Memphis Grizzlies vs Sacramento Kings Prediction & Picks - NBA

Prediction published on 11/30/25, 5:37 PM  by Erik Gibbs in NBA Picks

The Memphis Grizzlies make their way to Golden 1 Center tonight for a matchup with the Sacramento Kings, and both teams enter with plenty to prove. Memphis has finally started to resemble a functional unit again after a rocky, injury-riddled start to the season. The Grizzlies have taken four of their past five games, and Friday's 112-107 win over the Clippers showed how far their collective confidence has come. Even with key players still missing, they've tightened up defensively and found ways to manufacture efficient offense late in games, something that repeatedly eluded them in the early weeks of the season.

Sacramento, meanwhile, remains puzzling. The Kings sit 13th in the Western Conference and have stumbled through a stretch that includes 15 losses in their first 20 outings. Friday's 128-119 defeat to a struggling Utah squad encapsulated everything that has gone wrong lately: unstable defense, inconsistent shot selection, and long stretches where rebounding becomes a glaring weakness.

Playing without Domantas Sabonis has magnified all of those issues. The absence of their top rebounder and interior facilitator has removed the steady hub their offense usually runs through, and without him the Kings frequently look rushed, unsure, or overly reliant on perimeter bailouts.

That said, Sacramento is not a team to dismiss entirely. This is still a veteran group with players who have beaten top-tier opponents within the past few weeks, including wins over Minnesota and Denver. There is enough talent on the roster to snap out of this slide at any moment, and their home crowd often provides a jolt when their offense starts flowing.