The big picture

Sacramento Kings come in 30th on the ladder; Utah Jazz are 28th. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.

Sacramento Kings are 1–8 in NBA 2026-27, averaging 109.2 points for and 123.3 against.

Utah Jazz are 1–8 in NBA 2026-27, averaging 106.9 points for and 118.2 against.

Form

Sacramento Kings have won one of their last five and most recently lost to San Antonio Spurs 109–124.

Utah Jazz have won zero of their last five and most recently lost to Dallas Mavericks 100–112.

Utah Jazz have lost their last six.

Head to head

These sides have met 100 times on our records since 2002: Sacramento Kings 52, Utah Jazz 48.

Last time out (2025-26), Sacramento Kings won 116–111 at Golden 1 Center.

Biggest margin between these two: Utah Jazz by 49 points in 2020-21 (154–105).

Players to watch

For Sacramento Kings, watch Darius Acuff Jr. (25.2 points a game, 33 rebounds in 2026-27) and Zach LaVine (22.1 points a game, 29 rebounds in 2026-27).

For Utah Jazz, watch Keyonte George (21.3 points a game, 38 rebounds in 2026-27) and Lauri Markkanen (18 points a game, 54 rebounds in 2026-27).

At Golden 1 Center

Sacramento Kings have won 6 of their last 20 at Golden 1 Center.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.