Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 12/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Sunday, December 28, 2025

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Lakers (19-10) will take on the Sacramento Kings (7-23) on Sunday.

The Kings took the court against the Pistons and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 136-127 in their last contest. Sacramento ended the game having earned a 45.7% field goal percentage (42 of 92) and buried 11 out of their 33 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Kings converted 32 of their 37 attempts for a rate of 86.5%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 42 with 19 of them being offensive. They also distributed 34 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of defending, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 53.7% from the field on 51 out of 95 shooting. Detroit recorded 39 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Detroit collected 42 rebounds (16 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Detroit finished the contest at 71.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 28 shots. They also converted 14 of 32 attempts from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 12 while the Pistons accounted for 16 personal fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is a player who was a major factor in this contest. DeRozan finished 66.7% from the field and also distributed 8 dimes. He was on the court for 42 mins played and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 37 points on 12 out of 18 shooting.

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Sacramento comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 7-23 for the year. They average 112.0 points per contest (27th in basketball) while connecting on 46.3% from the field. The Kings are connecting on 34.7% on three-point shots (317 of 913) and 75.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is collecting 40.8 boards per game and has earned 762 assists so far this year, which is 20th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.2 times per game and as a team are committing 20.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Kings are able to force 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They give up 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 26th in the league in PPG from their opponents (122.5). The Kings defense is allowing a FG percentage of 49.7% (1,342 of 2,702) and they relinquish 46.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 25th in the NBA in allowing assists with 859 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Lakers took a defeat with a final score of 119-96 when they faced the Rockets. In reference to cleaning the glass, Los Angeles allowed Houston to grab 48 in total (17 on the offensive side). They shot 33.3% from three-point range by going 8 out of 24 and finished the contest at 15 of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). The Lakers permitted the Rockets to convert 48 out of their 90 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Lakers went 39 for 77 from the field which had them shooting 50.6%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Los Angeles made 11 of their 30 attempts (36.7%). They were able to convert 7 of them for a clip of 63.6%. The Rockets were called for 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They also coughed it up 16 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. The Lakers corralled 18 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 25 in this game.

Luka Doncic was important for the Lakers for this game. Doncic recorded 25 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and earned 7 assists in the game. He buried 9 of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 19-10 this year. The Lakers are committing 19.9 fouls every game and they shoot 78.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.7 times per contest (27th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.3 times per contest. Los Angeles has totaled 3,391 pts on the season (116.9 per game) and they snag 41.2 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Lakers are shooting 50.0% from the field, which is 2nd in the league.

The Lakers are ranked 18th in the league in PPG surrendered with 117.4. They are forcing 15.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.6% from the field (26th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense allows 38.4% from downtown (415 of 1,080) and their opponents are connecting on 80.2% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 27.6 dimes and 40.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 23rd and 2nd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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