Brooklyn Nets vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/15/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Orlando Magic

Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Orlando Magic (18-51) will try to beat the Brooklyn Nets (35-33) at Amway Center on Tuesday.

The Nets faced the Knicks and walked away with a win by a score of 110-107 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Nets walked away with 19 and the Knicks finished the game with 16 fouls. They buried 11 of their 29 tries from beyond the arc. New York walked away from this one shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 21 attempts. In addition, New York had 29 boards (11 offensive, 18 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. New York earned 40 dimes and had 27 steals for the matchup. When discussing defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 47.0% from the field on 39 out of 83 shooting. They also dished out 30 dimes for this game while forcing 5 turnovers and having 11 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned a total of 39 with 12 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Nets made 16 of 22 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. Brooklyn ended having earned a 49.4% field goal percentage (44 of 89) and buried 6 of their 29 three-point attempts.

Kevin Durant is someone who played a role for the game. Durant finished the game at 51.4% from the field and also totaled 9 assists. He was on the court for 43 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. He ended up scoring 53 points on 19 out of 37 shooting.

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Brooklyn heads into this contest with a mark of 35-33 for the season. They have an average of 111.3 points per outing (11th in the NBA) while going 46.9% from the floor. The Nets are shooting 35.4% on three-point attempts (768 of 2,168) and 79.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Brooklyn is collecting 44.1 boards per contest and has totaled 1,697 dimes on the year, which ranks 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.1 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Nets are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 11th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,633 relinquished on the season. The Nets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (2,773 of 6,122) and they concede 44.5 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 34.1% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 21st in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (111.7).

When they last played, the Magic took a loss by a final score of 116-114 against the 76ers. The Magic corralled 42 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 for this game. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The 76ers were called for 8 fouls for the game which got the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Orlando knocked down 18 of 43 attempts (41.9%). In all, the Magic shot 41 out of 91 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1%. The Magic allowed the 76ers to make 35 of their 92 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 38.0% in the matchup. They finished 37.8% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 14 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 37 at the free throw line (86.5%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Orlando permitted Philadelphia to collect 35 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Wendell Carter Jr. ended up being important for the Magic for the matchup. Carter Jr. totaled 23 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes for the game. He buried 10 of 19 for the game for a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and totaled 12 rebounds.

Orlando has a win-loss mark of 18-51 so far this season. The Magic are responsible for committing 19.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 23.4 times per contest (21st in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.6 times per game. Orlando has scored 7,189 points for the campaign (104.2 per game) and they pull in 44.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Magic are hitting on 43.4% from the field, which is 28th in basketball.

The Magic defensively are ranked 20th in the league in PPG surrendered with 111.7. They are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (16th in the league). The Orlando defense surrenders 36.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (893 of 2,469) and opponents are making 77.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 24.6 assists and 46.9 boards per game, which is ranked 16th and 25th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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