Orlando Magic vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 2/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Orlando Magic (24-27) are traveling to Golden 1 Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Sacramento Kings (25-24).

The Magic played the Warriors and went home with a loss by a final score of 104-99 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Magic ended up with 26 and the Warriors recorded 16 personal fouls. They converted 12 of their 39 tries from beyond the arc. Golden State shot 70.6% from the free throw line by converting 24 of their 34 attempts. In addition, Golden State totaled 44 rebounds (9 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Golden State doled out 25 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. In the matter of defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 43.6% from the field on 34 out of 78 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they compiled 52 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Magic made 5 of 10 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Orlando ended the contest with a 43.4% field goal percentage (43 out of 99) and made 8 out of their 32 shots from downtown.

Cole Anthony is one player who was a contributor in this contest. He accumulated 26 points on 11 of 21 shooting. He played 28 minutes played and pulled down 5 boards. Anthony shot 52.4% from the field and also recorded 3 dimes.

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Orlando comes into this matchup with a mark of 24-27 for the season. They cough up possession 14.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Orlando is snagging 41.6 rebounds per game and has 1,181 dimes for the campaign, which is 26th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Magic are hitting 30.2% on 3-point shots (562 of 1,860) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. They average 103.6 pts per contest (30th in the league) while shooting 43.7% from the field.

On defense, the Magic are forcing 16.6 turnovers every game and they draw 20.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.8% on shots from distance and they are ranked 2nd in basketball in points per game allowed (105.4). The Magic defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.2% (1,936 of 4,098) and they surrender 41.5 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 2nd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,157 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kings got the victory with a final of 116-114 when they played the Timberwolves. In relation to rebounds, Sacramento permitted Minnesota to get 36 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 30.0% from distance by shooting 12 of 40 and finished the game at 16 of 16 from the charity stripe (100.0%). The Kings permitted the Timberwolves to make 43 out of their 94 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.7% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Kings shot 45 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.9%. When talking about three-point attempts, Sacramento knocked down 10 of their 24 tries (41.7%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. The Timberwolves were called for 16 fouls for this game which took the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Kings pulled down 36 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 47 in the matchup.

DeMar DeRozan was important for the Kings in this matchup. DeRozan recorded 33 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 7 assists in this matchup. He buried 14 out of 25 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 56.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Sacramento has a mark of 25-24 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Kings are connecting on 47.4% from the field, which ranks 11th in basketball. Sacramento has accounted for 5,706 pts for the season (116.4 per contest) and they grab 44.6 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 26.9 times per game (12th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. The Kings have committed 19.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 80.8% from the charity stripe.

The Sacramento defense concedes 37.4% on shots from distance (708 of 1,891) and opponents are making 80.0% of their foul shots. They give up 26.4 dimes and 43.8 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 16th and 13th in the league. The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in the league in PPG surrendered with 115.2. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the floor (14th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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