Los Angeles Clippers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 12/7/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Amway Center is the location where the Orlando Magic will try to beat the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.

The Clippers played the Hornets and took home the win by a score of 119-117 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Clippers left the arena with 17 while the Hornets accounted for 16 personal fouls. They converted 12 of their 34 shots from three-point range. Charlotte finished the game shooting 64.7% at the charity stripe by making 11 of 17 shots. Moreover, Charlotte pulled down 49 rebounds (14 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Charlotte dished out 29 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. When talking about defending, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 48.0% from the floor on 47 of 98 shooting. They also doled out 30 assists for the contest in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 47 with 13 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 14 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Los Angeles finished with a 48.4% FG percentage (45 out of 93) and knocked down 15 of 36 3-point shots.

Paul George is a player who was a major factor for this contest. George went 53.3% from the floor and also distributed 7 assists. He played 28 mins and also collected 3 rebounds. He left the arena with 19 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Los Angeles steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 14-11 so far this season. They have an average of 107.2 points per game (30th in the league) while hitting 46.9% from the field. The Clippers are shooting 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (283 of 791) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 43.5 boards per game and has earned 567 assists on the season, which has them ranked 20th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.2 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Clippers are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are giving up 34.4% on 3-point shots while they are 5th in the NBA in PPG allowed (108.8). The Clippers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.4% (1,013 of 2,231) and they surrender 43.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 16th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 604 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the Magic took a defeat with a final score of 109-102 when they faced the Bucks. The Magic earned 37 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 52 for the matchup. They gave up possession 13 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Bucks earned 20 fouls for this game which got the Magic to the free throw line for 29 attempts. They were able to bury 26 of the free throws for a rate of 89.7%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Orlando converted 8 out of 32 tries (25.0%). Overall, the Magic finished 34 for 93 from the floor which had them shooting 36.6%. The Magic allowed the Bucks to knock down 38 of 85 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 44.7% in this contest. They shot 32.5% from distance by going 13 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 26 at the free throw line (76.9%). With respect to attacking the glass, Orlando permitted Milwaukee to collect 45 in total (7 offensive).

Moritz Wagner was important for the Magic for this game. He made 7 out of 10 in this game giving him a rate of 70.0%, and tallied 12 rebounds. Wagner racked up 19 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 assists in this contest.

Orlando has a record of 5-20 this season. The Magic commit 20.8 personal fouls per game and they go 79.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 21.2 times per game (30th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 16.5 times per contest. Orlando has tallied 2,689 pts for the year (107.6 per game) and they grab 42.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Magic are shooting 46.6% from the field, which is 19th in the NBA.

The Orlando defense allows 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (316 of 926) and their opponents are connecting on 77.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 25.6 assists and 41.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 16th and 3rd in the NBA. The Magic on the defensive side of the court are 18th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 114.2. They are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.0% from the field (24th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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