Sacramento Kings vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/24/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Charlotte Hornets (37-34) will try to beat the Sacramento Kings (18-53) at Spectrum Center on Tuesday.

The Kings faced off with the 76ers and took a loss by a score of 139-118 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Kings finished with 18 and the 76ers totaled 22 fouls. They buried 17 of their 36 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Philadelphia walked away from this one shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe by converting 20 of 24 shots. In addition, Philadelphia pulled down 49 rebounds (17 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Philadelphia distributed 32 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. When it comes to defending, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 51 of 102 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists in this contest in addition to creating 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they collected a total of 41 with 14 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Kings knocked down 20 of their 29 shots for a rate of 69.0%. Sacramento ended the game with a 48.3% field goal percentage (43 of 89) and buried 12 of their 32 three-point shots.

Maxime Raynaud is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. Raynaud went 64.7% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. He notched 30 points on 11 out of 17 shooting.

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Sacramento comes into this game with a record of 18-53 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.7 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Sacramento is collecting 42.1 boards per contest and has racked up 1,811 dimes on the year, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing. The Kings are shooting 33.7% on three-point attempts (718 of 2,130) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 110.8 points per contest (29th in the league) while hitting 46.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Kings are forcing 14.1 turnovers every game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They surrender 37.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 28th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (121.0). The Kings defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 49.3% (3,130 of 6,347) and they relinquish 44.8 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 25th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,977 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hornets walked away with a victory by a final of 124-101 against the Grizzlies. The Hornets pulled down 41 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 55 in this game. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Grizzlies were called for 19 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to convert 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to shooting from distance, Charlotte knocked down 18 of 43 attempts (41.9%). When the game finished, the Hornets finished shooting 45 for 85 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.9%. The Hornets permitted the Grizzlies to bury 35 of 86 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.7% for the matchup. They shot 34.8% from three-point range by connecting on 16 out of 46 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Charlotte allowed Memphis to collect 40 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

LaMelo Ball was important for the Hornets in this game. He buried 9 of 19 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and added 3 rebounds. Ball recorded 29 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this game.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 37-34 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hornets are connecting on 46.0% from the floor, which is 24th in the league. Charlotte has accounted for 8,245 pts this year (116.1 per contest) and they pull in 46.1 boards per game. They are getting an assist 26.5 times per contest (14th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.7 times per contest. The Hornets are responsible for committing 19.2 personal fouls per contest and they hit 81.8% from the free throw line.

The Hornets on defense are ranked 9th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 112.1. They have forced 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (11th in the NBA). The Charlotte defense gives up 35.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (910 of 2,542) and opponents are making 80.6% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 26.3 assists and 39.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 12th and 2nd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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