Orlando Magic vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 11/1/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

Paycom Center is where the Oklahoma City Thunder will attempt to beat the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Mavericks and went home with a loss by a final score of 114-105 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Magic finished with 23 and the Mavericks finished the game with 22 fouls. They knocked down 11 of 35 tries from three-point range. Dallas finished 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 21 of 28 tries. On top of that, Dallas collected 37 rebounds (5 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Dallas earned 15 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. In terms of the defense, Orlando let their opponent shoot 49.4% from the field on 41 of 83 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and earning 2 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 47 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Magic made 20 of 27 shots for a rate of 74.1%. Orlando walked away from the game with a 45.7% field goal percentage (37 out of 81) and converted 11 out of their 29 three-point shots.

R.J. Hampton is someone who was a major contributor for the game. Hampton finished the contest at 66.7% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 21 mins played and collected 4 rebounds. He accounted for 15 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Orlando enters this game with a mark of 1-6 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 23.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Orlando is pulling down 45.6 rebounds per game and has earned 139 dimes so far this year, which ranks 25th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Magic are hitting 30.5% on 3-point shots (68 of 223) and 75.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 105.6 points per game (27th in the NBA) while going 45.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Magic are able to force 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.4 fouls. They give up 34.4% on three-point shots and they rank 8th in basketball in points per game allowed (110.3). The Magic are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.4% (275 of 619) and they relinquish 43.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 20th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 166 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Thunder went home victorious with a score of 117-111 against the Mavericks. The Thunder earned 38 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this game. They also gave up possession 15 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. The Mavericks were called for 30 fouls for this contest which took the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to bury 24 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 77.4%. In terms of three-point shots, Oklahoma City converted 5 out of 25 attempts (20.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Thunder walked away from this one shooting 44 out of 89 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. The Thunder permitted the Mavericks to convert 38 out of 95 attempts from the field which left them shooting 40.0% for this contest. They went 20.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 out of 40 and finished the contest at 27 of 34 at the free throw line (79.4%). In the matter of rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Dallas to snag 49 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was important for the Thunder for the matchup. He converted 15 out of 27 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and totaled 6 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander tallied 38 points in his 41 minutes on the court and had 9 assists for the matchup.

Oklahoma City has a record of 3-3 so far this year. The Thunder are committing 21.8 fouls every game and they shoot 78.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.3 times per game (16th in the league) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per contest. Oklahoma City has 674 pts this year (112.3 per game) and they grab 48.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Thunder are shooting 43.7% from the floor, which is ranked 27th in the league.

The Oklahoma City defense allows 32.1% on three-point shots (67 of 209) and their opposition knocks down 72.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 23.5 assists and 49.2 rebounds per game, which is 11th and 27th in the league. The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 14th in the NBA in points given up per game with 111.3. They are forcing their opponents into 17.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the floor (13th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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