Orlando Magic vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 3/16/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Orlando Magic vs Phoenix Suns
Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023
Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ
TV: Bally Sports Arizona
The Orlando Magic are on their way to Footprint Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Phoenix Suns.
The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Spurs and took a loss by a score of 132-114 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Magic ended up walking away with 16 and the Spurs recorded 17 fouls. They also made 22 of 41 tries from 3-point land. San Antonio ended up going 77.8% at the free throw line by converting 14 of their 18 attempts. Furthermore, San Antonio had 47 boards (7 offensive, 40 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. San Antonio doled out 39 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. When discussing defense, Orlando allowed 56.5% from the floor on 48 of 85 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists in this game while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 42 with 13 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Magic made 16 of 21 shots for a percentage of 76.2%. Orlando finished having earned a 45.4% FG percentage (44 out of 97) and buried 10 of their 29 shots from distance.
Paolo Banchero is one player who played a role in this contest. He had 27 points on 11 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and also pulled down 6 rebounds. Banchero finished 52.4% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.
Orlando comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 28-41 for the campaign. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.2 personal fouls per game. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 42.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,580 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 28th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Magic are shooting 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (737 of 2,120) and 78.4% from the free throw line. They average 111.6 points per game (27th in basketball) while connecting on 47.1% from the floor.
On the defensive end of the court, the Magic are forcing 14.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.6 fouls. They currently rank 24th in the league in allowing assists with 1,792 relinquished for the campaign. The Magic defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.9% (2,869 of 5,992) and they surrender 42.0 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 35.3% on three-point shots while they are 17th in the NBA in points per game allowed (114.6).
In their last game, the Suns walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-104 when they faced the Bucks. The Suns earned 33 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Bucks earned 15 fouls in this contest which got the Suns to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a rate of 87.5%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Phoenix made 8 of their 23 tries (34.8%). Overall, the Suns went 41 for 95 from the field which had them at 43.2%. The Suns allowed the Bucks to knock down 40 of 85 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 47.1% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 30.8% from three-point range by shooting 12 out of 39 and finished the game at 24 of 37 from the free throw line (64.9%). In relation to rebounding, Phoenix permitted Milwaukee to pull down 46 overall (13 offensive).
Devin Booker was important for the Suns in this contest. Booker totaled 30 points in his 43 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in this game. He buried 13 out of 27 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 48.1%, and had 4 rebounds.
Phoenix has a record of 37-32 for the campaign. As an offense, the Suns are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which is ranked 23rd in the league. Phoenix has totaled 7,813 pts for the season (113.2 per game) and they grab 44.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 27.1 times per game (4th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. The Suns are committing 21.2 fouls per game while shooting 79.2% from the free throw line.
The Suns defensively are ranked 4th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 111.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the floor (5th in the league). The Phoenix defense concedes 35.9% on 3-point shots (803 of 2,234) and opponents are knocking down 78.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 23.3 assists and 42.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 5th and 12th in the NBA.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando
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