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Lakers vs. Kings prediction and picks, November 4, 2026

Los Angeles Lakers (7-2) at Sacramento Kings (1-7), , Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Spectrum SportsNet, Spectrum SportsNet+.

Los Angeles Lakers logoLos Angeles Lakers7-2Sacramento Kings logoSacramento Kings1-7
Los Angeles Lakers logoLakers 116Final103 KingsSacramento Kings logo

On the board since November 4, 2026 · numbers refreshed Nov 5, 8:06 AM ET

The picks we made for Lakers-Kings

  • SpreadKings +11.5 −114Model 50.9% vs 53.3% to break evenNo edge −2.3Posted · Lost−1.00u · CLV −1.0
  • TotalOver 234.5 −110Model 51.0% vs 52.4% to break evenNo edge −1.4Posted · Lost−1.00u · CLV −1.0
  • MoneylineKings to win +429Model 21.2% vs 18.9% to break evenSlim edge +2.3Posted · Lost−1.00u
DraftKings market line compared with the model's fair line
MarketOpenNowModel fairModel minus market
Kings spread+11.5+12.5+11.2−1.3
Total points238.5233.5234.9+1.4

Quarter-by-quarter final score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Los Angeles Lakers logoLakers28332629116
Sacramento Kings logoKings28262029103

Report on injuries

Los Angeles Lakers logoLakers injuries

  • Out Adou Thiero F · knee · expected return Nov 6

Sacramento Kings logoKings injuries

  • Out Daeqwon Plowden G · illness · expected return Nov 6
  • Out Maxime Raynaud C · knee · expected return Nov 10
  • Out Keegan Murray F · ankle · expected return Nov 10
  • Out Ben Simmons G · achilles · expected return Oct 1, 2027

Official league injury report: 12:45 AM ET, Nov 5 PDF.

Season team stats

Per gameLALSAC
Points121.8 2nd109.2 24th
Rebounds39.9 28th40.9 27th
Assists24.8 23rd24.4 27th
Field goal51.2% 1st45.2% 21st
3-point38.8% 3rd32.5% 23rd
Free throw80.1% 10th75.1% 24th
Turnovers17.7 27th17.2 23rd
Possessions101.9 19th105.0 5th

Small type marks the league rank (9 and 8 games played). Bold shows which side is better.

Snapshot of standings

LALSAC
Conference rank3rd West15th West
Record7-21-7
Games back05.5
Home / road4-1 / 3-10-3 / 1-4
Last 10, streak7-2, W31-7, L1
Point differential+7.9−14.0
Projected wins49.420.8
Playoff chance83.1%0.4%

NBA standings

These projections come from 10,000 simulations covering the rest of the season; the full table is on NBA futures.

Leaders of the season

Los Angeles Lakers logoLakers leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Luka DoncicG835.638.58.18.049.543.189.3
Austin ReavesG935.923.33.25.053.142.987.9
Walker KesslerC930.614.410.21.171.8no att.56.2
Ziaire WilliamsF625.310.73.02.053.744.090.0
Collin SextonG817.29.82.12.442.426.770.0

Sacramento Kings logoKings leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Darius Acuff Jr.G837.225.63.87.039.730.883.8
Zach LaVineG833.423.13.12.649.637.783.3
Domantas SabonisF836.115.114.96.168.150.076.5
De'Andre HunterF831.213.04.81.243.436.464.0
Precious AchiuwaF827.211.06.11.254.928.642.1

Rosters and projected starters

Los Angeles Lakers logoLakers starters

  1. F Jake LaRavia
  2. C Walker Kessler
  3. G Matisse Thybulle
  4. G Luka Doncic
  5. G Austin Reaves
Full Lakers roster (19)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
43Cameron CarrG6' 5"21
77Luka DoncicG6' 8"27
5Quentin GrimesG6' 4"26
7Jaden HardyG6' 3"24
9Bronny JamesG6' 2"22
47Arthur KalumaF6' 6"24
14Walker KesslerC7' 2"25
12Jake LaRaviaF6' 7"25
55Kevon LooneyF6' 9"30
unlistedLawson LoveringC7' 1"23
54Sandro MamukelashviliF6' 9"27
30Chris ManonG6' 4"24
31AK OkerekeF6' 7"23
15Austin ReavesG6' 5"28
10Collin SextonG6' 3"27
1Adou ThieroF6' 8"22
4Matisse ThybulleG6' 5"29
2Jarred VanderbiltF6' 8"27
11Ziaire WilliamsF6' 9"25

Sacramento Kings logoKings starters

  1. F Domantas Sabonis
  2. F De'Andre Hunter
  3. F Precious Achiuwa
  4. G Zach LaVine
  5. G Darius Acuff Jr.

Each starting five comes from that team's Nov 4 game; lineups, once confirmed, appear about 30 minutes before tip.

Full Kings roster (17)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
9Precious AchiuwaF6' 8"27
5Darius Acuff Jr.G6' 2"19
19Leaky BlackF6' 6"27
32Dylan CardwellC6' 10"24
10Nique CliffordG6' 5"24
15De'Andre HunterF6' 7"28
33Alex KarabanF6' 7"23
8Zach LaVineG6' 5"31
22Jonathan MogboF6' 9"25
0Malik MonkG6' 3"28
13Keegan MurrayF6' 8"26
3Sean PedullaG6' 1"24
29Daeqwon PlowdenG6' 6"28
42Maxime RaynaudC7' 1"23
11Domantas SabonisF6' 10"30
34Emanuel SharpG6' 3"22
25Ben SimmonsG6' 10"30

Last five games and season series

This season's meetings

  • Nov 4 Lakers at Kings, 116-103 (Lakers won)

2025-26 meetings

Regular season
Lakers 3, Kings 1
Points per game
Lakers 123.0, Kings 112.2
DateGameMatchupScoreWinner and margin
Mar 1, 2026Regular seasonKings at Lakers104-128Lakers by 24
Jan 12, 2026Regular seasonLakers at Kings112-124Kings by 12
Dec 28, 2025Regular seasonKings at Lakers101-125Lakers by 24
Oct 26, 2025Regular seasonLakers at Kings127-120Lakers by 7

Los Angeles Lakers logoLakers last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 4@ KingsW 116-103−12.5W
Nov 2vs HeatW 138-117−1.5W
Nov 1vs RaptorsW 131-125−3.5W
Oct 30@ WarriorsL 95-112−2.5L
Oct 28@ ClippersW 103-87+1.5W

Sacramento Kings logoKings last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 4vs LakersL 103-116+12.5L
Nov 2@ MavericksW 115-100+7.5W
Oct 31@ GrizzliesL 105-136+7.5L
Oct 29@ PelicansL 120-132+6.5L
Oct 27@ SpursL 103-130+19.5L

Officials

Ed Malloy, Jason Goldenberg, Chelisa Painter.