Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 10/26/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to defeat the Orlando Magic at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Wednesday.

The Magic took the court against the Knicks and took a loss by a score of 115-102 in their last contest. Orlando wrapped up the contest having earned a 41.9% field goal percentage (36 of 86) and buried 7 of 35 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Magic converted 23 of 27 shots for a rate of 85.2%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 41 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 14 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of defense, Orlando allowed 46.2% from the field on 43 out of 93 shooting. New York doled out 24 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. On top of that, New York pulled down 50 rebounds (18 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 4 blocks. New York shot 72.0% from the charity stripe by making 18 of 25 tries. They made 11 out of their 37 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Magic ended up with 23 and the Knicks recorded 24 fouls.

Bol Bol is a guy who came through for the matchup. He was able to score 19 points on 8 of 10 shooting. He played 20 mins played and snagged 5 rebounds. Bol finished the contest at 80.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Orlando comes into this one with a record of 0-4 for the season. They are averaging 107.3 points per game (26th in the NBA) while going 45.0% from the floor. The Magic are hitting 30.8% on 3-pointers (41 of 133) and 76.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is pulling down 45.3 rebounds per contest and has 72 dimes this year, which is 25th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 22.5 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Magic have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.0 personal fouls. They rank 24th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 105 conceded on the campaign. The Magic are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.5% (165 of 363) and they relinquish 43.5 boards per game as a squad. They give up 37.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 19th in the league in PPG from their opponents (115.5).

In their last game, the Cavaliers went home victorious with a score of 117-107 when they faced the Wizards. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Cleveland permitted Washington to collect 35 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They went 42.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 12 of 28 and ended up going 9 of 15 at the charity stripe (60.0%). The Cavaliers allowed the Wizards to make 43 of 87 tries from the floor which had them at 49.4% in this contest. When the game finished, the Cavaliers went 41 for 96 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.7%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Cleveland converted 13 of 33 tries (39.4%). They were able to bury 22 of them for a rate of 88.0%. The Wizards committed 24 personal fouls for the contest which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Cavaliers collected 32 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 in the matchup.

Donovan Mitchell ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers in this game. He knocked down 12 out of 29 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.4%, and had 5 rebounds. Mitchell tallied 37 points in his 45 minutes on the court and accumulated 4 assists in the game.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 2-1 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Cavaliers are connecting on 49.2% from the floor, which ranks them 3rd in the NBA. Cleveland has 350 pts on the year (116.7 per contest) and they collect 44.7 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.3 times per game (14th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per game. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 19.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 86.4% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers are ranked 3rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 103.7. They have forced 14.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the field (7th in the league). The Cleveland defense concedes 36.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (32 of 87) and opponents are making 73.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 21.0 dimes and 37.0 total boards per game, which is 4th and 2nd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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