Kings vs. Celtics Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Jan. 1

Kings vs. Celtics Game Info

• Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026
• Time: 10 p.m. ET
• Venue: Golden 1 Center -- Sacramento, California
• Coverage: NBCS-BOS and NBCS-CA

The Boston Celtics (20-12) face the Sacramento Kings (8-25) as 9-point favorites on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET on NBCS-BOS and NBCS-CA. The matchup has an over/under of 227.5 points.

Kings vs. Celtics Odds & Spread

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Kings vs. Celtics Prediction & Pick

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Prediction: Celtics win (73.3%)

Kings vs. Celtics Betting Trends

• The Celtics are 18-13-1 against the spread this season.
• The Kings have 11 wins against the spread in 33 games this year.
• This season, 15 of the Celtics' games have gone over the point total out of 33 chances.
• Kings games this year have gone over the point total 45.5% of the time (15 out of 33 games with a set point total).
• At home, Boston owns a worse record against the spread (8-7-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (10-6-1).
• The Celtics have exceeded the total in a higher percentage of games at home (53.3%) than games on the road (41.2%).
• In 2025-26 against the spread, Sacramento has a lower winning percentage at home (.267, 4-10-1 record) than away (.389, 7-10-1).
• Kings games have finished above the over/under more frequently at home (seven times out of 15) than on the road (eight of 18) this year.

Celtics Leaders

• Jaylen Brown is averaging 29.5 points, 5 assists and 6.3 rebounds.
• Derrick White is averaging 18.4 points, 5.2 assists and 4.3 rebounds.
• Payton Pritchard's numbers on the season are 16.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists per contest, shooting 44.4% from the field and 33.1% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.6 made 3-pointers.
• Neemias Queta averages 10 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists, shooting 66.2% from the floor (third in league).
• Anfernee Simons averages 13.1 points, 2.3 boards and 2.3 assists, shooting 42.5% from the field and 36.9% from beyond the arc, with 2.3 made 3-pointers per contest.

Kings Leaders

• Russell Westbrook averages 14.5 points for the Kings, plus 6.7 boards and 7 assists.
• The Kings are receiving 18.5 points, 3.4 boards and 3.7 assists per game from DeMar DeRozan.
• The Kings are getting 12.8 points, 3.5 boards and 5.8 assists per game from Dennis Schroder.
• The Kings get 11.8 points per game from Malik Monk, plus 2 boards and 2.3 assists.
• Per game, Maxime Raynaud gets the Kings 10.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1 assists, plus 0.4 steals and 0.6 blocks.

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