Sacramento Kings vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 2/21/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX 

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Sacramento Kings (12-44) are headed to Moody Center on Saturday where they will take on the San Antonio Spurs (38-16).

The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and took a loss by a final of 121-93 in their last game. Sacramento wrapped up the game having earned a 34.4% FG percentage (31 of 90) and converted 7 of their 33 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Kings buried 24 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 82.8%. When discussing pulling down boards, they earned 42 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 24 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning defense, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 54.7% from the floor on 47 out of 86 shooting. Utah distributed 34 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. In addition, Utah totaled 52 rebounds (9 offensive, 43 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Utah finished the contest at 92.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 13 shots. They also made 15 of their 37 attempts from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Kings walked away with 15 and the Jazz recorded 21 fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is someone who was a major contributor in this matchup. DeRozan finished 36.8% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He played for 29 mins played and totaled 3 rebounds. He scored 20 points on 7 of 19 shooting.

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Sacramento will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-44 so far this season. They are averaging 110.1 pts per game (29th in the league) while connecting on 46.2% from the field. The Kings are connecting on 34.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (580 of 1,695) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 41.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,397 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 19th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.2 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are giving up 35.9% on shots from distance and they are 28th in the league in points per game allowed (120.6). The Kings defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 49.4% (2,468 of 4,993) and they relinquish 44.9 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 27th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,541 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs took home the win by a final score of 126-113 when they faced the Warriors. The Spurs pulled down 30 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this game. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Warriors committed 24 fouls in the matchup which got the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 28 shots. They were able to make 24 of those for a rate of 85.7%. In terms of 3-point shots, San Antonio converted 10 out of their 39 attempts (25.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Spurs went 46 for 93 from the field which had them sitting at 49.5%. The Spurs permitted the Warriors to convert 42 out of their 91 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.2% in this game. They finished 34.0% from three-point range via 16 of 47 and ended up going 13 out of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, San Antonio allowed Golden State to snag 40 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

De'Aaron Fox ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs in this contest. He buried 11 of 16 in this game for a rate of 68.8%, but didn't pull down a rebound. Fox tallied 27 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accounted for 8 dimes for this contest.

San Antonio has a record of 38-16 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Spurs are shooting 47.7% from the field, which has them ranked 8th in basketball. San Antonio has scored 6,379 pts on the season (118.1 per game) and they snag 46.6 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 26.6 times per game (12th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per game. The Spurs are committing 19.0 fouls every game and they hit 78.4% from the free throw line.

The San Antonio defense concedes 36.2% on shots from distance (712 of 1,967) and opponents are knocking down 78.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 26.6 assists and 42.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 12th and 10th in the league. The Spurs on the defensive side of the court are 7th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 112.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the field (4th in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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