Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 11/4/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-11.5)

The Sacramento Kings (1-6) will compete against the Los Angeles Lakers (6-2) at Golden 1 Center on Wednesday. Los Angeles opens as 11.5-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under is 238.5.

The Lakers faced off with the Heat and walked away with a win by a score of 138-117 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Lakers finished with 28 while the Heat totaled 23 fouls. They also converted 16 of their 41 attempts from three-point range. Miami ended up shooting 71.4% from the free throw line by burying 25 of 35 shots. Furthermore, Miami collected 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Miami recorded 28 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, Los Angeles allowed 50.7% from the floor on 38 of 75 shooting. They also recorded 39 assists for the contest while creating 19 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 17 of their 24 tries for a rate of 70.8%. Los Angeles walked away from the contest having earned a 57.3% field goal percentage (51 of 89) and buried 19 of their 43 shots from 3-point land.

Luka Doncic is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. Doncic finished the game at 58.3% from the field and also dished out 13 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and pulled down 7 rebounds. He recorded 42 points on 14 out of 24 shooting.

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Los Angeles will take the court with a record of 6-2 for the campaign. They are turning it over 18.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 23.9 fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 40.1 boards per game and has accounted for 203 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Lakers are shooting 39.7% on 3-point shots (119 of 300) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 122.5 points per contest (2nd in the league) while hitting 52.0% from the field.

On defense, the Lakers are able to force 18.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 23.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 37.0% on 3-pointers while they are 19th in the league in points per game allowed (115.3). The Lakers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.0% (318 of 691) and they concede 40.8 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 29th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 219 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Kings went home victorious with a score of 115-100 against the Mavericks. In the matter of rebounds, Sacramento allowed Dallas to grab 35 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 21.2% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 33 and ended up shooting 29 of 35 at the free throw line (82.9%). The Kings permitted the Mavericks to make 32 of 78 tries from the field which left them shooting 41.0% for this game. Overall, the Kings ended up going 43 for 82 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.4%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Sacramento converted 19 of 43 attempts (44.2%). They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. The Mavericks had 15 fouls for this contest which took the Kings to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 20 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Kings were able to snag 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for this game.

Darius Acuff Jr. ended up being important for the Kings in this game. Acuff racked up 25 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 6 dimes for the contest. He converted 10 of 21 in this matchup giving him a rate of 47.6%, and added 5 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 1-6 on the campaign. The Kings commit 23.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 24.6 times per game (27th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 17.3 times per game. Sacramento has totaled 771 pts on the season (110.1 per contest) and they collect 40.1 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Kings are hitting on 46.2% from the floor, which is 16th in the NBA.

The Kings are ranked 29th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 124.3. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.6% from the field (30th in the league). The Sacramento defense surrenders 36.9% on shots from distance (96 of 260) and their opponents are connecting on 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 28.4 assists and 44.6 boards every game, which ranks them 26th and 15th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-11.5)

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