Houston Rockets vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 11/7/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Orlando Magic

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Orlando Magic are hosting the Houston Rockets at Amway Center on Monday.

The Rockets faced off with the Timberwolves and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 129-117 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Rockets ended up with 18 and the Timberwolves racked up 27 fouls. They converted 15 out of their 33 attempts from distance. Minnesota finished the game at 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 16 of their 20 attempts. Additionally, Minnesota had 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Minnesota doled out 38 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. In terms of defense, Houston let their opponent shoot 61.3% from the floor on 49 out of 80 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 24 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 12 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Rockets made 21 of 31 attempts for a percentage of 67.7%. Houston finished with a 47.6% field goal percentage (40 of 84) and made 16 out of their 38 three-point attempts.

Alperen Sengün is a player who was important in the matchup. He finished with 17 points on 8 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 20 mins played and also totaled 7 rebounds. Sengün finished the game shooting 88.9% from the floor and recorded 5 assists.

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Houston steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 1-9 for the year. They currently have an average of 108.0 points per contest (27th in basketball) while hitting 42.4% from the field. The Rockets are connecting on 34.4% on shots from distance (123 of 358) and 76.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Houston is grabbing 45.7 boards per game and is sitting with 201 dimes on the year, which is 27th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 16.8 times per game and as a team they commit 21.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rockets are able to force 15.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.2 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.1% on shots from distance and they rank 25th in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.0). The Rockets defense is giving up a FG percentage of 49.9% (440 of 881) and they relinquish 44.3 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 28th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 276 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Magic took a defeat with a final score of 126-123 when they played the Kings. The Magic were able to collect 41 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Kings committed 20 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 95.0%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Orlando knocked down 4 of their 23 tries (17.4%). Overall, the Magic went 50 for 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.3%. The Magic permitted the Kings to make 47 out of their 93 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.5% for the contest. They finished shooting 37.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 15 out of 40 and ended up going 17 out of 26 at the free throw line (65.4%). In relation to rebounds, Orlando permitted Sacramento to grab 36 in all (6 offensive).

Paolo Banchero pitched in for the Magic in the game. Banchero totaled 33 points in his 40 mins on the court and earned 4 dimes for the game. He knocked down 14 of 26 for the matchup giving him a rate of 53.8%, and added 16 rebounds.

Orlando has a mark of 2-8 for the season. The Magic are committing 22.6 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 78.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.6 times per game (28th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 16.2 times per game. Orlando has accounted for 1,100 pts on the year (110.0 per contest) and they pull in 46.2 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Magic are connecting on 47.1% from the field, which ranks them 13th in the league.

The Orlando defense allows 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (133 of 376) and their opponents are knocking down 74.6% of their free throw shots. They give up 24.9 dimes and 40.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 14th and 4th in the NBA. The Magic defensively are ranked 18th in basketball in points given up per game with 114.3. They are able to force 12.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (12th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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