Orlando Magic vs New York Knicks 11/17/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Orlando Magic vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The New York Knicks (8-6) host the Orlando Magic (3-11) at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.

The Magic faced off with the Hawks and ended up losing by a score of 129-111 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Magic ended up finishing with 27 and the Hawks racked up 11 fouls. They knocked down 14 of their 30 shots from distance. Atlanta ended up shooting 65.6% at the free throw line by making 21 of their 32 tries. Additionally, Atlanta collected 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Atlanta totaled 46 dimes and had 32 steals in the matchup. When talking about defending, Orlando allowed their opponent to shoot 55.3% from the field on 47 out of 85 shooting. They also distributed 30 dimes in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 41 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Magic converted 9 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 64.3%. Orlando ended the game with a 45.3% field goal percentage (43 of 95) and converted 16 out of their 43 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Cole Anthony is a guy who was a factor in this matchup. He racked up 29 points on 11 of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and collected 3 boards. Anthony finished the game at 57.9% from the field and also earned 11 dimes.

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Orlando comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 3-11 for the campaign. They average 99.9 pts per contest (28th in the league) while going 41.8% from the floor. The Magic are shooting 33.3% on 3-pointers (180 of 540) and 75.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Orlando is pulling in 44.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 304 dimes this year, which has them ranked 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 16.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.4 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Magic are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They surrender 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 23rd in the league in points per game allowed (110.1). The Magic are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (571 of 1,246) and they surrender 45.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are 24th in basketball in giving up assists with 359 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Knicks walked away with a victory by a final of 92-84 against the Pacers. The Knicks were able to pull down 38 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 1 steal in this matchup. The Pacers earned 7 personal fouls in the game which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 10 shots. They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.0%. In terms of shots from distance, New York converted 11 of their 34 tries (32.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Knicks went 37 out of 86 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.0%. The Knicks permitted the Pacers to convert 32 out of their 86 tries from the field which had them at 37.2% in this contest. They finished shooting 21.6% from distance by hitting 8 out of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). In the matter of attacking the glass, New York allowed Indiana to collect 35 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Kemba Walker was important for the Knicks for the matchup. Walker scored 16 points in his 20 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for the contest. He made 8 of 11 in the game for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and had 1 rebound.

New York has a win-loss mark of 8-6 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Knicks are hitting on 44.6% from the field, which ranks them 19th in basketball. New York has totaled 1,517 pts for the year (108.4 per contest) and they grab 46.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 21.9 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest. The Knicks are committing 18.4 personal fouls per contest and they go 75.0% from the free throw line.

The New York defense gives up 36.0% on 3-point shots (206 of 573) and opponents are converting on 80.4% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 24.9 assists and 46.5 rebounds per game, which is 22nd and 19th in the NBA. The Knicks defensively are ranked 16th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 107.4. They have forced 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (6th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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