Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 12/8/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic

Date: Friday, December 8, 2023

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Amway Center is the location where the Orlando Magic (14-7) will meet the Detroit Pistons (2-19) on Friday.

The Pistons faced off with the Grizzlies and took a loss by a score of 116-102 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Pistons walked away with 17 and the Grizzlies totaled 9 personal fouls. They also made 11 out of their 26 attempts from beyond the arc. Memphis finished shooting 78.6% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of their 14 attempts. In addition, Memphis totaled 46 boards (9 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Memphis totaled 26 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. In terms of defense, Detroit allowed the other team to go 51.6% from the field on 47 out of 91 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists for the matchup while creating 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of rebounding, they earned a total of 42 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Pistons buried 9 of 9 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. Detroit finished the contest with a 45.1% FG percentage (41 of 91) and knocked down 11 of 35 three-point attempts.

Bojan Bogdanovic is one player who came through in this matchup. He scored 22 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 32 minutes and also totaled 4 boards. Bogdanovic finished the game shooting 53.3% from the field and also dished out 7 assists.

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Detroit enters this game with a mark of 2-19 on the campaign. They are averaging 108.8 points per outing (27th in the league) while going 46.2% from the field. The Pistons are connecting on 34.6% on shots from 3-point land (218 of 630) and 80.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Detroit is grabbing 45.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 557 assists on the season, which is 9th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 17.1 times per game and as a squad they commit 23.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Pistons are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They rank 17th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 528 relinquished on the season. The Pistons are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.7% (892 of 1,869) and they relinquish 42.4 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 36.7% on 3-pointers and they rank 23rd in the NBA in PPG allowed (118.0).

For their last game, the Magic took a loss by a final score of 121-111 against the Cavaliers. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Orlando allowed Cleveland to pull down 45 in total (10 offensive). They went 41.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 14 of 34 and finished the game at 15 out of 20 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Magic permitted the Cavaliers to make 46 of 86 attempts from the field which had them shooting 53.5% for this game. Overall, the Magic walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 84 from the floor which had them shooting 48.8%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Orlando buried 2 out of 23 tries (8.7%). They were able to make 27 of those for a rate of 73.0%. The Cavaliers were called for 27 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 37 attempts. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. The Magic were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for this contest.

Paolo Banchero ended up being a factor for the Magic for the matchup. He converted 16 out of 26 for the game for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 6 rebounds. Banchero totaled 42 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this contest.

Orlando has a mark of 14-7 so far this year. The Magic are responsible for committing 21.9 fouls per contest while shooting 76.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.5 times per game (20th in basketball) and they cough up possession 15.5 times per contest. Orlando has 2,396 points on the campaign (114.1 per game) and they grab 43.5 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Magic are shooting 47.5% from the field, which has them ranked 11th in the league.

The Magic on defense are ranked 7th in basketball in points given up per game with 110.5. They are forcing 16.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (19th in basketball). The Orlando defense allows 36.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (249 of 674) and opponents are knocking down 73.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 23.8 assists and 40.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 3rd and 1st 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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