Philadelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/19/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBA TV

The Philadelphia 76ers (37-32) are hitting the road to Golden 1 Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Sacramento Kings (18-52).

The 76ers played the Nuggets and took a loss by a final of 124-96 in their last game. Philadelphia wrapped up the game having earned a 39.4% field goal percentage (37 out of 94) and knocked down 9 out of their 41 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the 76ers converted 13 of 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 42 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 30 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of the defense, Philadelphia let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 43 of 86 shooting. Denver totaled 35 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Denver had 53 rebounds (9 offensive, 44 defensive) and added 10 rejections. Denver shot 71.0% at the free throw line by converting 22 of their 31 shots. They also converted 16 of 33 tries from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the 76ers finished with 26 and the Nuggets totaled 16 fouls.

MarJon Beauchamp is one player who was a major factor for this game. He totaled 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He played for 20 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. MarJon Beauchamp finished the game shooting 54.5% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Philadelphia will enter this game with a mark of 37-32 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Philadelphia is grabbing 43.1 boards per contest and has tallied 1,686 assists for the campaign, which ranks 27th in the league in terms of passing. The 76ers are connecting on 34.6% on 3-point shots (845 of 2,445) and 81.1% from the free throw line. They average 115.3 pts per contest (17th in the NBA) while hitting 45.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the 76ers are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers per game and they draw 20.3 fouls. They relinquish 35.8% on shots from downtown and they rank 17th in the league in points per game allowed (116.1). The 76ers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.0% (2,884 of 6,142) and they surrender 45.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 24th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,911 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kings walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 132-104 against the Spurs. The Kings were able to pull down 35 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this game. They coughed it up 8 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. The Spurs committed 11 personal fouls in this contest which got the Kings to the charity stripe for 13 shots. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 61.5%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Sacramento converted 14 of 36 attempts (38.9%). Overall, the Kings finished shooting 41 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.1%. The Kings allowed the Spurs to convert 48 out of 93 tries from the field which had them shooting 51.6% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 51.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 25 of 49 and finished the game at 11 of 13 from the charity stripe (84.6%). When it comes to rebounding, Sacramento allowed San Antonio to collect 50 in total (5 offensive).

Maxime Raynaud ended up being a major contributor for the Kings in this matchup. He converted 13 out of 25 for the game for a field goal percentage of 52.0%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. Raynaud earned 32 points in his 42 mins on the court and accumulated 3 dimes for this game.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 18-52 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Kings are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which ranks 18th in basketball. Sacramento has totaled 7,751 points this season (110.7 per game) and they average 42.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 25.5 times per contest (19th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per contest. The Kings have committed 19.7 fouls per contest and they go 77.7% from the free throw line.

The Sacramento defense allows 37.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (941 of 2,540) and their opposition makes 78.3% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 27.8 assists and 44.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 26th and 17th in the NBA. The Kings defensively are ranked 28th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 120.7. They have forced 14.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.3% from the field (29th in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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