Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 4/10/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic

Date: Sunday, April 10, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Orlando Magic (21-60) will go up against the Miami Heat (53-28) at Amway Center on Sunday.

The Heat took the court against the Hawks and earned the victory with a final of 113-109 in their last contest. Miami ended having earned a 55.6% FG percentage (40 out of 72) and buried 11 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Heat made 22 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned 33 with 4 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 assists for the game while forcing 0 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to defense, Miami allowed 47.7% from the field on 42 out of 88 shooting. Atlanta totaled 43 assists and had 17 steals in this game. On top of that, Atlanta grabbed 30 boards (13 offensive, 17 defensive) and got 1 block. Atlanta finished the contest at 89.5% at the free throw line by burying 17 of 19 tries. They made 8 of their 34 attempts from 3-point range. When talking about fouls, the Heat ended up with 17 while the Hawks recorded 14 fouls.

Bam Adebayo is one guy who came through in the matchup. Adebayo finished the game at 57.1% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He finished with 24 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Miami heads into this game with a win-loss record of 53-28 so far this season. They are averaging 110.0 points per outing (17th in the league) while shooting 46.7% from the floor. The Heat are hitting 37.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,095 of 2,886) and 80.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Miami is snagging 43.7 boards per game and has accounted for 2,070 dimes for the season, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.6 times per game and as a group are committing 20.6 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Heat are able to force 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.6 fouls. They are 4th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,875 surrendered so far this year. The Heat defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.6% (3,033 of 6,795) and they concede 41.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 33.8% on 3-point shots and they rank 3rd in basketball in opponents PPG (105.3).

In their last game, the Magic went home defeated by a final of 128-101 when they faced the Hornets. When discussing rebounding, Orlando permitted Charlotte to get 46 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They went 35.3% from downtown by shooting 12 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 27 from the free throw line (74.1%). The Magic allowed the Hornets to bury 48 of 92 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 52.2% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Magic went 38 for 95 from the floor which had them at 40.0%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Orlando made 15 out of 48 tries (31.3%). They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 76.9%. The Hornets had 11 personal fouls in the game which got the Magic to the free throw line for 13 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Magic were able to pull down 35 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for this contest.

Chuma Okeke was important for the Magic for the contest. He knocked down 8 out of 15 in this contest for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and totaled 7 rebounds. Okeke tallied 20 points in his 34 mins on the court and tallied 4 assists in this contest.

Orlando has a record of 21-60 this year. The Magic commit 19.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 78.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.6 times per game (21st in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.5 times per game. Orlando has totaled 8,422 pts for the campaign (104.0 per contest) and they snag 44.2 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Magic are connecting on 43.3% from the floor, which is 28th in the NBA.

The Orlando defense gives up 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,063 of 2,929) and their opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 24.9 assists and 47.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 15th and 28th in the league. The Magic on the defensive end are ranked 20th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 112.2. They are able to force 13.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.9% from the floor (15th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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