Suns vs. Kings betting: NBA preview for Oct. 22

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The Phoenix Suns face the Sacramento Kings as 4-point favorites in the first game of the 2025-26 NBA season for both teams on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 10 p.m. ET on AZFamily, Suns+, and NBCS-CA. The over/under for the matchup is set at 229.

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Suns Cover -4 vs Kings -110

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Suns vs. Kings betting lines

  • Suns odds to win: -177
  • Kings odds to win: +149
  • Spread: Suns (-4)
  • Total: 229
  • TV Channel: NBC Sports California Plus
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Suns Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Phoenix was 24-17 in home contests last year with a 14-25-2 record against the spread at home.
  • Phoenix’s record against the spread was 6-12-2 when playing as 4-point favorites or more in home games last year.
  • The Suns hit the over on a set point total in a home game 18 times last year.
  • Phoenix and its opponents averaged a total of 228.9 points per home contest last year, 0.1 points fewer than this game’s projected total.

Suns ATS Trends Last Season

  • Against the spread, the Suns were 30-50-2 last season.
  • The Suns’ ATS record as 4-point favorites or more was 11-18-2 last season.
  • Last year, 42 of the Suns’ 82 games hit the over.

Suns Betting Records

  • The Suns went 29-14 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 67.4% of those games).
  • When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -177 or shorter last year, Phoenix had a record of 23-8 (74.2%).
  • The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Suns a 63.9% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (11th in NBA) 47.3 (21st) 42.5 (25th) 44.2 (16th) 27.8 (10th) 13.2 (13th)

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Kings Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Kings had a 20-21 record against the spread on the road and were 20-21 in road contests last season.
  • The Kings went 7-8 ATS in road games last year as 4-point underdogs or more.
  • On the road last season, Kings games hit the over on the set point total 19 times.
  • Using last season’s numbers on the road as a benchmark, the Kings and their opponents averaged a total of 230.2 points per contest, 1.2 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Kings ATS Trends Last Season

  • The Kings had 36 wins in 82 games against the spread last season.
  • The Kings had an ATS record of 10-7 as underdogs of 4 points or more last year.
  • The Kings had 43 of their 82 games hit the over last season.

Kings Betting Records

  • Last season, Sacramento was the underdog 29 times and won nine, or 31%, of those games.
  • The Kings had a record of 5-10 in games where oddsmakers had them as underdogs of at least +149 on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Kings have a 40.2% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (11th in NBA) 47.4 (22nd) 44.2 (16th) 42.3 (fifth) 26.5 (13th) 12.6 (sixth)
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