Magic vs Kings Prediction and Picks - Back Acuff Again

Darius Acuff Jr. is the best reason to watch this Magic vs Kings prediction, with the rookie carrying a 1-9 Sacramento side into a meeting with a short-handed 2-7 Orlando team, and tip-off is 10 p.m. ET.

Orlando have covered only twice and Sacramento only once, so the player markets are where the trends line up.

Acuff is averaging 25.9 points and 7.4 assists, which already works out to 37.1 points, rebounds and assists a night. He's playing 33 to 42 minutes a night against the 24th-ranked defence. Domantas Sabonis is questionable after missing Sunday with a sore knee, and in that game Acuff put up 32 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds.

Wendell Carter Jr. to hit a three is the steadiest of the three. He's made at least one in four of his last five and has played 34 to 40 minutes in each of those games with Paolo Banchero out. Sacramento's 29th-ranked defence won't stop that.

Jase Richardson has taken over more of the ball since Jalen Suggs went down. Since moving into a 26 to 33 minute role on October 30, he's had three or more assists in four of five games.

Acuff has reached 35 points, rebounds and assists in four of his last five games.

Carter made at least one three in 47 of his 78 games last season.

Sacramento are 0-5 at home and allow 122.4 points a game.

Orlando turn the ball over 17.8 times a game, which keeps Sacramento's pace up.

Orlando swept the 2025-26 season series 2-0, winning 131-94 in Sacramento and 121-117 at home. Tonight is the first meeting of the new season.

The last meeting was March 26 at Kia Center. The Magic won the first quarter 39-30, then a late 12-0 run built a nine-point lead before Daeqwon Plowden cut it to 116-115. Suggs answered with a three with under 30 seconds left. Banchero scored 30, per ESPN, and DeMar DeRozan had 33 points and 11 assists for Sacramento.

Orlando have lost four straight, but Saturday's 126-119 overtime loss at Golden State was their most encouraging night. They came back from 16 down at half-time and grabbed 24 offensive rebounds, and Franz Wagner had 30 points and 11 rebounds, according to ESPN.

Suggs (knee), Jonathan Isaac (knee) and Banchero (ankle) are all out, per ESPN's injury report, so Wagner, Carter and Richardson carry the load.

Sacramento are 1-9 after Sunday's 114-108 loss to Miami. They came back from 16 down to tie it at 95, but 20 turnovers cost them, according to Kings Herald.

Sabonis (knee) and Keegan Murray (wrist) are questionable, and Maxime Raynaud (knee) is out, per ESPN's injury report, which shrinks the frontcourt.