Kings vs. Lakers Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Oct. 26

Kings vs. Lakers Game Info

• Date: Sunday, October 26, 2025
• Time: 9 p.m. ET
• Venue: Golden 1 Center -- Sacramento, California
• Coverage: SportsNet LA and NBCS-CA

The Los Angeles Lakers (1-1) visit the Sacramento Kings (1-1) in a matchup of Pacific Division teams at Golden 1 Center, tipping off at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 26, 2025. The Lakers are 2.5-point favorites in the game, the first matchup between the squads this season. The over/under for the matchup is 226.5.

Kings vs. Lakers Odds & Spread

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Kings vs. Lakers Prediction & Pick

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Prediction: Kings win (58.7%)

Kings vs. Lakers Betting Trends

• The Lakers covered 45 times in 82 matchups with a spread last season.
• As 2.5-point underdogs or greater, the Kings went 12-10 against the spread last year.
• The Lakers and their opponents combined to go over the point total 41 out of 82 times last season.
• Last year, 44 of the Kings' 82 games went over the point total.
• Los Angeles owned a better record against the spread at home (27-14-0) than it did in road games (18-21-2) last season.
• Sacramento performed better against the spread on the road (20-19-2) than at home (15-25-1) last year.

Lakers Leaders

• Per game, LeBron James provided points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists last season. He also averaged 1 steal and 0.6 blocks.
• Austin Reaves' numbers last season were 20.2 points, 4.5 boards and 5.8 assists per game. He sank 46% of his shots from the field and 37.7% from 3-point range, with an average of 2.7 triples.
• Luka Doncic collected 28.2 points, 8.2 boards and 7.7 assists. He sank 45% of his shots from the field and 36.8% from beyond the arc, with 3.5 treys per game.
• Rui Hachimura recorded 13.1 points, 5 boards and 1.4 assists. He drained 50.9% of his shots from the field and 41.3% from beyond the arc, with 1.7 triples per contest.
• Deandre Ayton's numbers last season were 14.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He drained 56.6% of his shots from the floor.

Kings Leaders

• Domantas Sabonis recorded 19.1 points, 13.9 rebounds and 6 assists last year, shooting 59% from the floor (seventh in NBA).
• DeMar DeRozan averaged 22.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists last season, shooting 47.7% from the field and 32.8% from downtown, with 1.1 made 3-pointers per game.
• Zach LaVine recorded 23.3 points, 4.3 boards and 4.2 assists. Defensively, he posted 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
• Russell Westbrook recorded 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists. Defensively, he pus up 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
• Malik Monk put up 17.2 points, 3.8 boards and 5.6 assists. At the other end, he put up 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.

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