Sacramento Kings vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 12/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Monday, December 8, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Peacock

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the location where the Indiana Pacers (4-18) will attempt to beat the Sacramento Kings (5-17) on Monday.

The Kings faced off with the Rockets and went home with a loss by a final score of 121-95 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Kings finished with 17 and the Rockets racked up 10 personal fouls. They converted 5 of their 16 shots from downtown. Houston walked away from this one shooting 83.3% at the free throw line by making 20 of their 24 tries. Furthermore, Houston totaled 62 rebounds (17 offensive, 45 defensive) and earned 7 rejections. Houston recorded 24 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. When it comes to the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 52.7% from the field on 48 out of 91 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists for the game while forcing 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 32 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Kings converted 5 of their 10 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Sacramento walked away from the contest with a 41.2% field goal percentage (40 out of 97) and converted 10 of their 34 shots from 3-point land.

Malik Monk is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He finished with 25 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He played 30 minutes played and snagged 3 boards. Monk finished the game shooting 52.6% from the field and recorded 5 assists.

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Sacramento heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 5-17 this year. They currently have an average of 111.0 points per game (28th in basketball) while shooting 46.3% from the field. The Kings are shooting 35.2% on three-point shots (240 of 682) and 75.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is snagging 39.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 566 assists for the campaign, which is 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 fouls. They are giving up 35.1% on three-point shots while they are 27th in the league in opponents PPG (122.8). The Kings defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 50.0% (988 of 1,975) and they concede 47.4 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 28th in the NBA in giving up assists with 634 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pacers took a loss by a final score of 135-120 against the Nuggets. The Pacers collected 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 38 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. The Nuggets earned 21 personal fouls in this game which took the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to bury 23 of those for a rate of 79.3%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Indiana converted 13 of 28 tries (46.4%). When all was said and done, the Pacers shot 42 for 81 from the floor which had them shooting 51.9%. The Pacers allowed the Nuggets to knock down 49 of 83 tries from the field which had them shooting 59.0% for this contest. They went 60.7% from 3-point land by shooting 17 of 28 and finished the game at 20 of 26 from the charity stripe (76.9%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Indiana allowed Denver to snag 38 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Pascal Siakam ended up being a factor for the Pacers for this game. He converted 7 out of 16 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 43.8%, and had 3 rebounds. Siakam earned 23 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes in this contest.

Indiana has a mark of 4-18 this season. As an offense, the Pacers are shooting 43.0% from the field, which ranks 30th in the league. Indiana has totaled 2,434 points for the campaign (110.6 per game) and they pull down 44.5 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.4 times per contest (30th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.4 times per contest. The Pacers have committed 23.3 fouls per game and they hit 76.9% from the free throw line.

The Pacers on the defensive end are ranked 24th in basketball in PPG given up with 120.1. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the field (22nd in the NBA). The Indiana defense allows 33.2% from downtown (256 of 770) and their opposition makes 76.5% of their free throw shots. They have given up 25.1 dimes and 47.2 rebounds per game, which ranks them 5th and 26th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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