Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 2/11/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Amway Center is the location where the Orlando Magic will meet the Miami Heat on Saturday.

The Heat faced the Pacers and earned the victory with a final of 116-111 in their last game. Miami ended having earned a 46.8% field goal percentage (37 of 79) and made 6 of 19 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Heat knocked down 36 of 39 attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 48 with 15 of them being offensive. They also distributed 21 assists in this game while creating 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to the defense, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 48.7% from the floor on 38 out of 78 shooting. Indiana earned 24 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. In addition, Indiana pulled down 31 rebounds (5 offensive, 26 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Indiana ended up going 71.4% at the charity stripe by burying 20 of their 28 shots. They converted 15 out of their 33 attempts from three-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Heat walked away with 22 and the Pacers recorded 25 personal fouls.

Bam Adebayo is one guy who was a factor in this contest. Adebayo walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He played 37 mins played and also grabbed 9 boards. He ended up with 38 points on 12 of 16 shooting.

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Miami will play this contest with a record of 30-25 on the year. They are giving up possession 13.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.8 fouls every game. As a team, Miami is grabbing 41.4 boards per contest and has racked up 1,293 assists this season, which has them ranked 25th in the league in terms of passing. The Heat are connecting on 33.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (642 of 1,914) and 82.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 108.6 points per contest (30th in basketball) on 45.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Heat are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers every game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are 12th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,381 relinquished this year. The Heat are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.7% (2,171 of 4,556) and they concede 42.2 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 36.7% from 3-point land and they are 2nd in basketball in PPG allowed (108.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Magic went home victorious with a score of 115-104 when they played the Nuggets. Regarding rebounding, Orlando permitted Denver to pull down 39 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished 30.3% from three-point range by connecting on 10 of 33 and finished the game at 16 of 24 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Magic allowed the Nuggets to convert 39 of 84 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.4% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Magic finished shooting 47 for 97 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.5%. In reference to three-point shots, Orlando made 9 of 27 attempts (33.3%). They were able to bury 12 of them for a percentage of 63.2%. The Nuggets committed 15 fouls for the contest which took the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 12 steals for the game. The Magic corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in this contest.

Wendell Carter Jr. was important for the Magic in the game. He made 7 out of 11 in the game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. Carter Jr. recorded 19 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Orlando has a win-loss mark of 23-33 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Magic are shooting 47.2% from the field, which is ranked 16th in basketball. Orlando has totaled 6,227 pts for the season (111.2 per contest) and they snag 42.8 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 22.7 times per game (26th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per contest. The Magic have committed 20.3 fouls per game and they hit 78.6% from the charity stripe.

The Magic are ranked 17th in the league in points given up per game with 114.0. They are forcing 14.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (18th in the NBA). The Orlando defense concedes 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (736 of 2,110) and opponents are making 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They allow 25.8 assists and 42.0 rebounds per game, which is 22nd and 5th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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