Orlando Magic vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 12/12/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Orlando Magic vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Sunday, December 12, 2021

Location: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet

The Los Angeles Lakers (13-13) will play the Orlando Magic (5-21) at STAPLES Center on Sunday.

The Magic played the Kings and took a loss by a score of 142-130 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Magic ended up finishing with 18 while the Kings finished the game with 8 fouls. They also converted 15 of their 34 tries from three-point range. Sacramento finished shooting 84.0% from the charity stripe by converting 21 of their 25 tries. Additionally, Sacramento pulled down 31 boards (12 offensive, 19 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Sacramento doled out 43 dimes and had 24 steals for this contest. In terms of defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 54.6% from the field on 53 of 97 shooting. They also distributed 29 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected 43 with 17 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Magic converted 18 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 78.3%. Orlando finished the game with a 49.5% field goal percentage (48 out of 97) and made 16 out of their 34 shots from distance.

Cole Anthony is one player who was a factor for the game. He notched 33 points on 12 out of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. Anthony finished shooting 54.5% from the field and recorded 8 dimes.

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Orlando enters this one with a win-loss record of 5-21 for the season. They average 101.5 pts per game (28th in the league) on 42.4% from the field. The Magic are connecting on 32.5% on shots from distance (319 of 983) and 75.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Orlando is collecting 44.5 boards per game and has racked up 571 assists this year, which ranks 22nd in basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 15.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.8 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Magic are able to force 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 fouls. They give up 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 27th in the NBA in opponents PPG (112.3). The Magic defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.3% (1,076 of 2,323) and they concede 46.2 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 28th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 673 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Lakers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 108-95 against the Grizzlies. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles permitted Memphis to get 33 in total (14 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from three-point range by going 14 of 42 and ended up shooting 12 of 18 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Lakers permitted the Grizzlies to knock down 41 of 94 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.6% in this game. When all was said and done, the Lakers finished shooting 36 for 78 from the floor which had them shooting 46.2%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Los Angeles converted 12 out of their 30 tries (40.0%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 64.7%. The Grizzlies had 11 personal fouls for this game which took the Lakers to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They also turned it over 22 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Lakers recorded 38 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the contest.

LeBron James ended up being a major contributor for the Lakers in the matchup. James totaled 20 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 11 dimes for the contest. He converted 7 of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 46.7%, and had 10 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 13-13 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Lakers are connecting on 46.5% from the field, which is 6th in the league. Los Angeles has earned 2,893 points so far this year (111.3 per game) and they grab 46.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 24.5 times per contest (9th in the league) and they are turning it over 16.1 times per game. The Lakers are responsible for committing 20.3 fouls per game and they shoot 73.3% from the charity stripe.

The Los Angeles defense allows 34.5% on 3-pointers (334 of 969) and opponents are making 73.4% of their free throw attempts. They allow 26.0 assists and 47.0 rebounds per contest, which is 29th and 26th in basketball. The Lakers are ranked 28th in basketball in PPG allowed with 112.8. They are able to force 15.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (17th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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