Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/3/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+11)

The Orlando Magic are headed to Scotiabank Arena on Saturday where they will meet the Toronto Raptors. Toronto opens this matchup as 11-point favorites. The total comes in at 216.

The Magic played the Hawks and took a loss by a final of 125-108 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Magic finished with 21 and the Hawks recorded 17 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of 32 tries from 3-point land. Atlanta finished the game shooting 78.9% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 19 tries. Furthermore, Atlanta snagged 49 rebounds (14 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Atlanta distributed 25 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. Concerning the defense, Orlando allowed 54.3% from the field on 51 of 94 shooting. They also distributed 26 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 33 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Magic made 22 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 88.0%. Orlando ended the game having earned a 49.4% field goal percentage (39 out of 79) and made 8 of their 27 shots from downtown.

Franz Wagner is someone who was important for this game. Wagner went 47.1% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes. He played for 32 mins played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished with 22 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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Orlando comes into this contest with a record of 5-17 on the campaign. They average 108.3 points per outing (28th in the league) while hitting 46.9% from the field. The Magic are shooting 33.8% on three-point attempts (234 of 693) and 78.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 42.8 boards per contest and has 466 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 28th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 16.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 21.2 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Magic are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 21st in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 557 relinquished this year. The Magic defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.8% (930 of 1,946) and they relinquish 41.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 34.1% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 19th in the league in opponents points per game (114.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Raptors took a defeat with a final score of 126-108 when they played the Pelicans. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto permitted New Orleans to pull down 52 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 42.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 14 of 33 and finished the contest at 22 of 26 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Raptors permitted the Pelicans to convert 45 of 86 tries from the floor which had them shooting 52.3% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Raptors shot 42 for 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.7%. With respect to 3-point shots, Toronto made 11 of 38 attempts (28.9%). They were able to bury 13 of those for a percentage of 68.4%. The Pelicans had 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They turned it over 16 times, while getting 12 steals for this game. The Raptors snagged 27 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the contest.

Gary Trent Jr. ended up being important for the Raptors in this matchup. Trent totaled 35 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this contest. He converted 12 out of 20 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Toronto has a record of 11-10 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Raptors are shooting 44.6% from the field, which ranks 28th in the NBA. Toronto has totaled 2,324 pts on the season (110.7 per game) and they pull in 43.7 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.2 times per game (25th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. The Raptors are committing 20.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.1% from the charity stripe.

The Toronto defense allows 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (255 of 724) and opponents are knocking down 80.5% of their free throw shots. They have given up 26.5 assists and 42.1 boards every game, which ranks 24th and 9th in the NBA. The Raptors on defense are ranked 7th in the league in PPG surrendered with 109.3. They have forced 17.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the field (24th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-11)

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