Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 1/21/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Amway Center is the location where the Orlando Magic (8-38) will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (22-23) on Friday.

The Lakers faced off with the Pacers and took a loss by a score of 111-104 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended the game with a 44.4% FG percentage (40 of 90) and buried 11 of 34 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lakers knocked down 13 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 23 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of defense, Los Angeles allowed 48.9% from the field on 44 of 90 shooting. Indiana recorded 48 dimes and had 28 steals in this matchup. In addition, Indiana snagged 34 rebounds (14 offensive, 20 defensive) and had 7 blocked shots. Indiana ended up shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 15 attempts. They buried 11 of 30 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Lakers ended up walking away with 18 while the Pacers finished the game with 12 personal fouls.

LeBron James is a guy who had an impact in this game. James finished the game at 50.0% from the field and also recorded 5 dimes. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and collected 12 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 30 points on 11 out of 22 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this one with a record of 22-23 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 45.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,093 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 11th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Lakers are hitting 35.0% from downtown (545 of 1,558) and 73.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 111.3 pts per game (7th in the league) while connecting on 46.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are able to force 14.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are surrendering 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 27th in the league in points per game allowed (112.8). The Lakers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.2% (1,856 of 4,110) and they surrender 47.5 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 28th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,158 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Magic took a defeat with a final score of 123-110 against the 76ers. The Magic collected 34 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 43 for the contest. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. The 76ers were called for 9 personal fouls in this contest which got the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. With regard to three-point shots, Orlando made 18 out of their 35 tries (51.4%). When the game finished, the Magic ended up going 40 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.4%. The Magic allowed the 76ers to knock down 45 out of 83 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 54.2% for this contest. They finished 35.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 out of 28 and finished the contest at 23 of 27 from the charity stripe (85.2%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Orlando allowed Philadelphia to collect 38 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Mo Bamba was important for the Magic for the game. Bamba racked up 32 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this game. He buried 12 of 15 in the game for a rate of 80.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Orlando has a win-loss mark of 8-38 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Magic are hitting on 42.6% from the field, which has them ranked 28th in the league. Orlando has scored 4,680 pts on the year (101.7 per contest) and they grab 43.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 22.2 times per contest (26th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per game. The Magic have committed 19.9 fouls every game and they shoot 77.8% from the free throw line.

The Magic on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in the league in points given up per game with 110.8. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (19th in the league). The Orlando defense gives up 36.0% from downtown (594 of 1,648) and opponents are knocking down 76.9% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 25.0 dimes and 46.4 boards per contest, ranking them 21st and 24th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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