Orlando Magic vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 12/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest

The Orlando Magic are headed to Toyota Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Houston Rockets.

The Magic faced off with the Hawks and took a loss by a score of 126-125 in their last game. Orlando ended the contest with a 47.4% field goal percentage (45 of 95) and converted 12 of 34 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Magic knocked down 23 of 25 tries for a rate of 92.0%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned 45 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 29 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to defending, Orlando allowed their opponent to shoot 51.1% from the floor on 48 of 94 shooting. Atlanta recorded 29 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Moreover, Atlanta pulled down 41 boards (6 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Atlanta finished 90.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 20 attempts. They also converted 12 of 32 attempts from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Magic ended up finishing with 17 while the Hawks finished the game with 18 fouls.

Markelle Fultz is a guy who was a factor for the contest. Fultz shot 57.9% from the field and dished out 9 assists. He played 33 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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Orlando comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 11-21 this year. They turn the ball over 16.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 21.2 fouls per game. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 43.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 694 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 27th in basketball in terms of passing. The Magic are connecting on 34.4% on three-point attempts (342 of 993) and 80.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 109.4 pts per contest (28th in the league) while hitting 46.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Magic are forcing 13.6 turnovers every game and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They rank 26th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 806 surrendered for the year. The Magic are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.0% (1,319 of 2,809) and they relinquish 41.1 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 33.2% on 3-point shots and they rank 15th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 124-105 when they played the Spurs. The Rockets were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the contest. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 13 steals in the game. The Spurs committed 23 personal fouls for the game which took the Rockets to the free throw line for 31 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of those for a rate of 64.5%. When discussing 3-point shots, Houston converted 5 of their 24 attempts (20.8%). When the game finished, the Rockets finished the game shooting 40 out of 94 from the field which had them sitting at 42.6%. The Rockets permitted the Spurs to convert 46 of 83 attempts from the field which had them at 55.4% for this game. They went 50.0% from 3-point land by going 17 out of 34 and finished the game at 15 of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). In regard to rebounding, Houston permitted San Antonio to collect 46 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Alperen Sengün ended up being important for the Rockets for the game. Sengün totaled 22 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 dimes in the matchup. He converted 8 of 10 in the matchup for a rate of 80.0%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss record of 9-21 for the campaign. As an offense, the Rockets are hitting on 44.2% from the floor, which is 30th in basketball. Houston has tallied 3,286 pts on the season (109.5 per game) and they grab 46.8 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 21.3 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 17.4 times per contest. The Rockets have committed 20.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.6% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense gives up 36.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (421 of 1,148) and their opponents are converting on 77.5% of their free throw attempts. They give up 25.9 dimes and 41.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 22nd and 5th in basketball. The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 20th in the NBA in points given up per game with 115.4. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (21st in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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