Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings Picks and Predictions for Monday January 12 2026

By: Kim Smith Published 01/12/2026, 12:20 AM ET

The Los Angeles Lakers are heading on the road for a short trip to Sacramento to face the Kings on Monday. The game is expected to tip off at 10:00 PM EST. The Lakers vs Kings game is airing on multiple networks with them being NBA League Pass, NBC Sports California, Spectrum Sports Net+ and Spectrum Sports Network. For all of the NBA action make sure you check out our free NBA Picks.

Can Lakers Dominance Of Sacramento Continue

The Lakers are coming in with a record of 23-13 on the year overall. This includes already leading the season series over the Kings by a mark of 2-0. The Lakers last game was a loss against the Milwaukee Bucks by a score of 105-101.

The season has seen the Lakers land 50% of the shots from the field for a total of 115.9 points per game. The defense for the Lakers has allowed 116.2 points per game on the year. Rebounding for the Lakers is sitting at 41.4 boards per game, but the passing has ended up with 24.9 assists per game. The defense for the Lakers has ended up getting 4 blocks and 8.3 steals per game.

Kings Look To Right The Ship

The Kings are coming into this game here struggling on the year with a 8-30 record on the year. The Kings in their last 5 games have posted an 0-5 mark, with the last game being a loss against Golden State. The loss against the Warriors was a blowout loss by a score of 137-103.

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On the year the Kings have ended up getting only 109.8 points per game scored, but the shooting is sitting at 46% from the field. The Kings defense has allowed 122.1 points per game while getting 4.5 blocks and 9 steals per game. Rebounding for Sacramento is sitting at only 40.5 boards per game, but the Kings have ended up getting 24.9 assists per game.

Kings vs Lakers Prediction

This is a game that the Lakers are playing on the road and are 9.5 point favorites. Well, it is easy to see why the Lakers would be favored so heavily in the game here. The last game between these 2 teams seen the Lakers blow the game up by 24 points and we do not see that changing in this game here as the Lakers have a dominate offense that should be able to control the games tempo here to secure the win and cover the spread. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Lakers win 125-100.

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