Portland Trail Blazers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 1/17/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Monday, January 17, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Orlando Magic (8-36) will compete against the Portland Trail Blazers (17-25) at Amway Center on Monday.

The Trail Blazers played the Wizards and notched a win by a score of 115-110 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 25 and the Wizards accounted for 20 personal fouls. They also buried 12 out of their 37 tries from beyond the arc. Washington went 87.0% when shooting free throws by making 20 of 23 attempts. In addition, Washington had 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Washington doled out 43 dimes and had 20 steals for the matchup. In the matter of defense, Portland let their opponent shoot 43.3% from the floor on 39 out of 90 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists in the game while creating 3 turnovers and earning 13 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 39 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers converted 24 of their 35 attempts for a percentage of 68.6%. Portland finished the contest with a 45.9% field goal percentage (39 out of 85) and made 13 out of their 39 3-point shots.

Anfernee Simons is one player who was a factor for this contest. Simons ended up going 52.4% from the field and also recorded 11 assists. He played 40 mins played but didn't pull down any rebounds. He notched 31 points on 11 of 21 shooting.

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Portland enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 17-25 for the season. They are averaging 108.9 pts per contest (14th in the NBA) while shooting 44.7% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are shooting 35.7% on three-point attempts (570 of 1,597) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Portland is snagging 43.5 boards per game and is sitting with 954 assists on the season, which is 25th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.7 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.9 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers have forced 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 20.1 fouls. They give up 37.8% on three-point shots while they are 26th in the league in PPG allowed (113.1). The Trail Blazers are giving up a FG percentage of 47.9% (1,741 of 3,635) and they surrender 43.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,083 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Magic took a loss by a final score of 108-92 against the Mavericks. The Magic collected 32 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this game. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Mavericks were called for 9 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to convert 11 of those for a percentage of 68.8%. When discussing three-point shots, Orlando made 7 out of 26 attempts (26.9%). Overall, the Magic went 37 for 77 from the floor which had them sitting at 48.1%. The Magic allowed the Mavericks to knock down 32 of 78 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.0% in this matchup. They finished shooting 35.3% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 34 and ended up going 32 of 38 at the free throw line (84.2%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Orlando permitted Dallas to snag 35 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Moritz Wagner pitched in for the Magic in the game. He made 5 of 6 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and tallied 4 rebounds. Wagner scored 16 points in his 20 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Orlando has a mark of 8-36 so far this year. The Magic are responsible for committing 20.0 fouls per game while shooting 78.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 22.2 times per contest (26th in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.8 times per contest. Orlando has scored 4,482 pts for the season (101.9 per contest) and they snag 43.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Magic are hitting on 42.7% from the field, which is ranked 28th in the league.

The Orlando defense surrenders 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc (577 of 1,586) and opponents are converting on 76.4% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 25.2 dimes and 46.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 25th and 23rd in the NBA. The Magic defensively are ranked 23rd in basketball in PPG allowed with 110.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (19th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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