The big picture

Sacramento Kings come in 30th on the ladder; Milwaukee Bucks are 29th. 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.

Milwaukee Bucks are 1–8 in NBA 2026-27, averaging 109.7 points for and 122.1 against.

Form

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

Milwaukee Bucks have won zero of their last five and most recently lost to Toronto Raptors 107–121.

Milwaukee Bucks have lost their last five.

Head to head

These sides have met 49 times on our records since 2002: Sacramento Kings 21, Milwaukee Bucks 28.

Last time out (2025-26), Milwaukee Bucks won 115–98 at Golden 1 Center.

Biggest margin between these two: Sacramento Kings by 35 points in 2023-24 (129–94).

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 Milwaukee Bucks, watch Tyler Herro (22.3 points a game, 45 rebounds in 2026-27) and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (16.4 points a game, 56 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.