Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 1/28/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic

Date: Friday, January 28, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Amway Center is the site where the Orlando Magic (9-40) will meet the Detroit Pistons (11-36) on Friday.

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Nuggets and took a loss by a final of 110-105 in their last contest. Detroit wrapped up the contest with a 42.3% FG percentage (41 of 97) and knocked down 12 of their 36 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Pistons made 11 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 78.6%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 36 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 assists for the contest in addition to creating 1 turnovers and earning 14 steals. When discussing defending, Detroit allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the floor on 36 of 84 shooting. Denver recorded 56 dimes and had 25 steals for this game. Moreover, Denver pulled down 40 rebounds (16 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Denver walked away from this one shooting 87.1% from the free throw line by making 27 of their 31 attempts. They also converted 11 out of their 32 shots from 3-point land. In relation to personal fouls, the Pistons ended up walking away with 25 and the Nuggets totaled 25 personal fouls.

Cade Cunningham is a guy who came through in this contest. He accounted for 34 points on 14 of 26 shooting. He played for 40 mins and also totaled 8 rebounds. Cunningham went 53.8% from the floor and earned 8 dimes.

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Detroit comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 11-36 for the season. They turn it over 14.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 21.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Detroit is pulling down 42.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,045 assists on the season, which is 27th in basketball in terms of passing. The Pistons are connecting on 31.8% on shots from distance (529 of 1,662) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. They average 102.0 points per contest (29th in basketball) while going 42.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Pistons are able to force 15.4 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.6% on three-point shots while they are 25th in the league in points per game allowed (111.6). The Pistons defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.3% (1,911 of 4,043) and they concede 46.8 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 19th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,185 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Magic took a defeat with a final score of 111-102 when they played the Clippers. Regarding how they rebounded, Orlando allowed Los Angeles to pull down 41 overall (8 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 51.7% from 3-point land by going 15 of 29 and finished the game at 24 of 27 from the charity stripe (88.9%). The Magic permitted the Clippers to make 36 of 81 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.4% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Magic went 38 for 84 from the field which had them shooting 45.2%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Orlando converted 9 out of their 35 tries (25.7%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.3%. The Clippers were called for 15 fouls in the matchup which got the Magic to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. The Magic recorded 31 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 39 in the game.

Franz Wagner pitched in for the Magic for the game. Wagner earned 21 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 9 dimes in the matchup. He converted 9 of 12 in the game for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Orlando has a win-loss record of 9-40 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Magic are hitting on 42.9% from the field, which ranks them 28th in the league. Orlando has accounted for 5,001 pts on the campaign (102.1 per contest) and they pull in 43.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 22.6 times per contest (25th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per game. The Magic are committing 20.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Orlando defense gives up 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (627 of 1,728) and their opponents are converting on 77.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 24.5 assists and 46.4 boards every game, ranking them 19th and 23rd in the league. The Magic on defense are ranked 22nd in basketball in points allowed per game with 110.6. They are able to force 13.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.0% from the floor (18th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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