Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/12/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Monday, January 12, 2026

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: Peacock

The Los Angeles Lakers (23-12) are headed to Golden 1 Center on Monday where they will try to beat the Sacramento Kings (8-29).

The Lakers faced off with the Spurs and went home with a loss by a final score of 107-91 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Lakers finished with 21 and the Spurs finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They made 4 of 25 attempts from three-point range. San Antonio walked away from this one shooting 82.1% from the charity stripe by converting 23 of their 28 tries. Additionally, San Antonio had 50 rebounds (8 offensive, 42 defensive) and had 2 blocks. San Antonio distributed 24 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. With regard to the defense, Los Angeles allowed 48.8% from the floor on 40 of 82 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in the matchup as well as creating 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Lakers converted 14 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 63.6%. Los Angeles walked away from the contest having earned a 39.5% FG percentage (34 out of 86) and made 9 out of their 39 3-point shots.

Luka Doncic is one player who was a major factor for this game. Doncic finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and recorded 10 dimes. He was on the court for 38 mins and also totaled 10 boards. He racked up 38 points on 13 out of 26 shooting.

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Los Angeles steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 23-12 this season. They are averaging 116.3 points per contest (17th in the league) while connecting on 49.8% from the field. The Lakers are connecting on 33.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (406 of 1,196) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 41.3 boards per game and has racked up 870 assists this year, which has them ranked 26th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 15.5 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.6 fouls. They relinquish 36.8% on 3-pointers while they are 16th in basketball in points per game allowed (116.6). The Lakers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.6% (1,486 of 3,060) and they concede 40.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 13th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 967 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kings took a defeat with a final score of 100-98 when they played the Mavericks. In relation to how they rebounded, Sacramento permitted Dallas to get 55 in all (15 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 29.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 of 27 and ended up shooting 14 out of 21 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Kings permitted the Mavericks to make 39 of their 96 tries from the field which had them shooting 40.6% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Kings shot 39 for 92 from the floor which had them shooting 42.4%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Sacramento buried 9 out of 31 tries (29.0%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 64.7%. The Mavericks were called for 12 personal fouls for this game which took the Kings to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 11 steals for the game. The Kings earned 35 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 43 in the matchup.

DeMar DeRozan ended up being a factor for the Kings for this game. He made 8 out of 18 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 2 rebounds. DeRozan earned 21 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes in this game.

Sacramento has a record of 8-29 for the season. As an offense, the Kings are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 23rd in the league. Sacramento has accumulated 4,068 pts for the campaign (109.9 per game) and they pull in 40.7 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 25.0 times per game (24th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per game. The Kings commit 20.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.8% from the charity stripe.

The Sacramento defense gives up 35.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (473 of 1,329) and their opposition knocks down 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 27.7 assists and 46.4 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 25th and 26th in the NBA. The Kings are ranked 27th in the league in points given up per game with 121.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.5% from the floor (30th in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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