Orlando Magic vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 12/28/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Pistons will attempt to beat the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Spurs and took home the win by a score of 133-113 in their last contest. Orlando wrapped up the contest having earned a 57.5% field goal percentage (50 of 87) and converted 17 of their 32 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Magic converted 16 of 20 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 44 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 30 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 45.4% from the floor on 44 of 97 shooting. San Antonio doled out 28 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. On top of that, San Antonio had 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 2 blocks. San Antonio finished shooting 72.2% at the free throw line by burying 13 of their 18 tries. They also made 12 out of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to personal fouls, the Magic finished with 15 and the Spurs totaled 18 personal fouls.

Cole Anthony is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He was able to score 23 points on 8 of 10 shooting. He played 31 minutes played and also grabbed 10 boards. Anthony finished shooting 80.0% from the field and also dished out 9 dimes.

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Orlando heads into this contest with a record of 13-21 this year. They cough up possession 16.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Orlando is pulling in 43.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 743 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 29th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Magic are hitting 34.8% on three-point shots (370 of 1,062) and 80.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 110.3 pts per contest (27th in the league) while connecting on 46.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Magic are forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 21st in the league in giving up assists with 856 conceded on the campaign. The Magic defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.9% (1,404 of 2,994) and they surrender 41.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 33.4% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 15th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.1).

In their last game, the Pistons took a loss by a score of 142-131 when they played the Clippers. The Pistons were able to corral 29 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 17 times, while earning 10 steals for the matchup. The Clippers committed 24 fouls in the matchup which took the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 34 tries. They were able to knock down 27 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 79.4%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Detroit knocked down 16 of their 34 attempts (47.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pistons finished the game shooting 44 for 100 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.0%. The Pistons permitted the Clippers to make 49 of 91 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.8% for the matchup. They finished shooting 43.2% from 3-point land by going 19 out of 44 and finished the game at 25 out of 29 at the free throw line (86.2%). Regarding rebounding, Detroit allowed Los Angeles to get 48 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Bojan Bogdanovic was important for the Pistons in the matchup. He buried 7 of 20 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 35.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds. Bogdanovic accumulated 23 points in his 39 mins on the court and earned 3 dimes in this matchup.

Detroit has a mark of 8-28 this year. The Pistons have committed 22.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.1 times per game (27th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest. Detroit has tallied 4,002 points for the year (111.2 per game) and they average 43.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pistons are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 28th in the NBA.

The Pistons on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the NBA in PPG given up with 119.0. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.8% from the floor (28th in basketball). The Detroit defense allows 35.8% on three-point shots (443 of 1,238) and their opponents are knocking down 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 25.9 dimes and 45.0 boards per contest, ranking them 22nd and 25th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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