Milwaukee Bucks vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 11/11/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Orlando Magic
Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL
TV: Bally Sports Florida
The Orlando Magic (4-4) will take on the Milwaukee Bucks (5-3) at Amway Center on Saturday.
The Bucks faced the Pacers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 126-124 in their last game. Milwaukee finished the contest having earned a 52.9% FG percentage (46 out of 87) and buried 9 out of their 27 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Bucks knocked down 23 of 26 shots for a rate of 88.5%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 23 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to defense, Milwaukee let their opponent shoot 47.8% from the field on 44 of 92 shooting. Indiana earned 27 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. In addition, Indiana pulled down 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Indiana shot 90.0% at the free throw line by converting 18 of their 20 shots. They also made 20 of 48 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Bucks ended up finishing with 19 and the Pacers finished the game with 25 personal fouls.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a guy who came through in this contest. Antetokounmpo finished the game at 76.0% from the field and also recorded 3 dimes. He was on the court for 36 mins and also grabbed 12 rebounds. He had 54 points on 19 of 25 shooting.
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Milwaukee comes into this matchup with a mark of 5-3 this season. They have an average of 118.0 points per game (8th in basketball) while hitting 47.7% from the floor. The Bucks are shooting 36.5% on three-point attempts (108 of 296) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Milwaukee is snagging 40.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 177 dimes for the campaign, which is 26th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis.
On the defensive end of the court, the Bucks are forcing 14.5 turnovers every game and they draw 22.1 personal fouls. They concede 36.7% on 3-pointers while they are 25th in basketball in PPG allowed (120.3). The Bucks defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 48.7% (359 of 737) and they surrender 46.3 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 20th in the league in giving up assists with 214 surrendered for the season.
For their last game, the Magic went home defeated by a final of 120-119 when they played the Hawks. When it comes to rebounding, Orlando allowed Atlanta to pull down 36 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 38.5% from 3-point land by shooting 15 out of 39 and finished the contest at 23 out of 30 from the free throw line (76.7%). The Magic allowed the Hawks to knock down 41 out of 85 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.2% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Magic finished shooting 42 for 90 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Orlando buried 10 of 27 tries (37.0%). They were able to make 25 of the free throw tries for a rate of 71.4%. The Hawks were called for 25 personal fouls for this contest which got the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 35 tries. They coughed up the ball 19 times, while getting 12 steals in this game. The Magic were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this contest.
Jalen Suggs ended up having an impact for the Magic for this game. He converted 7 of 10 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. Suggs scored 21 points in his 31 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the contest.
Orlando has a record of 4-4 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Magic are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which ranks 21st in the league. Orlando has scored 879 pts on the year (109.9 per contest) and they pull down 45.6 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.3 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they turn the ball over 16.3 times per contest. The Magic commit 21.6 fouls per game and they hit 72.8% from the free throw line.
The Orlando defense allows 35.0% from downtown (93 of 266) and opponents are knocking down 76.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 22.3 dimes and 39.6 boards every game, which ranks them 1st and 1st in basketball. The Magic on the defensive end are ranked 5th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 107.3. They are forcing 17.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (16th in basketball).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando
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