Orlando Magic vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Monday, January 9, 2023

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+6)

The Sacramento Kings welcome the Orlando Magic at Golden 1 Center on Monday. Orlando is 6-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 228.

The Magic faced off with the Warriors and earned the victory with a final of 115-101 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Magic finished with 14 while the Warriors recorded 17 personal fouls. They made 18 of their 58 tries from 3-point land. Golden State shot 81.0% when shooting free throws by converting 17 of their 21 tries. In addition, Golden State had 49 boards (11 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Golden State earned 26 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Concerning defense, Orlando allowed 37.5% from the floor on 33 out of 88 shooting. They also doled out 26 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled 44 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Magic buried 14 of 24 shots for a rate of 58.3%. Orlando ended the game with a 50.6% field goal percentage (44 of 87) and buried 13 out of their 32 3-point shots.

Paolo Banchero is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He had 25 points on 9 out of 20 shooting. He played for 31 mins and pulled down 5 boards. Banchero ended up shooting 45.0% from the floor and earned 3 dimes.

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Orlando heads into this one with a record of 15-25 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 110.4 points per outing (27th in the league) while shooting 46.9% from the field. The Magic are hitting 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (427 of 1,240) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Orlando is grabbing 43.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 891 dimes this season, which is 27th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 15.5 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 20.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Magic are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.1 fouls. They give up 34.1% on 3-pointers and they are 17th in the league in PPG allowed (113.9). The Magic defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.0% (1,648 of 3,508) and they surrender 42.1 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 22nd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,019 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kings went home defeated by a final of 136-134 when they faced the Lakers. The Kings were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Lakers committed 25 fouls for this game which got the Kings to the free throw line for 37 tries. They were able to bury 30 of them for a rate of 81.1%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Sacramento made 14 out of their 32 tries (43.8%). Overall, the Kings finished 45 for 86 from the floor which had them shooting 52.3%. The Kings permitted the Lakers to bury 50 out of their 82 tries from the field which had them at 61.0% in this game. They finished the game shooting 42.9% from distance by connecting on 9 out of 21 and ended up shooting 27 of 33 at the free throw line (81.8%). Concerning rebounding, Sacramento allowed Los Angeles to get 38 in all (10 on the offensive side).

De'Aaron Fox ended up being important for the Kings in this contest. Fox totaled 34 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 9 dimes for the contest. He converted 11 out of 21 for this contest giving him a rate of 52.4%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Sacramento has a mark of 20-18 on the year. The Kings are responsible for committing 20.9 fouls every game and they connect on 78.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.6 times per game (6th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per contest. Sacramento has accumulated 4,497 points for the year (118.3 per contest) and they pull in 41.8 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Kings are connecting on 48.9% from the field, which has them ranked 5th in the NBA.

The Sacramento defense allows 36.1% on three-point shots (421 of 1,166) and their opponents are connecting on 81.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 25.2 dimes and 42.4 rebounds every game, which ranks them 13th and 7th in the league. The Kings on defense are ranked 25th in the league in PPG surrendered with 117.3. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.1% from the field (28th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando (+6)

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