Orlando Magic vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 2/19/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (12-44) will take on the Orlando Magic (28-25) at Golden 1 Center on Thursday.

The Magic played the Bucks and ended up losing by a score of 116-108 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Magic finished with 24 and the Bucks finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 14 out of their 36 shots from beyond the perimeter. Milwaukee went 100.0% when shooting free throws by burying 24 of their 24 tries. Moreover, Milwaukee pulled down 47 rebounds (8 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Milwaukee totaled 22 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. Concerning defense, Orlando let their opponent shoot 48.1% from the field on 39 out of 81 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 12 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned 30 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Magic converted 18 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Orlando wrapped up the game having earned a 42.7% FG percentage (35 out of 82) and made 20 out of their 47 three-point attempts.

Desmond Bane is a guy who had an impact for this game. Bane finished the game shooting 64.7% from the field and also recorded 5 assists. He played 39 mins played and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He left the arena with 31 points on 11 of 17 shooting.

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Orlando will take the court with a mark of 28-25 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 21.0 fouls per game. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 43.3 rebounds per game and has 1,400 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing. The Magic are connecting on 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (612 of 1,788) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 115.1 points per outing (19th in the NBA) while hitting 46.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Magic are able to force 15.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.9 personal fouls. They rank 3rd in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,351 relinquished on the season. The Magic defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.1% (2,221 of 4,616) and they relinquish 43.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They relinquish 36.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 15th in the league in points per game allowed (115.2).

In their last game, the Kings took a defeat with a final score of 121-93 when they faced the Jazz. When discussing attacking the glass, Sacramento allowed Utah to collect 52 in all (9 offensive). They finished shooting 40.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 15 out of 37 and finished the game at 12 of 13 at the free throw line (92.3%). The Kings allowed the Jazz to make 47 of 86 attempts from the field which had them shooting 54.7% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Kings walked away from this one shooting 31 out of 90 from the field which gave them a rate of 34.4%. With regard to three-point attempts, Sacramento made 7 of 33 attempts (21.2%). They were able to bury 24 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.8%. The Jazz committed 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 29 shots. They turned it over 13 times, while recording 10 steals in this matchup. The Kings collected 27 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this contest.

DeMar DeRozan was important for the Kings in this contest. He knocked down 7 of 19 in this game for a field goal percentage of 36.8%, and added 3 rebounds. DeRozan racked up 20 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 12-44 for the campaign. The Kings are responsible for committing 20.2 fouls per game and they shoot 77.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 24.9 times per contest (25th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.5 times per contest. Sacramento has earned 6,168 points for the year (110.1 per game) and they snag 41.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Kings are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which is ranked 18th in the NBA.

The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 28th in the league in points allowed per game with 120.6. They have forced 14.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 49.4% from the field (30th in the NBA). The Sacramento defense concedes 35.9% on 3-point attempts (718 of 1,998) and their opposition knocks down 78.5% of their free throw shots. They surrender 27.5 dimes and 44.9 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 25th and 20th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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