Indiana Pacers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 1/25/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Indiana Pacers vs Orlando Magic
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL
TV: Bally Sports Florida
Amway Center is the site where the Orlando Magic will try to defeat the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.
The Pacers faced the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 112-107 in their last contest. Indiana finished the game with a 37.5% FG percentage (36 out of 96) and made 13 of 37 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Pacers converted 22 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected 48 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 22 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning defending, Indiana allowed 41.8% from the field on 38 of 91 shooting. Phoenix recorded 27 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. In addition, Phoenix had 55 boards (14 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Phoenix ended up shooting 68.6% when shooting free throws by making 24 of 35 attempts. They also made 12 out of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Pacers ended up with 29 and the Suns recorded 20 personal fouls.
Bennedict Mathurin is a guy who was a factor in the game. Mathurin finished shooting 35.3% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He played for 38 mins and totaled 5 boards. He scored 23 points on 6 out of 17 shooting.
Indiana heads into this one with a mark of 23-25 this year. They are averaging 115.0 pts per contest (12th in the NBA) on 45.7% from the floor. The Pacers are shooting 36.3% on shots from distance (671 of 1,850) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 42.4 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,275 assists on the season, which has them ranked 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 15.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 21.5 personal fouls per game.
When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers are able to force 15.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They give up 37.4% on shots from distance and they rank 24th in the league in points per game allowed (116.8). The Pacers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.1% (2,001 of 4,252) and they relinquish 45.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 27th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,253 surrendered on the year.
The last time they took the court, the Magic got the victory with a final of 113-98 when they faced the Celtics. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Orlando permitted Boston to get 37 in total (8 on the offensive side). They shot 39.1% from beyond the arc by going 18 of 46 and finished the contest at 8 of 11 at the free throw line (72.7%). The Magic permitted the Celtics to convert 36 out of their 83 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.4% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Magic ended up shooting 43 for 84 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.2%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Orlando buried 11 of 27 attempts (40.7%). They were able to convert 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. The Celtics had 23 personal fouls in the game which took the Magic to the free throw line for 24 shots. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Magic snagged 32 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 40 for this game.
Paolo Banchero pitched in for the Magic in the game. He buried 7 of 13 for the matchup giving him a rate of 53.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Banchero totaled 23 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes for the matchup.
Orlando has a win-loss mark of 18-29 this year. The Magic are committing 20.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 79.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 22.4 times per game (28th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.2 times per contest. Orlando has scored 5,215 points on the year (111.0 per contest) and they pull in 42.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Magic are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is 16th in the league.
The Orlando defense surrenders 34.5% on shots from distance (617 of 1,789) and their opposition makes 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 25.8 assists and 42.4 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 22nd and 9th in basketball. The Magic are ranked 17th in the league in points allowed per game with 114.3. They are forcing 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (17th in the league).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana
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