Sacramento Kings vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/26/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Orlando Magic

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Kia Center is where the Orlando Magic (38-32) will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Kings (19-53) on Thursday.

The Kings played the Nets and earned the victory with a final of 126-122 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Kings ended up walking away with 18 while the Nets had 20 fouls. They also buried 14 of 33 attempts from distance. Brooklyn ended up going 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of 20 attempts. Additionally, Brooklyn pulled down 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 9 rejections. Brooklyn recorded 24 assists and had 12 steals in this game. When discussing defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 52.3% from the field on 46 of 88 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Kings made 26 of 34 tries for a rate of 76.5%. Sacramento walked away from the contest having earned a 52.4% FG percentage (43 out of 82) and converted 14 of their 27 three-point attempts.

Malik Monk is a guy who was a major factor in this matchup. Monk ended up shooting 47.1% from the field and totaled 6 dimes. He was on the court for 30 mins played and pulled down 2 boards. He ended up scoring 32 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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Sacramento will play this game with a win-loss mark of 19-53 so far this year. They currently have an average of 111.0 points per outing (28th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.6% from the floor. The Kings are connecting on 33.9% on 3-pointers (732 of 2,157) and 77.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Sacramento is pulling in 42.2 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,841 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 17th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.7 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Kings are able to force 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 28th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,007 surrendered for the year. The Kings defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.4% (3,176 of 6,435) and they surrender 44.5 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 37.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 28th in basketball in points per game allowed (121.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Magic took a loss by a final score of 105-104 against the Lakers. The Magic were able to corral 40 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 56 for the contest. They turned it over 16 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Lakers committed 25 personal fouls in this game which got the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They were able to bury 21 of those for a clip of 91.3%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Orlando made 11 out of 37 tries (29.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Magic ended up shooting 36 for 83 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.4%. The Magic allowed the Lakers to bury 39 out of 87 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 25.0% from beyond the arc by going 8 of 32 and finished the contest at 19 out of 29 at the free throw line (65.5%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Orlando permitted Los Angeles to pull down 39 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Paolo Banchero pitched in for the Magic in the game. He made 4 of 14 for the game giving him a rate of 28.6%, and had 5 rebounds. Banchero recorded 16 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 6 assists in this game.

Orlando has a record of 38-32 so far this season. As an offense, the Magic are hitting on 46.2% from the floor, which ranks them 21st in the league. Orlando has totaled 8,070 points on the season (115.3 per contest) and they pull in 43.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.4 times per contest (15th in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.7 times per game. The Magic commit 20.9 personal fouls per game while shooting 80.2% from the free throw line.

The Magic on the defensive side of the court are 11th in basketball in points allowed per game with 114.3. They are forcing 14.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the field (18th in the NBA). The Orlando defense allows 35.0% on three-point shots (828 of 2,367) and opponents are knocking down 77.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 25.0 assists and 43.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 8th and 16th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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