Sacramento vs Orlando Prediction: the Magic to Lose Their Fifth Away Game

Sacramento swapped D'Aron Fox for Chicago's Zach LaVine, and they're still fighting for a play-in spot in the Western Conference. Will the Californian team be able to get an important victory at home over Orlando? We've got a free prediction for this match. We'll look at the statistics, bookmakers' odds and pick a few betting options.

Sacramento

The Kings played their last game away against their main rival in the Western Conference, Minnesota, and won a tough game. Doug Christie's team had only 23 assists, compared to 28 for the opponent, but they dominated the boards with 47 rebounds to 36. Sacramento eventually won the game 116-114. Zach LaVine is still waiting to make his debut for the new team, and DeMar DeRozan was the most productive player for the Kings with 33 points.

So, Sacramento got back on track after losing the last two games. Before that, the Californian team lost on the road to Philadelphia (104-117) and Oklahoma (110-144). In the Western standings, the Kings are currently in ninth place, but Golden State and Phoenix, who both have the same balance of wins (25-24), are in 10th and 11th place.

Orlando

The Magic are playing their fifth away game in a row, and things aren't looking great for Jamal Moseley's team. They've lost the last four games they've played. First, Orlando lost the Florida derby to Miami (119:125, 108:108 in overtime), then they lost to Portland (90:119), Utah (99:113) and Golden State (99:104).

This has led to a decline in their tournament position. The Magic now have a 24-27 record, and are only eighth in the Eastern Conference, 1.5 wins behind the top six.

H2H Meetings

The two teams haven't met yet in this championship, but in the previous two seasons, Sacramento took all four face-to-face games from Orlando.

Stats Betting

• Sacramento won against Orlando in the last six times the two teams met.
• Three out of the last six matches between the two teams went to overtime.
• In 9 out of the last 10 games between Sacramento and Orlando, the total points scored was over 219.
• Sacramento has scored more than 112 points in six home games in a row.

Expert Betting Tips

Orlando's not been doing too well lately, having lost the last four games in a row. Sacramento has been pretty solid under Doug Christie, with a 12-5 win streak over the last 17 games. This will be the Magic's fifth road game in a row, so we think the Kings will win. We also think the meeting will be pretty effective, based on the results of the rivals' head-to-head matches in recent seasons.

Statistically speaking, let's take TO fouls. In 11 of the last 15 matches, Orlando has had more than 39.5 offenses.

Our picks: 

TO (218.5) for 1.91

H1 (-5.5) for 1.87 

Fouls TO (39.5) for 1.85