Sacramento Kings vs Indiana Pacers Prediction and Preview - Dec. 8 | 2025-26 NBA Season

The Sacramento Kings vs Indiana Pacers matchup is one of three NBA games on Monday. It's the day before the start of the quarterfinals of the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup, though both the Kings and Pacers have already been eliminated from the competition.

Sacramento is one of the worst teams in the West at 6-17, though they are coming off an impressive road win over the Miami Heat. Zach LaVine exploded for 42 points to lead the Kings and snap their four-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, the Pacers have a worse record at 5-18, but it's mainly due to injuries. They were already without Tyrese Haliburton for the entire season, but multiple starters and role players suffered injuries in the first month of the campaign. They did the Chicago Bulls in their previous game to get back on the win column.

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Sacramento Kings vs. Indiana Pacers Preview, Odds, Betting Tips and Prediction

Moneyline: Kings (+140) vs. Pacers (-165)

Spread: Kings +3.5 (-110) vs. Pacers -3.5 (-110)

Total (O/U): O233.5 (-112), U233.5 (-108)

Note: The odds could change before tipoff.

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Sacramento Kings vs. Indiana Pacers Preview

Monday's game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. EST tipoff. It will be held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The game will be televised locally on NBC Sports California in Sacramento and FanDuel Sports Network - Indiana.

It's also available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and NBA League Pass, which are all paid subscription platforms.

This game will also be the first meeting of the season between the two teams. The Pacers swept last season's series, while the Kings haven't won it since the 2020-21 NBA season. They have split the season series between their sweeps.

The Pacers are ahead in the all-time head-to-head matchup, 55-45, dating back to Oct. 30, 1976. Indiana won't have several key players like Tyrese Haliburton, Obi Toppin, Aaron Nesmith and Ben Sheppard, while the Kings have already ruled out Domantas Sabonis and Dennis Schroder.

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Sacramento Kings vs. Indiana Pacers Predicted Starting Lineups

Kings

G - Russell Westbrook | G - Zach LaVine | F - DeMar DeRozan | F - Keegan Murray | C - Maxiem Raynaud

Pacers

G - Andrew Nembhard | G - Bennedict Mathurin | F - Garrison Matthews | F - Pascal Siakam | C - Jay Huff

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Sacramento Kings vs. Indiana Pacers Betting Tips

Pascal Siakam has an over/under of 25.0 points, which is slightly above his season average of 24.5 points per game. Siakam has scored 25 points or more in two of his last three, so bet on his OVER (-116).

Zach LaVine is favored to go UNDER (-122) 21.5 points against the Pacers. LaVine is coming off a 42-point performance, so he could still be hot entering Monday's game. Bet on him to go OVER (-105).

Bennedict Mathurin is averaging 21.2 ppg this season and has an over/under of 21.5 points against the Kings. Bet on Mathurin to go UNDER (-112) since he has scored 22 points or less in seven of his last eight games.

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Sacramento Kings vs. Indiana Pacers Prediction

The Kings are slightly favored to beat the Pacers on the road despite their nearly identical records. The prediction is a win for Sacramento, with the total going OVER 233.5 points.