Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 1/25/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Sunday, January 25, 2026

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Pistons (32-10) will go up against the Sacramento Kings (12-33) on Sunday.

The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and ended up losing by a score of 122-109 in their last contest. Sacramento ended having earned a 46.6% FG percentage (41 out of 88) and converted 9 out of their 33 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Kings converted 18 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 45 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 24 assists in this game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to defense, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 45.7% from the floor on 43 out of 94 shooting. Toronto dished out 31 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Toronto snagged 47 rebounds (15 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Toronto ended up shooting 92.0% at the free throw line by burying 23 of their 25 attempts. They also converted 13 of their 33 shots from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Kings finished with 19 and the Raptors racked up 20 personal fouls.

Russell Westbrook is someone who had an impact for this game. Westbrook shot 40.9% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists. He played 35 minutes played and pulled down 3 boards. He walked away with 23 points on 9 out of 22 shooting.

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Sacramento heads into this game with a mark of 12-33 so far this year. They turn it over 14.5 times per game and as a group they commit 20.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Sacramento is snagging 40.9 boards per contest and has earned 1,136 dimes on the season, which is 17th in basketball in terms of passing. The Kings are shooting 35.1% on shots from distance (475 of 1,355) and 76.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 110.7 pts per contest (28th in the league) while going 46.7% from the field.

On defense, the Kings are forcing 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.7 fouls. They are 27th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,236 surrendered on the campaign. The Kings are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 49.1% (1,988 of 4,053) and they surrender 45.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 35.0% on shots from distance while they are 27th in the league in PPG allowed (120.7).

In their last game, the Pistons got the victory with a final of 112-104 against the Pelicans. With respect to attacking the glass, Detroit allowed New Orleans to snag 46 overall (14 on the offensive side). They shot 21.9% from distance by shooting 7 of 32 and ended up going 25 out of 30 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Pistons allowed the Pelicans to knock down 36 of their 86 tries from the floor which had them at 41.9% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Pistons walked away from this one shooting 39 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Detroit converted 15 of 39 tries (38.5%). They were able to convert 19 of the free throws for a rate of 79.2%. The Pelicans committed 21 fouls for this contest which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They also coughed it up 19 times, while recording 13 steals in this contest. The Pistons snagged 34 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 47 for this contest.

Jalen Duren pitched in for the Pistons in this contest. He buried 7 of 11 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and totaled 15 rebounds. Duren scored 20 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the game.

Detroit has a win-loss record of 32-10 on the year. The Pistons are committing 22.7 fouls every game and they shoot 74.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.7 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per contest. Detroit has tallied 4,923 pts this year (117.2 per contest) and they pull in 46.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pistons are hitting on 47.8% from the field, which ranks 7th in the NBA.

The Pistons defensively are ranked 3rd in the league in points allowed per game with 109.9. They are able to force 17.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (2nd in the league). The Detroit defense concedes 34.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (532 of 1,536) and their opponents are making 79.7% of their foul shots. They allow 22.7 assists and 41.3 rebounds every game, which is 1st and 4th in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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