Los Angeles Clippers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 1/26/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Los Angeles Clippers (23-25) are traveling to Amway Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Orlando Magic (9-39).

The Clippers faced off with the Knicks and took a loss by a final of 110-102 in their last contest. Los Angeles finished the contest having earned a 43.0% field goal percentage (34 out of 79) and converted 14 of their 41 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 20 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned a total of 40 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 20 assists for the game while forcing 4 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 39 out of 91 shooting. New York earned 52 assists and had 26 steals for the game. Moreover, New York totaled 37 boards (15 offensive, 22 defensive) and added 6 rejections. New York shot 84.2% at the free throw line by making 16 of 19 attempts. They also converted 16 out of their 36 attempts from distance. In regard to fouls, the Clippers finished with 19 while the Knicks had 12 fouls.

Reggie Jackson is one guy who had an impact for the game. He notched 26 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He played for 33 mins and also snagged 2 rebounds. Jackson walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the field and distributed 5 dimes.

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Los Angeles steps onto the hardwood with a record of 23-25 for the season. They turn it over 14.4 times per game and as a group are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 43.8 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,110 assists on the campaign, which is 17th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Clippers are connecting on 35.7% on three-point attempts (595 of 1,667) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 105.3 pts per game (26th in the NBA) while connecting on 44.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Clippers are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 10th in basketball in points per game allowed (106.5). The Clippers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.2% (1,938 of 4,384) and they surrender 48.0 boards per game as a unit. They are 17th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,133 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Magic went home victorious with a score of 114-95 against the Bulls. When discussing cleaning the glass, Orlando permitted Chicago to grab 33 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 23.8% from downtown by going 5 of 21 and ended up shooting 24 of 32 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Magic allowed the Bulls to make 33 out of their 76 tries from the floor which left them shooting 43.4% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Magic went 42 out of 80 from the field which had them shooting 52.5%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Orlando buried 12 of their 26 tries (46.2%). They were able to convert 18 of them for a rate of 78.3%. The Bulls were called for 21 personal fouls for this game which got the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Magic recorded 32 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the matchup.

Moritz Wagner pitched in for the Magic for this game. He made 9 of 13 for this contest giving him a rate of 69.2%, and had 2 rebounds. Wagner earned 23 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 assists in the game.

Orlando has a mark of 9-39 for the campaign. The Magic are responsible for committing 20.0 fouls every game and they hit 77.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 22.4 times per game (25th in the league) and they turn it over 14.8 times per contest. Orlando has 4,899 points on the season (102.1 per game) and they grab 43.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Magic are shooting 42.8% from the field, which is 28th in the league.

The Magic on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in basketball in PPG given up with 110.6. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.0% from the field (19th in the league). The Orlando defense concedes 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc (612 of 1,699) and their opponents are making 77.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 24.6 dimes and 46.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 20th and 24th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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