Sacramento Kings vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/08/25

Two struggling teams will meet on Monday night when the Sacramento Kings visit the Indiana Pacers. The Kings have a record of 6-17 and have lost 4 of their last 5 games. They at least managed to beat Miami in their most recent outing while shooting 53 percent and getting 42 points from Zach LaVine. The Pacers have a record of 5-18, but they have won 3 of their last 5 games. Indiana is coming off a 120-105 road victory against the Chicago Bulls. Pascal Siakam led the team with 36 points and 10 rebounds and the Pacers shot 54 percent. Each team will be looking to make it 2 straight wins tonight. 

The Kings may have found their winning formula against Miami. It is to have Zach LaVine play aggressively and lead the offense while DeMar DeRozan acts as a complement. The play of LaVine and DeRozan is key until Domantas Sabonis returns from injury. LaVine leads the Kings in scoring with 20.9 points per game, but he has been streaky this season. Before yesterday’s 42-point outburst, LaVine shot below 35% and scored no more than 13 points in 3 of his last 5 games — including when he only scored 2 against Houston. Unfortunately, he has a difficult matchup tonight against Andrew Nembhard. Nembhard is one of the better wing defenders in the NBA and is coming off a defensive lockdown of Josh Giddey. Giddey was only 2-for-9 from the floor and committed 5 turnovers. The Pacers have been on a good stretch in their last 5 and they get the opportunity to keep that rolling on their home floor. If they can limit LaVine and a Kings offense that ranks 27th in the NBA in points per game, the visitors may have no path to victory.

Kings vs Pacers prediction: Indiana -4 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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