Golden State Warriors vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 11/3/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Orlando Magic

Date: Thursday, November 3, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Golden State Warriors are en route to Amway Center on Thursday where they will play the Orlando Magic.

The Warriors faced off with the Heat and ended up losing by a score of 116-109 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Warriors finished with 22 and the Heat totaled 16 fouls. They made 16 of 42 shots from three-point range. Miami went 100.0% from the free throw line by making 20 of 20 attempts. Moreover, Miami pulled down 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Miami dished out 32 assists and had 7 steals for this game. With regard to the defense, Golden State allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the field on 40 of 88 shooting. They also doled out 31 assists for the contest as well as forcing 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Warriors converted 13 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Golden State ended the contest with a 46.4% FG percentage (39 out of 84) and buried 18 out of their 49 shots from distance.

Stephen Curry is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He had 23 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and totaled 13 rebounds. Curry shot 50.0% from the floor and earned 13 assists.

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Golden State comes into this matchup with a record of 3-5 so far this season. They turn the ball over 16.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 23.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Golden State is pulling down 42.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 232 assists on the year, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing. The Warriors are hitting 34.6% on shots from downtown (116 of 335) and 80.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 117.5 pts per contest (10th in the league) while going 46.5% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Warriors are forcing 15.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They rank 29th in basketball in giving up assists with 228 surrendered on the year. The Warriors are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (342 of 733) and they concede 45.0 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 34.6% on 3-pointers while they are 29th in the NBA in points per game allowed (121.3).

The last time they took the court, the Magic took a loss by a final score of 116-108 when they faced the Thunder. Concerning attacking the glass, Orlando permitted Oklahoma City to snag 36 in all (8 offensive). They went 29.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 out of 34 and finished the game at 16 out of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Magic permitted the Thunder to bury 45 of 95 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.4% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Magic finished shooting 39 for 87 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.8%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Orlando knocked down 10 of 29 attempts (34.5%). They were able to make 20 of those for a percentage of 100.0%. The Thunder were called for 17 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They coughed up the ball 24 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Magic collected 37 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 49 in this matchup.

Wendell Carter Jr. ended up having an impact for the Magic for this contest. Carter Jr. racked up 30 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 assists for the contest. He converted 10 of 15 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 12 rebounds.

Orlando has a win-loss mark of 1-7 so far this season. The Magic commit 22.3 personal fouls per game while shooting 78.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.9 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.6 times per contest. Orlando has scored 847 points for the year (105.9 per game) and they grab 46.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Magic are connecting on 45.4% from the floor, which ranks them 21st in basketball.

The Magic on the defensive end are ranked 12th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 111.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the floor (7th in the league). The Orlando defense gives up 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc (99 of 293) and their opponents are converting on 76.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 24.3 dimes and 42.1 boards per contest, which is 12th and 8th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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