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NBA · October 25, 2026

Memphis Grizzlies vs Sacramento Kings Final — October 25, 2026

Memphis Grizzlies

123

Top scorer Ty Jerome15 games

FINAL

Sacramento Kings

112

Top scorer Zach LaVine39 games

Sunday, October 25 · 9:00 PM ET

MEMOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)SAC

24th110.9

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

109.526th

22nd114.6

PPG

111.328th

MEMDefenseSAC

23rd116.2

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

118.928th

27th120.9

Opp PPG

120.826th

MEMTeamSAC

23rd−5.3

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

−9.428th

MEMLast 10 gamesSAC

Game by game

10-0

Last 10

0-10

+115

Net points

-169

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

MEMRest & travelSAC

2 days

Days of rest

2 days

1,746 mi2,810 km

Travel to the game

Home

−2 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

MEMKey injuriesSAC

Zach Edey COutCedric Coward FDay-to-day

Players out or limited

Maxime Raynaud COutKeegan Murray FDay-to-day

About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 25, 7:50 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Grizzlies visited the Kings on Sunday, October 25 at 9:00 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Grizzlies scored 114.6 points per game (22nd of 30) and allowed 120.9 (27th). The Kings scored 111.3 points per game (28th of 30) and allowed 120.8 (26th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Grizzlies 110.9 (24th), Kings 109.5 (26th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Grizzlies 116.2 (23rd), Kings 118.9 (28th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Grizzlies −5.3 (23rd), Kings −9.4 (28th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Grizzlies closed as 3.5-point road favorites, with the Kings getting the points at home. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 234.5, down from 237.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Grizzlies -172, Kings +145) prices the Grizzlies at 61% and the Kings at 39%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Memphis Grizzlies 123, Sacramento Kings 112

Memphis Grizzlies won by 11.

Against the closing spread (Sacramento Kings +3.5): Memphis Grizzlies covered.
Combined score 235 vs the closing total of 234.5: Over.
Memphis Grizzlies closed at -172 on the moneyline (a 61% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadno move

OpenKings +3.5 (-103)
Grizzlies -3.5 (-118)

CloseKings +3.5 (-105)
Grizzlies -3.5 (-115)

Totaldown 3

Open237.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Close234.5 (o -112 / u -109)

Moneyline

OpenGrizzlies -177 61%
Kings +143 39%

CloseGrizzlies -172 61%
Kings +145 39%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Players to watch

Grizzlies

15 games · Ty Jerome

Points per game19.7
Rebounds per game2.8
Assists per game5.7
Minutes per game22.6

57 games · Jerami Grant

Points per game18.654th
Rebounds per game3.5209th
Assists per game2.1186th
Minutes per game29.7

Kings

39 games · Zach LaVine

Points per game19.251st
Rebounds per game2.8272nd
Assists per game2.3173rd
Minutes per game31.4

19 games · Domantas Sabonis

Points per game15.8
Rebounds per game11.4
Assists per game4.1
Minutes per game29.7

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2022: the Grizzlies won 6 and the Kings 8.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Feb 23, 2026	Kings 123, Grizzlies 114 Kings won
Feb 4, 2026	Grizzlies 129, Kings 125 Grizzlies won
Nov 30, 2025	Grizzlies 115, Kings 107 Grizzlies won
Nov 20, 2025	Kings 96, Grizzlies 137 Grizzlies won
Mar 17, 2025	Grizzlies 122, Kings 132 Kings won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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