Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 2/25/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Sacramento Kings (13-46) are on their way to Toyota Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Houston Rockets (35-21).

The Kings took the court against the Grizzlies and took home the win by a score of 123-114 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Kings finished with 15 and the Grizzlies racked up 18 personal fouls. They made 12 out of their 34 attempts from beyond the arc. Memphis shot 90.0% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of their 20 shots. Additionally, Memphis totaled 37 boards (9 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Memphis earned 33 dimes and had 13 steals for the contest. When it comes to the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 48.3% from the floor on 42 out of 87 shooting. They also distributed 30 assists in this contest as well as forcing 18 turnovers and having 12 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected a total of 45 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Kings knocked down 19 of 25 tries for a rate of 76.0%. Sacramento walked away from the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (47 out of 94) and made 10 of 29 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Russell Westbrook is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. He ended up scoring 25 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He played 33 mins played and also snagged 2 rebounds. Westbrook finished 47.1% from the field and distributed 7 assists.

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Sacramento enters this game with a record of 13-46 for the campaign. They cough up possession 14.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Sacramento is pulling down 41.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,482 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 17th in basketball in terms of passing. The Kings are shooting 34.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (607 of 1,783) and 77.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 110.3 pts per contest (29th in the league) while shooting 46.2% from the field.

On defense, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are giving up 36.4% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 28th in basketball in PPG allowed (121.0). The Kings defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 49.5% (2,607 of 5,264) and they relinquish 44.7 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 28th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,634 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Rockets went home victorious with a score of 125-105 when they played the Jazz. When it comes to rebounding, Houston permitted Utah to pull down 36 overall (13 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 18.2% from distance by going 8 out of 44 and finished the contest at 25 out of 30 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Rockets allowed the Jazz to bury 36 of their 98 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.7% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets walked away from this one shooting 49 out of 86 from the field which had them at 57.0%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Houston buried 18 out of their 40 attempts (45.0%). They were able to bury 9 of those for a percentage of 81.8%. The Jazz were called for 10 personal fouls in this contest which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They coughed up the ball 27 times, while recording 10 steals in the game. The Rockets pulled down 43 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 53 for this game.

Jabari Smith Jr. was important for the Rockets in the game. Smith Jr. racked up 31 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist. He buried 12 of 17 for this game for a rate of 70.6%, and had 9 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss record of 35-21 for the campaign. The Rockets commit 18.6 fouls every game and they connect on 75.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 24.7 times per contest (25th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.6 times per contest. Houston has 6,412 points for the year (114.5 per contest) and they snag 48.5 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Rockets are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 10th in the league.

The Houston defense surrenders 34.5% on 3-pointers (682 of 1,974) and their opponents are knocking down 75.8% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 24.5 dimes and 39.6 total boards per game, which has them ranked 3rd and 2nd in basketball. The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the league in points given up per game with 109.4. They are able to force 13.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (5th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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