Sacramento Kings

Sacramento Kings NBA team page: upcoming games with our picks and odds, recent results and the roster.

Sacramento Kings play in the Western Pacific.

Sacramento Kings overview

The Sacramento Kings play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference at Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento. The franchise traces its roots to the Rochester Royals of the 1940s, making it one of the oldest in professional basketball, and it has called Sacramento home since 1985. Kings fans endured a 16-season playoff drought, the longest in NBA history, before the 2022-23 team ended it and made Light the Beam a citywide slogan. For bettors, Sacramento is a smaller market with modest national betting interest, so lines generally follow results. Pacific Division trips are short, with San Francisco less than a two-hour drive away, but Eastern trips are among the longest in the league.

Betting insights

Sacramento's modern identity has leaned toward offense, and its games have often featured high totals, though defense has been the swing factor in whether the Kings cover. Evaluate pace and shooting from current-season data rather than older reputations. Because the Kings draw limited national public money, lines are typically efficient, and edges come from lineup news and schedule spots. Northern California rivalry games with Golden State can draw unusual betting volume, with Warriors fans often well represented at Golden 1 Center. Long Eastern trips with early tips are the toughest scheduling spots for a West Coast team.

Upcoming games

Sacramento Kings roster

  • #9 Precious Achiuwa PF
  • #5 Darius Acuff Jr. G
  • #32 Dylan Cardwell C
  • #5 Nique Clifford G
  • Adam Flagler G
  • #15 De'Andre Hunter F
  • #33 Alex Karaban F
  • #8 Zach LaVine G
  • Jonathan Mogbo F
  • #0 Malik Monk G
  • #13 Keegan Murray F
  • #29 Daeqwon Plowden G
  • #42 Maxime Raynaud C
  • #11 Domantas Sabonis F
  • #34 Emanuel Sharp G
  • Ben Simmons G

Injuries

  • Keegan Murray, Ankle - Questionable for start of season, Questionable
  • Zach LaVine, Hand - Questionable for start of season, Questionable
  • Domantas Sabonis, Knee - Questionable for start of season, Questionable
  • De'Andre Hunter, Eye - Questionable for start of season, Questionable