The Sacramento Kings (28-37) face the Orlando Magic (31-35) Sunday at the HP Field House in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., for a 6 p.m. ET tip-off . We analyze the Kings-Magic NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Kings vs. Magic: Key Injuries
Kings
- PF Marvin Bagley III (foot) out
- C Alex Len (conditioning) questionable
Magic
- SF Al-Farouq Aminu (knee) out
- SF Wes Iwundu (concussion) questionable
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Kings vs. Magic: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Kings 115, Magic 110
Moneyline (ML)
The Kings (+115) lost their first game in the restart against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, 129-120. San Antonio got hot from deep—making 11 of 25 threes—and SG DeMar DeRozan was masterful with a 27-point performance on 10 of 13 shooting.
PG De’Aaron Fox impressed against the Spurs on Friday, scoring 39 points and adding six assists. Also, he typically has his way against the Magic. Fox is 3-1 in four career games and shoots .588% from the field with a 115 offensive rating and 100 defensive rating.
The Magic (-139) looked shaky at the beginning of their first restart game against a depleted Brooklyn Nets team on Friday. But Orlando gained control of the game in the second quarter and cruised to a 128-120 victory.
The Spurs were able to exploit an edge over the Kings that the Magic won’t have. San Antonio has the sixth-highest 3-point percentage in the NBA and got hot against Sacramento, but Orlando is 25th in 3-point shooting.
Orlando did beat Sacramento in a close game 114-112 in their first meeting this season. But the Kings won the previous five games against the Magic. Plus, the Kings have made things difficult in the past for the Magic’s best player — C Nikola Vučević — who averages just 12.7 points per game in his 10 career starts against Sacramento.
I LIKE the KINGS (+115) to pull off an upset because this game is more of a must-win and their recent success against the Magic.
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Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
Let’s double our bet size and TAKE KINGS +2.5 (-110). The handicap says Kings-Magic should be close and the 2.5-point cushion could yield a profit.
As stated above, the only time Orlando beat Sacramento was by two points so the Kings’ +2.5 could come into play. Additionally, Sacramento is 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings and 10-4 ATS when getting 1-2.5 points.
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Over/Under (O/U)
Since Vučević hasn’t been his usual self vs. Sacramento and both offenses are bottom-10 in points per game, I lean toward the Under 227.5 (-110). I won’t fully endorse an Under bet though because Kings and Magic have a combined Over/Under record of 65-62-4.
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