The Win Meter favors the Kings at home against the Jazz on Sunday, December 27, at about 68%. That is a real edge, but the Jazz are far from out of it.
How the Win Meter reads
The Win Meter reads the Kings 68%, with a projected score of Utah Jazz 111, Sacramento Kings 115. The rating gap is 30 points in favor of the Kings, and home court and rest add about 100 rating points for the Kings on top of that.
Readings in this range leave plenty of room for the other side. About 32 times in 100 games like this, the Jazz would win.
Recent form
The Jazz are 1-1 this season and 2-3 in their last 5 games, with an average margin of -3.2. The Kings are 0-2 this season and 1-4 in their last 5 games, with an average margin of -8.8.
The Jazz's best recent win was 147-101 at home against MEM.
The Jazz were beaten 131-107 on the road by LAL not long ago.
The Kings were beaten 121-96 on the road by LAC not long ago.
Injuries to watch
Out: Jusuf Nurkic (UTA), expected back Nov 4, 2026, Trey Alexander (UTA), expected back Oct 25, 2026, Dylan Cardwell (SAC), expected back Nov 2, 2026, Maxime Raynaud (SAC), expected back Nov 2, 2026, and Ben Simmons (SAC), expected back Oct 1, 2027.
The season series
In our records of recent meetings, the Kings lead 6-2, with the Kings outscoring the Jazz by an average of 6.4 points per game. The last meeting was UTA 111, SAC 116.