Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 10/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Sacramento Kings (1-2) are headed to Paycom Center on Tuesday where they will go up against the Oklahoma City Thunder (3-0).

The Kings faced off with the Lakers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-120 in their last game. Sacramento finished having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (45 out of 101) and buried 18 out of their 43 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Kings buried 12 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected 45 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 27 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In relation to the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 48.8% from the floor on 39 of 80 shooting. Los Angeles earned 26 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. In addition, Los Angeles pulled down 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Los Angeles finished the contest at 89.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 41 of their 46 shots. They also buried 8 out of their 25 shots from downtown. With respect to fouls, the Kings walked away with 26 while the Lakers racked up 17 fouls.

Zach LaVine is one player who was important in this contest. LaVine went 50.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He played 40 minutes and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 32 points on 12 out of 24 shooting.

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Sacramento heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 1-2 for the season. They have an average of 113.7 pts per contest (23rd in basketball) while going 47.5% from the field. The Kings are shooting 41.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (41 of 99) and 64.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Sacramento is pulling down 36.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 74 assists this year, which has them ranked 16th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 22.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Kings have forced 17.7 turnovers every game while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 15th in basketball in giving up assists with 74 conceded on the year. The Kings are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.7% (122 of 261) and they relinquish 49.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 31.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 11th in the league in points per game allowed (117.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Thunder went home victorious with a score of 117-100 when they played the Hawks. In the matter of rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Atlanta to snag 46 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 41.0% from three-point range by going 16 of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 21 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Thunder allowed the Hawks to make 35 of 85 attempts from the floor which had them at 41.2% in this contest. Overall, the Thunder finished 43 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. In relation to shots from distance, Oklahoma City made 14 of their 37 tries (37.8%). They were able to make 17 of them for a percentage of 89.5%. The Hawks were called for 23 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 13 steals in this matchup. The Thunder were able to corral 38 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 53 for this game.

Chet Holmgren pitched in for the Thunder for the matchup. He knocked down 8 of 12 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and tallied 11 rebounds. Holmgren earned 31 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in the game.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss mark of 3-0 this year. As an offense, the Thunder are connecting on 45.2% from the floor, which is ranked 19th in the NBA. Oklahoma City has accumulated 383 pts on the year (127.7 per contest) and they average 49.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 22.3 times per game (25th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per game. The Thunder are committing 26.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 86.3% from the charity stripe.

The Thunder on defense are ranked 18th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 119.7. They are able to force 18.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (6th in the NBA). The Oklahoma City defense concedes 33.1% on 3-pointers (40 of 121) and opponents are making 77.2% of their foul shots. They have given up 23.0 assists and 51.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 9th and 29th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oklahoma City and under the total points

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