9th in basketball. Sacramento has accounted for 116 pts so far this year and they pull down 37.0 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 24.0 times per contest (15th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.0 times per game. The Kings are responsible for committing 22.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 56.5% from the charity stripe.

The Sacramento defense gives up 29.4% on shots from 3-point land (10 of 34) and their opposition knocks down 71.4% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 23.0 dimes and 51.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 11th and 26th in the NBA. The Kings on defense are ranked 15th in the league in points per game surrendered with 120.0. They are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (18th in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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