Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/17/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic

Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: NBA TV

The Detroit Pistons (18-51) are on their way to Amway Center on Thursday where they will take on the Orlando Magic (18-52).

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Heat and took a loss by a final of 105-98 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Pistons walked away with 30 while the Heat totaled 11 fouls. They also made 12 of 33 tries from beyond the arc. Miami finished 89.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 35 of their 39 attempts. Furthermore, Miami collected 37 boards (7 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Miami recorded 44 assists and had 20 steals for this game. Pertaining to defense, Detroit allowed 40.3% from the floor on 29 of 72 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 1 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected 39 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Pistons buried 14 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 63.6%. Detroit wrapped up the game with a 46.3% field goal percentage (37 of 80) and knocked down 10 of their 34 three-point shots.

Isaiah Livers is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. He left the arena with 16 points on 6 out of 7 shooting. He played 32 minutes and pulled down 6 rebounds. Livers walked away from this one shooting 85.7% from the field and recorded 2 assists.

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Detroit will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 18-51 so far this year. They have an average of 103.5 points per contest (29th in the league) while shooting 42.6% from the floor. The Pistons are shooting 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (763 of 2,362) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Detroit is grabbing 43.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,580 assists for the season, which is 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 14.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 22.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Pistons are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 21st in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,739 relinquished for the season. The Pistons are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.3% (2,802 of 5,926) and they concede 46.3 boards per contest as a group. They are surrendering 36.7% on shots from distance while they are 23rd in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (112.3).

When they last played, the Magic took a defeat with a final score of 150-108 against the Nets. The Magic snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 2 steals in the game. The Nets were called for 12 fouls in this game which took the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They were able to make 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 77.8%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Orlando knocked down 15 out of their 41 attempts (36.6%). In all, the Magic shot 36 for 95 from the floor which had them shooting 37.9%. The Magic permitted the Nets to make 53 out of their 88 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 60.2% in the game. They shot 59.3% from 3-point land by going 16 of 27 and ended up going 28 of 34 from the free throw line (82.4%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Orlando permitted Brooklyn to snag 41 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Wendell Carter Jr. was important for the Magic for the matchup. Carter Jr. earned 18 points in his 26 mins on the court and had 4 assists for this contest. He knocked down 6 of 11 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 7 rebounds.

Orlando has a win-loss mark of 18-52 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Magic are hitting on 43.4% from the field, which is ranked 28th in the league. Orlando has totaled 7,297 points so far this season (104.2 per contest) and they snag 44.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 23.4 times per game (21st in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest. The Magic are committing 19.8 fouls every game and they hit 79.1% from the charity stripe.

The Orlando defense gives up 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc (909 of 2,496) and their opposition knocks down 77.4% of their foul shots. They give up 24.7 assists and 46.9 total boards per game, which ranks 17th and 26th in the league. The Magic on defense are ranked 22nd in basketball in points allowed per game with 112.2. They have forced 13.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (16th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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