Kings vs Mavericks Prediction 11/2/2026 Today’s NBA Picks

The Sacramento Kings invade the American Airlines Center to battle the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.

Sacramento Kings Betting Preview 

The Sacramento Kings have yet to taste victory this season as they are now losers of six in a row following their 136-105 road defeat to the Grizzlies on Saturday. Darius Acuff Jr led the team with 38 points and five assists, De’Andre Hunter added 19 points on eight of 18 shooting while Domantas Sabonis tallied 11 points with 14 rebounds and eight assists. As a team, the Kings shot just 41 percent from the field and 11 of 38 from the 3-point line as they did a decent job of staying within striking distance thanks to the hot hand of Acuff Jr, but that only lasted until the third quarter where the Kings allowed 42 points to get completely blown out once again. Zach LaVine had a quiet game of just 11 points in 21 minutes before leaving with an elbow injury.

Dallas Mavericks Betting Preview 

Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks are starting to heat up as they have won four of their last five games overall and they will be gunning for a fourth straight victory after sneaking past the Rockets in a 116-111 home win on Friday. Kyrie Irving led the team with 35 points and nine assists on 12 of 19 shooting, Cooper Flagg added 33 points with nine rebounds and six assists on 13 of 19 shooting while Daniel Gafford chipped in with 18 points on six of seven shooting. As a team, the Mavericks shot a healthy 52 percent from the field and 12 of 33 from the 3-point line as they weathered an early barrage from the Rockets and found themselves trailing for most of the contest, until the fourth quarter where the Mavericks exploded for 40 points to snatch the game away at the end.

Sacramento v Dallas Free Prediction

The Kings are still missing Keegan Murray, Maxime Raynaud and Ben Simmons with Zach LaVine listed as questionable, while the Mavericks have ruled out Santi Aldama and Dereck Lively again with Kyrie Irving listed as questionable with knee soreness. The Kings could really do with a win just for their own confidence, but four of their six losses were by more than 12 points and I think they’re about to suffer another big loss here. The Mavericks have come to life and while they could be missing Irving, they still have a red-hot Flagg to steer their offense against the porous Kings defense. Give me the Mavericks to secure a massive win at home in this one.

Peter Tran's Pick: Dallas -10