Orlando Magic vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/19/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Orlando Magic are on their way to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday where they will play the Indiana Pacers.

The Magic faced off with the Timberwolves and took a loss by a score of 126-108 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Magic left the arena with 26 while the Timberwolves racked up 15 personal fouls. They buried 12 of their 36 attempts from three-point range. Minnesota went 78.6% at the free throw line by making 22 of 28 tries. On top of that, Minnesota pulled down 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Minnesota distributed 28 dimes and had 15 steals for this game. When it comes to defense, Orlando let their opponent shoot 52.3% from the floor on 46 out of 88 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists for this game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled 47 with 12 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Magic made 15 of their 17 tries for a rate of 88.2%. Orlando finished the game having earned a 45.2% FG percentage (42 out of 93) and buried 9 out of their 35 shots from 3-point land.

Bol Bol is a player who played a role for this contest. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 12 out of 21 shooting. He played for 35 minutes played and grabbed 12 rebounds. Bol shot 57.1% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Orlando enters this one with a mark of 4-11 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 16.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 21.7 personal fouls per game. As a team, Orlando is snagging 46.2 boards per game and has accumulated 320 assists so far this season, which is 28th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Magic are shooting 33.6% from downtown (153 of 455) and 79.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 109.9 pts per game (21st in the NBA) while hitting 47.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Magic are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 15th in the NBA in giving up assists with 369 conceded so far this season. The Magic defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.1% (621 of 1,347) and they concede 39.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 34.5% on 3-point shots while they are 15th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.3).

The last time they took the court, the Pacers walked away with a victory by a final of 125-113 when they played the Hornets. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Indiana allowed Charlotte to snag 44 in total (14 on the offensive side). They finished 36.4% from three-point range by connecting on 12 of 33 and finished the game at 15 of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Pacers allowed the Hornets to bury 43 of their 94 attempts from the field which had them shooting 45.7% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Pacers finished the game shooting 44 for 82 from the floor which had them shooting 53.7%. In regard to shots from downtown, Indiana made 11 out of 28 tries (39.3%). They were able to bury 26 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.9%. The Hornets had 23 fouls in this matchup which took the Pacers to the free throw line for 31 attempts. They gave up possession 12 times, while recording 11 steals in the game. The Pacers were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this matchup.

Tyrese Haliburton ended up being a major contributor for the Pacers in this game. Haliburton racked up 22 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 11 dimes for the contest. He converted 9 out of 15 for the matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 7-6 so far this season. The Pacers are committing 22.0 fouls every game while shooting 80.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.6 times per game (3rd in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.5 times per game. Indiana has accounted for 1,533 points so far this season (117.9 per game) and they grab 44.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Pacers are shooting 46.4% from the field, which has them ranked 19th in the league.

The Pacers defensively are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG given up with 116.8. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the floor (17th in basketball). The Indiana defense surrenders 39.1% on 3-point attempts (174 of 445) and opponents are connecting on 83.2% of their foul shots. They give up 26.1 assists and 42.8 rebounds per contest, which is 19th and 12th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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