Orlando Magic vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 10/19/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+3)

The Orlando Magic are hitting the road to Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Detroit Pistons. Detroit opens this matchup as 3-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 217.

The Magic took the court against the Heat and took home the win by a score of 125-111 in their last game of last season. In the matter of fouls, the Magic walked away with 16 while the Heat finished the game with 13 fouls. They converted 19 of their 50 shots from beyond the perimeter. Miami finished the game at 75.0% at the free throw line by making 12 of 16 attempts. Furthermore, Miami collected 47 rebounds (10 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Miami totaled 20 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. In reference to defending, Orlando allowed 42.6% from the floor on 40 of 94 shooting. They also doled out 33 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 48 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Magic made 12 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Orlando walked away from the contest having earned a 49.5% field goal percentage (45 out of 91) and converted 23 out of their 58 three-point attempts.

Mo Bamba is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He racked up 21 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 28 mins and also totaled 10 rebounds. Bamba finished the game shooting 63.6% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Orlando will enter this contest after finishing with a mark of 22-60 last year. They coughed up possession 14.5 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a basketball team, Orlando collected 44.3 rebounds per contest and accumulated 1,947 dimes throughout last year, which was 20th in basketball in terms of passing. The Magic hit on 33.1% on 3-pointers (999 of 3,022) and 78.7% from the free throw line. They averaged 104.2 pts per contest (29th in basketball) while going 43.4% from the floor.

When they were on the defensive end, the Magic were able to force their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They relinquished 36.3% on 3-pointers while they were 20th in the league in points per game from their opponents (112.2). The Magic allowed a shooting percentage of 45.8% (3,346 of 7,300) and they conceded 47.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They were 14th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,034 conceded last year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood last year, the Pistons took a defeat with a final score of 118-106 when they played the 76ers. In the matter of team rebounding, Detroit allowed Philadelphia to pull down 42 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 20.0% from three-point range by shooting 5 of 25 and finished the contest at 21 out of 23 from the charity stripe (91.3%). The Pistons permitted the 76ers to knock down 46 out of their 88 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 52.3% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Pistons went 38 out of 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8%. With respect to 3-point shots, Detroit converted 11 out of 34 attempts (32.4%). They were able to make 19 of them for a rate of 65.5%. The 76ers earned 23 personal fouls for the contest which took the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 29 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. The Pistons were able to pull down 27 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this game.

Luka Garza ended up being a factor for the Pistons for this contest. He buried 8 out of 18 in this game for a rate of 44.4%, and had 10 rebounds. Garza earned 20 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes in this contest.

Detroit had a record of 23-59 last year. The Pistons were responsible for committing 21.9 personal fouls every game and they shot 78.2% from the charity stripe. They dished out assists 23.5 times per game (24th in basketball) and they turned it over 14.2 times per game. Detroit had 8,596 pts last season (104.8 per game) and they grabbed 43.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pistons shot 43.1% from the floor, which was ranked 29th in basketball.

The Pistons on the defensive end were ranked 22nd in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 112.5. They forced their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (25th in the NBA). The Detroit defense surrendered 36.2% from downtown (966 of 2,668) and their opponents connected on 77.7% of their foul shots. They surrendered 25.1 dimes and 46.3 total rebounds per game, which had them ranked 19th and 24th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando (+3)

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