New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 2/7/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL
TV: Bally Sports Florida
The New York Knicks are hitting the road to Amway Center on Tuesday where they will compete against the Orlando Magic.
The Knicks faced the 76ers and walked away with a win by a score of 108-97 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Knicks walked away with 28 while the 76ers finished the game with 23 personal fouls. They converted 7 of 25 tries from 3-point range. Philadelphia ended up going 83.3% at the free throw line by burying 30 of 36 shots. Furthermore, Philadelphia snagged 44 boards (8 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 1 block. Philadelphia earned 23 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 40.5% from the field on 30 of 74 shooting. They also distributed 21 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 49 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Knicks made 28 of 39 tries for a rate of 71.8%. New York ended the game with a 43.0% field goal percentage (34 out of 79) and converted 12 out of their 36 three-point shots.
Julius Randle is a player who was a contributor for this contest. Randle finished 42.1% from the field and also dished out 7 assists. He played 34 mins played and totaled 9 boards. He was able to score 24 points on 8 out of 19 shooting.
New York enters this game with a win-loss mark of 29-26 so far this season. They are averaging 114.4 points per outing (17th in basketball) while connecting on 45.9% from the floor. The Knicks are connecting on 34.4% on three-point shots (660 of 1,917) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New York is pulling in 47.2 boards per game and is sitting with 1,245 assists so far this season, which ranks 26th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a team are committing 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis.
On the defensive end, the Knicks are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.2 fouls. They are giving up 35.0% from 3-point land and they are 12th in the league in PPG from their opponents (112.7). The Knicks defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.4% (2,221 of 4,895) and they concede 43.8 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 17th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,363 surrendered on the campaign.
The last time they took the hardwood, the Magic got the win with a final of 119-113 against the Hornets. The Magic were able to collect 34 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 52 for this contest. They coughed it up 12 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Hornets were called for 23 fouls in this game which got the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to make 27 of those for a percentage of 90.0%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Orlando converted 8 of 23 tries (34.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Magic ended up shooting 42 out of 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.2%. The Magic permitted the Hornets to convert 45 of 83 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 54.2% in the game. They shot 36.4% from distance by going 12 out of 33 and finished the game at 11 out of 23 from the free throw line (47.8%). In relation to rebounding, Orlando allowed Charlotte to pull down 39 overall (8 offensive).
Paolo Banchero ended up having an impact for the Magic in the matchup. Banchero earned 22 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists for the matchup. He made 6 out of 20 for the game giving him a rate of 30.0%, and had 10 rebounds.
Orlando has a record of 22-32 for the season. The Magic commit 20.4 fouls every game and they connect on 78.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.6 times per contest (28th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.2 times per game. Orlando has accounted for 6,014 points for the year (111.4 per game) and they grab 42.8 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Magic are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is 17th in the NBA.
The Magic are ranked 18th in the NBA in PPG given up with 114.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the floor (19th in the league). The Orlando defense gives up 35.0% on 3-pointers (711 of 2,034) and opponents are knocking down 77.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 25.9 dimes and 42.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 24th and 5th in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York
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