Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 12/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Toyota Center is where the Houston Rockets (13-4) will try to defeat the Sacramento Kings (5-16) on Wednesday.

The Kings faced the Grizzlies and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-107 in their last game. Sacramento wrapped up the game having earned a 45.7% FG percentage (43 out of 94) and converted 8 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Kings made 13 of 22 attempts for a rate of 59.1%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 25 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 23 turnovers and earning 14 steals. In regard to defending, Sacramento allowed their opponent to shoot 52.3% from the field on 45 out of 86 shooting. Memphis distributed 28 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. In addition, Memphis pulled down 52 boards (13 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Memphis ended up shooting 72.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 22 shots. They made 9 of 24 shots from 3-point land. In regard to personal fouls, the Kings ended up with 22 while the Grizzlies totaled 22 personal fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is one guy who was a contributor for this contest. He had 23 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He played for 35 mins and also pulled down 1 board. DeRozan walked away from this one shooting 52.9% from the field and earned 4 assists.

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Sacramento heads into this game with a record of 5-16 on the year. They are turning it over 13.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.6 fouls per game. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 39.7 boards per game and has accumulated 545 assists so far this season, which ranks 12th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are shooting 35.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (230 of 648) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 111.8 pts per contest (26th in the league) while hitting 46.5% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 fouls. They are ranked 30th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 610 surrendered on the campaign. The Kings are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 49.9% (940 of 1,884) and they relinquish 46.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 35.2% on 3-point shots and they are 27th in basketball in opponents PPG (122.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets walked away with a victory by a final of 129-101 when they faced the Jazz. The Rockets pulled down 35 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 50 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 14 steals for this game. The Jazz earned 23 personal fouls for the game which got the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 33 shots. They were able to make 26 of the free throws for a rate of 78.8%. When talking about 3-point shots, Houston made 11 of their 31 attempts (35.5%). Overall, the Rockets ended up going 46 out of 87 from the floor which had them shooting 52.9%. The Rockets permitted the Jazz to convert 39 of their 88 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 44.3% for the matchup. They finished 28.1% from downtown by shooting 9 out of 32 and finished the game at 14 of 15 at the free throw line (93.3%). In reference to team rebounding, Houston permitted Utah to pull down 33 overall (9 offensive).

Alperen Sengun ended up having an impact for the Rockets in this game. He made 10 out of 15 in this contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds. Sengun recorded 27 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists for this game.

Houston has a mark of 13-4 so far this year. The Rockets commit 20.5 fouls per game while shooting 78.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.5 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.4 times per contest. Houston has accumulated 2,067 points this season (121.6 per game) and they average 49.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Rockets are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which ranks them 10th in the league.

The Houston defense allows 35.0% from downtown (229 of 655) and their opposition makes 74.1% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 24.7 dimes and 38.2 rebounds every game, which is 4th and 1st in the NBA. The Rockets on defense are ranked 2nd in basketball in points allowed per game with 109.9. They have forced 14.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (5th in basketball).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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