Sacramento Kings vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Orlando Magic

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Orlando Magic (35-38) will take on the Sacramento Kings (35-37) at Kia Center on Saturday.

The Kings took the court against the Thunder and went home with a loss by a final score of 121-105 in their last contest. Sacramento walked away from the game having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (37 out of 91) and made 23 of their 47 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Kings made 8 of their 12 shots for a rate of 66.7%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 32 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Regarding defense, Sacramento allowed 52.4% from the field on 43 of 82 shooting. Oklahoma City doled out 30 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Oklahoma City totaled 52 rebounds (6 offensive, 46 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Oklahoma City shot 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 20 attempts. They also made 19 of their 32 attempts from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Kings finished with 15 while the Thunder recorded 18 personal fouls.

Keegan Murray is someone who was a major factor in this contest. He ended up finishing with 28 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes and grabbed 6 boards. Murray walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Sacramento will take the court with a mark of 35-37 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 44.2 boards per game and has accounted for 1,931 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 14th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Kings are shooting 35.5% from downtown (912 of 2,569) and 80.5% from the free throw line. They average 116.0 pts per game (10th in the league) while hitting 47.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Kings are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 38.7% on three-point shots and they are ranked 21st in the league in opponents points per game (115.8). The Kings are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.4% (3,001 of 6,337) and they surrender 42.6 rebounds per game as a group. They are 18th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,951 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the Magic got the win with a final of 111-104 against the Hornets. When discussing how they rebounded, Orlando permitted Charlotte to collect 38 overall (8 offensive). They shot 41.2% from three-point range by shooting 14 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). The Magic permitted the Hornets to make 37 out of their 88 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 42.0% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Magic shot 41 for 90 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.6%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Orlando knocked down 13 of 42 tries (31.0%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.2%. The Hornets earned 22 personal fouls in this game which got the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Magic earned 37 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 50 for this contest.

Paolo Banchero ended up being a factor for the Magic in this matchup. Banchero tallied 32 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and accounted for 6 assists for the contest. He converted 13 of 24 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 54.2%, and had 7 rebounds.

Orlando has a win-loss record of 35-38 so far this season. The Magic commit 20.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 22.8 times per contest (30th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.2 times per contest. Orlando has accumulated 7,671 pts so far this year (105.1 per game) and they pull in 41.8 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Magic are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which has them ranked 27th in the league.

The Orlando defense concedes 36.7% on shots from distance (837 of 2,278) and their opposition knocks down 76.7% of their free throw shots. They surrender 22.9 assists and 42.2 boards per contest, which ranks 1st and 3rd in basketball. The Magic on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 106.1. They are forcing 16.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (18th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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