Orlando Magic vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/11/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Orlando Magic vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, February 11, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Orlando Magic (13-43) are traveling to Vivint Arena on Friday where they will take on the Utah Jazz (34-21).

The Magic played the Trail Blazers and walked away with a win by a score of 113-95 in their last game. Orlando ended the contest having earned a 48.9% field goal percentage (44 of 90) and made 19 out of their 38 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Magic made 6 of 8 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. When talking about pulling down boards, they compiled 50 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 34 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning the defense, Orlando allowed 35.2% from the floor on 32 of 91 shooting. Portland doled out 50 dimes and had 21 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Portland pulled down 33 boards (17 offensive, 16 defensive) and had 7 blocked shots. Portland ended up shooting 76.9% when shooting free throws by burying 20 of 26 tries. They made 11 out of their 38 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Magic left the arena with 18 and the Trail Blazers accounted for 13 personal fouls.

Wendell Carter Jr. is someone who was a major contributor in this game. Carter Jr. finished the game at 70.0% from the floor and recorded 5 dimes. He played 30 mins played and also totaled 8 rebounds. He had 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Orlando steps onto the hardwood with a record of 13-43 on the year. They are turning it over 14.6 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Orlando is collecting 43.4 rebounds per game and has 1,299 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 21st in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Magic are shooting 33.0% on shots from downtown (664 of 2,014) and 78.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 103.1 points per contest (28th in the NBA) on 43.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Magic are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.1% from beyond the arc while they are 19th in the league in PPG allowed (111.1). The Magic defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.8% (2,270 of 4,954) and they surrender 46.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 22nd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,379 conceded on the campaign.

When they last played, the Jazz went home victorious with a score of 111-85 when they faced the Warriors. The Jazz corralled 41 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 52 for the matchup. They coughed it up 9 times, while earning 3 steals for the game. The Warriors earned 11 personal fouls in the game which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 70.6%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Utah buried 17 out of 51 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Jazz shot 41 for 89 from the field which had them shooting 46.1%. The Jazz allowed the Warriors to knock down 28 out of their 78 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 35.9% in this game. They finished shooting 37.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 16 out of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 17 at the free throw line (76.5%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Utah permitted Golden State to get 32 overall (3 offensive).

Bojan Bogdanovic was important for the Jazz in the game. He made 7 of 16 in this game for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 6 rebounds. Bogdanovic recorded 23 points in his 31 mins on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 34-21 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jazz are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which has them ranked 4th in the NBA. Utah has totaled 6,247 points for the campaign (113.6 per game) and they collect 46.0 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 22.2 times per game (27th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.2 times per game. The Jazz commit 18.9 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.9% from the free throw line.

The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 10th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 107.1. They are able to force 12.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (12th in the league). The Utah defense gives up 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc (647 of 1,887) and their opposition makes 75.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 23.1 assists and 42.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is 5th and 2nd in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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