Toronto Raptors vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 12/9/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Orlando Magic

Date: Friday, December 9, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Toronto Raptors are traveling to Amway Center on Friday where they will take on the Orlando Magic.

The Raptors took the court against the Lakers and walked away with a win by a score of 126-113 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Raptors ended up with 22 while the Lakers finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 out of their 33 shots from 3-point range. Los Angeles went 91.4% at the free throw line by making 32 of 35 tries. On top of that, Los Angeles collected 46 rebounds (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Los Angeles distributed 16 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. Concerning defending, Toronto let their opponent shoot 42.5% from the floor on 37 out of 87 shooting. They also distributed 25 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When discussing rebounding, they collected 54 with 17 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Raptors knocked down 20 of 24 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Toronto wrapped up the game having earned a 44.3% FG percentage (47 of 106) and made 12 out of their 43 3-pointers.

Pascal Siakam is a guy who was important for this contest. Siakam went 50.0% from the field and also dished out 7 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and pulled down 10 boards. He recorded 25 points on 10 out of 20 shooting.

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Toronto enters this game with a record of 13-12 so far this year. They cough up possession 13.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Toronto is pulling down 44.2 boards per game and has earned 579 assists this season, which ranks 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Raptors are connecting on 32.8% on shots from distance (267 of 815) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.4 pts per contest (19th in the league) while hitting 45.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Raptors are forcing 17.0 turnovers per game and they draw 20.9 personal fouls. They give up 34.8% on three-point shots while they are 7th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (109.9). The Raptors defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.1% (992 of 2,062) and they concede 42.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 649 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Magic walked away with a victory by a final of 116-111 when they played the Clippers. In the matter of how they rebounded, Orlando permitted Los Angeles to get 53 overall (17 on the offensive side). They shot 36.6% from 3-point land by going 15 of 41 and ended up going 18 of 26 at the free throw line (69.2%). The Magic permitted the Clippers to make 39 of their 95 tries from the field which had them shooting 41.1% for the game. Overall, the Magic finished the game shooting 40 for 95 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.1%. In reference to shots from downtown, Orlando buried 8 of their 28 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 28 of them for a percentage of 90.3%. The Clippers earned 19 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Magic to the charity stripe for 31 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Magic were able to pull down 37 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 53 for this contest.

Moritz Wagner was important for the Magic for the game. Wagner totaled 20 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 7 out of 13 in this game giving him a rate of 53.8%, and had 13 rebounds.

Orlando has a record of 6-20 on the campaign. The Magic are responsible for committing 20.8 fouls per contest and they go 79.6% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 21.1 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they are turning it over 16.3 times per contest. Orlando has accounted for 2,805 pts on the season (107.9 per contest) and they snag 42.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Magic are hitting on 46.4% from the field, which ranks 18th in basketball.

The Magic are ranked 19th in the NBA in PPG given up with 114.0. They have forced 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (23rd in basketball). The Orlando defense concedes 34.2% from downtown (331 of 967) and their opponents are converting on 77.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 25.7 assists and 41.7 rebounds per game, ranking them 17th and 4th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Orlando and under the total points

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