Houston Rockets vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 2/25/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Rockets vs Orlando Magic

Date: Friday, February 25, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Amway Center is the location where the Orlando Magic (13-47) will attempt to beat the Houston Rockets (15-43) on Friday.

The Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against the Clippers and went home with a loss by a final score of 142-111 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Rockets finished with 20 while the Clippers had 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 18 out of their 35 attempts from 3-point range. Los Angeles finished shooting 84.6% from the charity stripe by burying 22 of their 26 attempts. Furthermore, Los Angeles snagged 38 rebounds (12 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Los Angeles distributed 50 dimes and had 34 steals for the game. In regard to defense, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 55.4% from the field on 51 out of 92 shooting. They also distributed 29 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 35 with 12 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Rockets buried 14 of their 19 shots for a rate of 73.7%. Houston walked away from the game with a 46.2% field goal percentage (42 of 91) and made 13 of 37 3-point shots.

Jalen Green is a guy who was a factor in this contest. Green finished the game at 53.3% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes played but did not grab any rebounds. He totaled 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Houston comes into this one with a record of 15-43 on the year. They average 108.5 points per contest (19th in basketball) while hitting 45.1% from the floor. The Rockets are hitting 34.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (769 of 2,239) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Houston is grabbing 42.3 boards per game and has totaled 1,335 dimes so far this season, which is 24th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 17.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.3 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Rockets have forced 14.0 turnovers every game and they draw 22.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,489 surrendered on the season. The Rockets defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 48.3% (2,512 of 5,199) and they relinquish 45.0 boards per game as a unit. They concede 35.5% on 3-point shots while they are 30th in basketball in opponents points per game (118.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Magic walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 130-109 when they faced the Hawks. When talking about how they rebounded, Orlando allowed Atlanta to snag 34 in all (13 on the offensive side). They finished 54.5% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 18 of 33 and finished the game at 22 of 28 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Magic permitted the Hawks to bury 45 out of 90 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 50.0% for the contest. In all, the Magic shot 42 out of 98 from the field which had them at 42.9%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Orlando buried 13 out of their 41 tries (31.7%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. The Hawks committed 11 fouls for the game which took the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. The Magic snagged 33 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in this contest.

Cole Anthony ended up being a factor for the Magic in this matchup. He made 9 of 16 in the game for a rate of 56.3%, and totaled 7 rebounds. Anthony scored 23 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for this contest.

Orlando has a record of 13-47 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Magic are shooting 43.3% from the floor, which ranks 28th in the NBA. Orlando has totaled 6,199 points so far this year (103.3 per contest) and they pull in 43.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.2 times per game (22nd in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.7 times per game. The Magic have committed 19.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.7% from the charity stripe.

The Magic on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 112.0. They are able to force 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (19th in the NBA). The Orlando defense surrenders 36.5% on 3-point shots (777 of 2,128) and opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their foul shots. They give up 24.8 dimes and 47.0 rebounds every game, which is 17th and 25th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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