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Indiana Pacers at Sacramento Kings

NBAregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Kings logo
Kings
Sacramento
114
vs
Pacers logo
Pacers
Indiana
109
SAC 49%51% IND
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Indiana Pacers 51% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Pacers:

  • Defensive Efficiency. Pacers defense (120.0 Opp PPG) better than Kings (121.1 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency. Pacers offense (111.4 PPG) outpaces Kings (110.6 PPG)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: IND 55% (+4)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: IND 47% (−4)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: IND 48% (−3)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: IND 50% (−1)

Win probability movement

SAC home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement54%47%41%Mar 8Mar 10

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueGolden 1 Center
Sacramento, CA

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Pacers (away)
Kings (home)
51%
Win probability
49%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Kings defeated the Pacers 114-109.

Our model predicted the Pacers would win with 51% confidence, but the Kings won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Kings and was a notable factor: Kings are 0-0 at home this season
  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Pacers and was a contributing factor: Pacers defense (120.0 Opp PPG) better than Kings (121.1 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Pacers and was a contributing factor: Pacers offense (111.4 PPG) outpaces Kings (110.6 PPG)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Kings won 114-109

Kings won by a solid margin

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Pacers at 51%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Sacramento Kings
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Indiana Pacers
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Indiana Pacers
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

IND
SAC
Home Field Advantage
Defensive Efficiency
Offensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Favours IND|Favours SAC

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/10/2026, 7:00:31 PM

Key Players

Pacers

Johnny FurphyG
Braden SmithG
Kelly Oubre Jr.G
Ethan ThompsonG
Tyrese HaliburtonG

Kings

Emanuel SharpG
Adam FlaglerG
Elfrid PaytonG
Ben SimmonsG
Zach LaVineG

Frequently Asked Questions

Kings has a 49% win probability, while Pacers has a 51% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA.

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