ORL
SAC
Orlando Magic @ Sacramento Kings
Any-day matchup · ratings as of
Our pick
ORLOrlando Magic
61% to win
A probability, not a promise. A 61% pick still loses about 4 times in 10.
Advantages Why Magic can win
- Recent scoring margins: worth about 3.7 points to the Magic in our ratings.
- Net rating (points per 100 possessions): Magic 17th (-0.2), Kings 29th (-10.1).
- Simulation: the Magic win 6,120 of 10,000 simulated games.
- Efficiency (points per 100 possessions): worth about 1.9 points to the Magic in our ratings.
- Point differential per game: Magic 17th (-0.1), Kings 29th (-10.4).
Disadvantages Why Magic may not
- Upset odds: the Kings win 3,880 of 10,000 simulations (39%). A 61% pick still loses about 4 times in 10.
- Home court: the Kings play at home, worth about 2 points in today's NBA.
- Range of outcomes: in the worst 10% of simulations the Magic lose by 13 or more.
- Body clock: the Magic cross 3 time zones.
- Weak spot: the Magic rank 29th of 30 in three-point shooting (34.0%).
The line and our numbers
| Market | AZMango | |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | No line yet | ORL -3.9 |
| Total points | n/a | 232.2 |
| Win chance | ORL n/a · SAC n/a | ORL 61% · SAC 39% |
| Fair moneyline | ORL -158 · SAC +158 |
No betting line for this pairing. Odds change all the time, so check a sportsbook before acting on any number here.
10,000 simulated games, possession by possession
- Typical score: Kings 114, Magic 118.
- 80% of simulations land between Magic by 21 and Kings by 13.
Side by side
| ORL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | Record | 0-5 |
| -0.2 17 | Net rating | -10.1 29 |
| 110.4 22 | Offensive rating | 108.3 28 |
| 110.6 9 | Defensive rating | 118.5 28 |
| 52.4% 28 | Effective FG% | 52.4% 29 |
| 53.9% 9 | Opponent eFG% | 57.3% 29 |
| 13.9 11 | Turnovers per 100 | 14.1 14 |
| 24.8% 19 | Offensive rebound % | 25.8% 14 |
| 34.0% 29 | 3-point % | 33.8% 30 |
| 103.1 12 | Pace | 102.4 16 |
Small numbers are league ranks (1 = best of 30; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions (2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons).
Last 5 meetings
| Date | Season | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | 2025-26 | SAC 117 @ ORL 121 | ORL |
| 2026-02-19 | 2025-26 | ORL 131 @ SAC 94 | ORL |
| 2025-03-29 | 2024-25 | SAC 91 @ ORL 121 | ORL |
| 2025-02-05 | 2024-25 | ORL 130 @ SAC 111 | ORL |
| 2024-03-23 | 2023-24 | SAC 109 @ ORL 107 | SAC |
No betting line exists for a game that isn't scheduled, so this uses our own power ratings (in the backtest they pick about 66% of winners, against about 68% for the closing line), with both teams at full strength.
Basis: power ratings only (no betting line yet). 10,000 simulated games, checked against a walk-forward backtest of 10,227 NBA games since 2018-19. Model version 1. How it works