Orlando Magic vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 10/30/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Sunday, October 30, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+9)

American Airlines Center is the site where the Dallas Mavericks will take on the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Orlando opens as 9-point underdogs. The over/under comes in at 228.

The Magic played the Hornets and went home with a win by a final score of 113-93 in their last game. Orlando wrapped up the contest with a 49.4% field goal percentage (42 out of 85) and converted 10 out of their 37 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Magic converted 19 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 73.1%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 48 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 28 dimes for this game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 38.4% from the field on 33 of 86 shooting. Charlotte earned 21 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. On top of that, Charlotte had 47 rebounds (10 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Charlotte finished 66.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 24 attempts. They converted 11 of 38 attempts from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Magic ended up with 22 while the Hornets had 18 personal fouls.

Paolo Banchero is someone who was a contributor in the game. Banchero finished the contest at 57.1% from the field and also distributed 7 assists. He was on the court for 27 mins and also totaled 12 boards. He accumulated 21 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Orlando will take the court with a record of 1-5 this season. They are turning it over 14.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 23.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 45.3 boards per game and has accounted for 119 assists this year, which is 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing. The Magic are connecting on 29.4% on three-point attempts (57 of 194) and 76.0% from the free throw line. They average 105.7 points per game (27th in the league) while going 45.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Magic are forcing 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 21.3 personal fouls. They are 20th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 151 relinquished so far this season. The Magic defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.7% (234 of 536) and they concede 44.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 34.8% from 3-point land and they rank 8th in basketball in opponents PPG (109.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Mavericks got the victory with a final of 129-125 against the Nets. The Mavericks recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. The Nets earned 28 fouls for this contest which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 35 attempts. They were able to make 27 of the free throw tries for a rate of 77.1%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Dallas buried 20 of 40 tries (50.0%). In all, the Mavericks shot 41 out of 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.6%. The Mavericks permitted the Nets to bury 43 of 93 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.2% in the game. They shot 34.3% from 3-point land by going 12 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 27 of 30 at the free throw line (90.0%). With respect to rebounding, Dallas permitted Brooklyn to grab 45 overall (13 offensive).

Luka Doncic ended up being a factor for the Mavericks in this matchup. He made 14 of 28 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 11 rebounds. Doncic earned 41 points in his 41 minutes on the court and accounted for 14 dimes in this game.

Dallas has a mark of 2-2 so far this season. The Mavericks commit 21.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 20.8 times per contest (27th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.3 times per contest. Dallas has accounted for 482 points for the campaign (120.5 per contest) and they snag 41.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Mavericks are hitting on 49.4% from the floor, which ranks them 1st in the league.

The Dallas defense concedes 35.0% from downtown (41 of 117) and opponents are converting on 83.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 22.5 dimes and 35.0 boards every game, which is ranked 8th and 1st in the league. The Mavericks are ranked 10th in the league in points per game surrendered with 110.3. They have forced 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.3% from the floor (24th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas (-9)

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