Orlando Magic vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 3/23/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Orlando Magic vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports OK

The Oklahoma City Thunder (20-52) welcome the Orlando Magic (19-53) at Paycom Center on Wednesday.

The Magic faced off with the Thunder and walked away with a win by a score of 90-85 in their last contest. Orlando walked away from the contest with a 38.6% FG percentage (32 out of 83) and made 7 of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Magic buried 19 of their 24 tries for a rate of 79.2%. When talking about rebounding, they earned 60 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 22 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When it comes to defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 32.6% from the field on 30 out of 92 shooting. Oklahoma City distributed 47 assists and had 19 steals for the contest. Moreover, Oklahoma City grabbed 33 boards (14 offensive, 19 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Oklahoma City shot 66.7% from the free throw line by burying 12 of their 18 attempts. They knocked down 13 of their 48 shots from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Magic ended up finishing with 17 and the Thunder had 16 fouls.

Wendell Carter Jr. is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He walked away with 30 points on 12 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 31 mins played and snagged 16 rebounds. Carter Jr. finished the contest at 80.0% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes.

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Orlando enters this matchup with a mark of 19-53 so far this season. They are turning it over 14.7 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Orlando is collecting 44.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,686 assists on the season, which is 20th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Magic are shooting 33.0% on 3-pointers (861 of 2,608) and 79.0% from the free throw line. They average 104.3 pts per contest (28th in the league) while going 43.4% from the field.

On defense, the Magic have forced 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 fouls. They rank 17th in the league in giving up assists with 1,783 surrendered this season. The Magic defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.8% (2,937 of 6,412) and they relinquish 46.9 boards per contest as a squad. They surrender 36.4% on 3-point shots and they are 21st in basketball in opponents PPG (112.1).

The last time they took the court, the Thunder went home defeated by a final of 132-123 against the Celtics. In reference to cleaning the glass, Oklahoma City permitted Boston to get 36 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 37.5% from distance by shooting 15 out of 40 and ended up going 29 of 34 at the free throw line (85.3%). The Thunder allowed the Celtics to make 44 of 86 attempts from the field which had them shooting 51.2% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Thunder went 48 out of 93 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.6%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Oklahoma City buried 17 of their 37 attempts (45.9%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a clip of 71.4%. The Celtics were called for 8 personal fouls for the contest which got the Thunder to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Thunder were able to pull down 32 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 42 for this game.

Tre Mann ended up being a major contributor for the Thunder for this game. Mann recorded 35 points in his 36 mins on the court and totaled 4 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 13 of 21 for the contest for a rate of 61.9%, and added 7 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 20-52 so far this season. The Thunder commit 18.4 personal fouls per game while shooting 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 21.8 times per game (29th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.8 times per game. Oklahoma City has accounted for 7,423 pts so far this year (103.1 per contest) and they pull down 45.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Thunder are shooting 42.6% from the floor, which is 30th in the league.

The Oklahoma City defense concedes 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc (980 of 2,780) and opponents are connecting on 76.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 25.9 assists and 48.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 28th and 30th in basketball. The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 16th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 111.0. They have forced 13.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (14th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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