Oklahoma City Thunder vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/20/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Orlando Magic

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: NBA TV

Amway Center is the site where the Orlando Magic (18-53) will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (20-50) on Sunday.

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Heat and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 120-108 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Thunder finished with 10 while the Heat recorded 6 personal fouls. They made 18 out of their 51 shots from 3-point land. Miami went 83.3% when shooting free throws by making 10 of their 12 attempts. Furthermore, Miami snagged 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Miami distributed 46 assists and had 25 steals in this matchup. In reference to defending, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 48.4% from the floor on 46 out of 95 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 0 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 47 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Thunder made 18 of 23 shots for a percentage of 78.3%. Oklahoma City finished the contest having earned a 47.6% field goal percentage (40 out of 84) and knocked down 10 out of their 34 3-point attempts.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is someone who was a factor in this game. Gilgeous-Alexander shot 52.9% from the floor and recorded 4 assists. He saw the court for 33 mins and snagged 7 rebounds. He accounted for 26 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Oklahoma City will enter this matchup with a mark of 20-50 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.2 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Oklahoma City is collecting 45.9 boards per game and has accounted for 1,530 assists so far this season, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Thunder are shooting 31.6% on three-point shots (825 of 2,614) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 103.1 points per game (30th in the NBA) while going 42.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 28th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,824 surrendered on the season. The Thunder defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.6% (2,889 of 6,342) and they relinquish 48.7 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 35.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 16th in basketball in opponents points per game (111.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Magic walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 134-120 when they faced the Pistons. The Magic corralled 35 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for this contest. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. The Pistons committed 7 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Magic to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 71.4%. Concerning 3-point shots, Orlando made 11 of 30 attempts (36.7%). When all was said and done, the Magic finished shooting 47 for 97 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.5%. The Magic allowed the Pistons to knock down 47 out of their 94 tries from the floor which had them shooting 50.0% for the matchup. They finished 46.5% from three-point range via 20 of 43 and finished the contest at 20 of 31 from the free throw line (64.5%). In the matter of team rebounding, Orlando permitted Detroit to snag 35 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Franz Wagner ended up being a factor for the Magic for the matchup. Wagner earned 26 points in his 31 mins on the court and added 2 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 10 of 15 in the game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Orlando has a record of 18-53 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Magic are hitting on 43.4% from the field, which ranks them 28th in the NBA. Orlando has accumulated 7,417 pts on the campaign (104.5 per contest) and they snag 44.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 23.4 times per contest (21st in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest. The Magic are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per game and they hit 79.0% from the free throw line.

The Orlando defense gives up 36.6% on 3-point shots (929 of 2,539) and their opponents are making 77.2% of their free throw shots. They give up 24.8 assists and 46.9 boards per contest, which is ranked 18th and 25th in the league. The Magic on the defensive end are ranked 23rd in the NBA in PPG given up with 112.5. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.0% from the field (16th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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