Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat Prediction, 2/6/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat
Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL
TV: Bally Sports Sun
The Orlando Magic (27-23) are traveling to Kaseya Center on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Miami Heat (26-24).
The Magic faced the Pistons and earned the victory with a final of 111-99 in their last contest. Orlando wrapped up the game having earned a 53.6% FG percentage (45 of 84) and made 10 of their 24 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Magic converted 11 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected 37 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 22 dimes in this game as well as creating 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of defense, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 45.0% from the floor on 36 out of 80 shooting. Detroit doled out 22 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. On top of that, Detroit grabbed 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Detroit ended up shooting 86.4% from the free throw line by burying 19 of 22 attempts. They also knocked down 8 out of their 31 shots from downtown. In the matter of personal fouls, the Magic walked away with 18 while the Pistons finished the game with 18 personal fouls.
Franz Wagner is a guy who played a role for this game. Wagner shot 68.0% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes. He played for 36 minutes played and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He left the arena with 38 points on 17 of 25 shooting.
Orlando heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 27-23 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 21.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, Orlando is pulling in 43.0 boards per game and is sitting with 1,232 assists for the year, which is 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Magic are hitting 34.5% on three-point shots (537 of 1,556) and 75.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 111.6 pts per contest (25th in the league) while hitting 46.9% from the field.
On the defensive end, the Magic have forced 15.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.9 fouls. They are conceding 35.6% from 3-point land and they are 5th in the league in PPG allowed (110.6). The Magic defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.6% (2,021 of 4,245) and they relinquish 41.2 boards per game as a unit. They rank 3rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,191 surrendered so far this season.
When they last played, the Heat walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 103-95 against the Clippers. In the matter of rebounding, Miami permitted Los Angeles to grab 48 in total (9 offensive). They finished 41.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 16 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 22 from the free throw line (86.4%). The Heat allowed the Clippers to make 34 of 77 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 44.2% in the matchup. Overall, the Heat shot 38 for 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.8%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Miami converted 8 out of their 30 tries (26.7%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 91.7%. The Clippers committed 12 personal fouls for the game which got the Heat to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Heat corralled 33 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 45 for this game.
Jimmy Butler ended up being a major contributor for the Heat in this game. Butler accumulated 21 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 19 for the matchup for a rate of 42.1%, and earned 4 rebounds.
Miami has a win-loss record of 26-24 for the year. The Heat are responsible for committing 18.2 personal fouls every game and they go 82.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.7 times per game (21st in basketball) and they turn it over 13.1 times per contest. Miami has scored 5,507 pts this year (110.1 per contest) and they pull down 42.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Heat are connecting on 46.0% from the floor, which ranks them 27th in the league.
The Heat on defense are ranked 7th in basketball in points given up per game with 111.2. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (18th in the NBA). The Miami defense concedes 36.7% on 3-point attempts (679 of 1,848) and their opposition makes 77.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 26.8 dimes and 43.0 boards every game, which is ranked 17th and 13th in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando
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