Orlando Magic vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 1/15/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Orlando Magic vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Orlando Magic (7-35) are en route to American Airlines Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Dallas Mavericks (22-19).

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Wizards and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-106 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Magic walked away with 16 and the Wizards finished the game with 10 personal fouls. They converted 10 of their 31 attempts from 3-point range. Washington ended up shooting 76.2% from the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 21 attempts. In addition, Washington collected 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Washington distributed 42 dimes and had 26 steals in this contest. With respect to defending, Orlando let their opponent shoot 52.4% from the floor on 43 of 82 shooting. They also doled out 31 dimes for the game in addition to creating 4 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 49 with 18 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Magic knocked down 13 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. Orlando walked away from the contest with a 41.4% field goal percentage (41 of 99) and converted 11 of their 35 3-pointers.

Franz Wagner is one guy who was important for the game. Wagner finished the game shooting 37.5% from the floor and dished out 10 assists. He was on the court for 32 minutes and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He left the arena with 14 points on 6 of 16 shooting.

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Orlando enters this matchup with a record of 7-35 for the season. They turn it over 14.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.0 fouls per game. As a team, Orlando is pulling down 44.0 boards per contest and has earned 927 assists so far this year, which ranks 25th in the league in terms of passing. The Magic are hitting 32.4% on three-point shots (495 of 1,530) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 101.8 points per outing (28th in basketball) while hitting 42.4% from the field.

On defense, the Magic have forced 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 22nd in the league in PPG from their opponents (110.9). The Magic defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.2% (1,714 of 3,713) and they surrender 46.3 boards per game as a group. They rank 24th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,063 conceded this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Mavericks went home defeated by a final of 108-85 against the Knicks. When discussing rebounding, Dallas allowed New York to pull down 43 in all (11 offensive). They shot 44.4% from beyond the arc by hitting 12 out of 27 and ended up going 12 out of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Mavericks allowed the Knicks to bury 42 out of 90 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.7% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Mavericks walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 78 from the field which had them shooting 41.0%. Regarding shots from downtown, Dallas made 8 of 37 attempts (21.6%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throws for a rate of 68.4%. The Knicks committed 9 fouls for this game which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Mavericks earned 34 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this game.

Jalen Brunson ended up being a factor for the Mavericks in the game. Brunson scored 14 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 6 dimes for this contest. He converted 6 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 22-19 this year. As an offense, the Mavericks are shooting 45.0% from the floor, which is ranked 20th in basketball. Dallas has scored 4,316 points so far this season (105.3 per contest) and they pull in 43.6 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 23.8 times per contest (16th in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per game. The Mavericks have committed 19.6 personal fouls per game and they connect on 76.0% from the free throw line.

The Mavericks defensively are ranked 3rd in basketball in PPG allowed with 103.4. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (17th in the league). The Dallas defense concedes 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (458 of 1,315) and their opposition knocks down 75.3% of their foul shots. They give up 23.6 dimes and 44.4 rebounds every game, ranking them 13th and 14th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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