OKC Thunder vs Sacramento Kings Preview and Prediction - Nov. 7 | 2025 NBA Emirates Cup

The OKC Thunder vs Sacramento Kings matchup is one of 11 NBA Emirates Cup games scheduled for Friday. The Thunder lead the West with a 8-1 record, while the Kings are 10th with a 3-5 start.

The two teams have faced each other in 256 regular-season games, with OKC holding a lopsided 155-101 lead. They last played on Oct. 28, when the Thunder won 107-101 behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 31 points, nine rebounds and three blocks. Zach LaVine led the Kings with 23 points.

OKC Thunder vs Sacramento Kings Preview, Odds, Betting Tips and Prediction

Money line: Thunder -525, Kings +390

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Spread: Thunder -10.5 (-110), Kings _10.5 (-110)

Total over/under (o/u): Thunder o231.5 (-110), Kings u231.5 (-110)

Editor's note: The odds could change close to the game. The odds listed were as per available information at the time of writing.

OKC Thunder vs Sacramento Kings Preview

This West Group A NBA Emirates Cup matchup pits two teams who will start their 2025 in-season tourney campaign Friday.

The Thunder are coming off of a close 121-119 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday after winning the first eight games of the season. Even during Wednesday’s loss, they got multiple attempts to win the game but missed two 3-pointers in the final five seconds.

SGA led the team with 35 points and nine rebounds, while Aaron Wiggins had 27 points. Isaiah Hartenstein had a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds.

OKC will be without Jalen Williams (wrist), Nikole Topic (testicular cancer), Kenrich Williams (knee), Wiggins (adductor strain) and Thomas Sorber (right ACL tear). Luguentz Dort is questionable with a shoulder issue.

The Kings are coming off of a 121-116 win against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Russell Westbrook had a triple-double of 23 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, while DeMar DeRozan had 25 points.

Domantas Sabonis is questionable for Friday’s game with a rib injury, while Keegan Murray is out with a thumb injury.

OKC Thunder vs Sacramento Kings Starting 5s

Thunder

PG - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, SG - Luguentz Dort (day-to-day), SF - Cason Wallace, PF - Chet Holmgren, C - Isaiah Hartenstein

Kings

PG - Dennis Schroder, SG - Russell Westbrook, SF - Zach LaVine, PF - DeMar DeRozan, C - Domantas Sabonis (DD)

OKC Thunder vs Sacramento Kings Betting Tips

Luguentz Dort is favored to score over 7.5 points if he suits up for the game.

Zach LaVine is projected to score under 22.5 points.

Editor's note: The odds could change close to the game. The odds listed were as per available information at the time of writing.

OKC Thunder vs Sacramento Kings Prediction and Betting Tips

The oddsmakers favor the Thunder to get an easy win on the road. While they should get the win, they might not cover the spread. This should be a moderately high-scoring game with the team total just going past 231.5 points.

Edited by Rajdeep Barman