Orlando Magic vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/19/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Orlando Magic vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Orlando Magic (8-37) are traveling to Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday where they will compete against the Philadelphia 76ers (25-18).

The Magic played the Trail Blazers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 98-88 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Magic left the arena with 15 while the Trail Blazers totaled 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 out of their 34 attempts from beyond the arc. Portland went 94.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of their 18 tries. Moreover, Portland pulled down 44 boards (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Portland recorded 55 dimes and had 20 steals in this contest. With regard to defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 41.1% from the floor on 37 of 90 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in the matchup as well as creating 8 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 50 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Magic knocked down 12 of 20 tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Orlando walked away from the game with a 37.8% FG percentage (34 of 90) and buried 8 out of their 32 three-point attempts.

Moritz Wagner is someone who was important for the matchup. Wagner finished 55.6% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 15 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. He accounted for 14 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Orlando steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 8-37 so far this year. They are averaging 101.6 pts per contest (28th in basketball) while hitting 42.6% from the floor. The Magic are shooting 32.1% on 3-pointers (525 of 1,633) and 77.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 44.0 boards per contest and has racked up 996 dimes this year, which is 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Magic have forced 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 26th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,127 relinquished for the campaign. The Magic defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (1,823 of 3,978) and they surrender 46.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They concede 36.0% from 3-point land and they rank 22nd in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (110.5).

When they last played, the 76ers took a loss by a final score of 117-98 when they faced the Wizards. The 76ers corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. The Wizards had 12 fouls in this contest which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.0%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Philadelphia made 7 out of 26 attempts (26.9%). In all, the 76ers shot 35 out of 86 from the field which had them sitting at 40.7%. The 76ers allowed the Wizards to convert 42 of their 87 tries from the field which had them shooting 48.3% in this matchup. They finished shooting 30.0% from distance by shooting 9 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 32 at the free throw line (75.0%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Philadelphia allowed Washington to snag 40 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Joel Embiid was important for the 76ers in the game. Embiid earned 32 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest. He buried 10 out of 20 in this game for a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss mark of 25-18 on the year. The 76ers are committing 19.2 personal fouls every game and they go 81.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 22.8 times per contest (22nd in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per game. Philadelphia has totaled 4,608 points on the campaign (107.2 per game) and they average 42.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the 76ers are shooting 46.1% from the field, which has them ranked 12th in the league.

The Philadelphia defense gives up 34.1% on 3-point attempts (498 of 1,460) and their opponents are connecting on 77.1% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 23.1 assists and 45.3 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 9th and 19th in the league. The 76ers on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in PPG surrendered with 105.6. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (13th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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