Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/28/25

The month of December hasn’t been good to the Kings. They find themselves near the bottom of the Conference with just 7 wins in 30 games and all signs are pointing to a scenario where major changes will be made sooner rather than later. Right now they have Keegan Murray, Zach LaVine and Domantas Sabonis all out, so we’re basically seeing the DeMar DeRozan and Russell Westbrook show on most nights. Both of those players are in the twilight of their career and they won’t get you many wins, but as we saw in their loss to the Pistons the other day, they are capable of putting up a ton of points against certain opponents.

Time to see how uncomfortable those Saturday practice and meeting really were. Head coach JJ Redick was heated after the Lakers’ loss on Christmas Day, calling out his team for a lack of effort and said he is not doing another 53 games like that. Playing the Kings will be the perfect test for LA – it’s a team that has struggled for most of the season so far, but on occasions they’ve beaten some really good teams. A lot is expected from Luka Doncic here as he tries to right the ship. Austin Reaves has been lost for a month after he re-aggravated his calf injury, it’ll be interesting to see how they replace his production.

This could be a make it or break it moment in the Lakers season as they try to respond after losing their last 3 games, all by double digits. The lack of defensive pressure on their part makes me a bit hesitant to back them to crush the Kings, no matter how badly they’ve looked this season. Instead, I’ll be taking the points here. The first meeting saw 247 points scored between them, Sacramento knows just one style of play and that’s offense. Go with the over in this one.

Sacramento Kings vs LA Lakers Predictions: Over 231.5 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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