Kings vs. Lakers betting: NBA preview for Oct. 26

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Pacific Division opponents square off when the Sacramento Kings (1-1) host the Los Angeles Lakers (1-1) at Golden 1 Center, starting at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 26, 2025. The Lakers are 2.5-point underdogs in the game, the first matchup between the teams this season. The matchup’s point total is set at 224.5.

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Kings vs. Lakers betting lines

  • Kings odds to win: -158
  • Lakers odds to win: +133
  • Spread: Kings (-2.5)
  • Total: 224.5
  • TV Channel: NBC Sports California Plus
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Kings Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Sacramento covered the spread 16 times at home last year and was 20-21 in home contests.
  • Sacramento went 13-15 ATS in home games last season as 2.5-point favorites or more.
  • Kings games went over the set point total 24 times at home last year.
  • Last season at home Sacramento and its opponents averaged a total of 229.0 points per contest, 4.5 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Kings ATS Trends Last Season

  • Against the spread, the Kings were 36-46-0 last year.
  • The Kings went 20-24 as 2.5-point favorites or more last season.
  • The Kings had 43 of their 82 games hit the over last season.

Kings Betting Records

  • The Kings won 31 of the 53 games they were favored on the moneyline last season (58.5%).
  • Sacramento had a record of 24-15 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -158 or shorter last year (61.5%).
  • The Kings have a 61.2% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
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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Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Lakers covered the spread 18 times on the road and went 19-22 in road contests last season.
  • The Lakers had a 4-10-1 record ATS in road games last season when playing as 2.5-point underdogs or more.
  • Lakers road games went over the set point total 21 times last year.
  • Recent history gives an edge to the Lakers to beat the total. Last year their road games averaged a total of 225.9 points per contest.

Lakers ATS Trends Last Season

  • The Lakers covered the spread 45 times in 82 games last year.
  • The Lakers went 15-14 as underdogs of 2.5 points or more last season.
  • In 82 Lakers games last year, 41 of them hit the over.

Lakers Betting Records

  • Los Angeles was underdogs 33 times last season and won 15, or 45.5%, of those games.
  • The Lakers had a record of 9-16 in games where oddsmakers had them as underdogs of at least +133 on the moneyline.
  • The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 42.9% chance of a victory for the Lakers.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.9 (eighth in NBA) 46.3 (10th) 42.4 (26th) 43.0 (ninth) 26.0 (18th) 13.1 (11th)
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