Milwaukee Bucks vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/7/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Orlando Magic

Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Milwaukee Bucks are en route to Amway Center on Tuesday where they will go up against the Orlando Magic.

The Bucks played the 76ers and ended up losing by a score of 133-130 in their last contest. Milwaukee finished the game with a 53.0% field goal percentage (44 out of 83) and converted 17 out of their 34 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bucks made 25 of 28 tries for a percentage of 89.3%. In reference to rebounding, they collected 43 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 30 assists in the matchup as well as creating 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In terms of the defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 42 of 84 shooting. Philadelphia earned 24 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In addition, Philadelphia totaled 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Philadelphia walked away from this one shooting 83.8% from the charity stripe by burying 31 of 37 attempts. They also knocked down 18 of their 37 shots from distance. In regard to fouls, the Bucks ended up with 23 while the 76ers accounted for 21 fouls.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one guy who played a role in this game. Antetokounmpo ended up shooting 42.9% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes. He played 35 minutes and snagged 13 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 34 points on 9 of 21 shooting.

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Milwaukee will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 46-18 so far this year. They are turning it over 14.8 times per game and as a team they commit 18.5 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Milwaukee is pulling in 49.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,597 assists for the campaign, which ranks 16th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Bucks are shooting 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc (945 of 2,587) and 73.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 115.6 pts per contest (11th in the league) while going 46.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Bucks are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.1 fouls. They surrender 34.3% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 5th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.5). The Bucks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.1% (2,666 of 5,906) and they relinquish 44.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 1st in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,458 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Magic got the victory with a final of 117-106 when they faced the Hornets. The Magic collected 29 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 42 for this game. They turned the ball over 18 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Hornets earned 20 fouls for this game which took the Magic to the free throw line for 19 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a rate of 78.9%. When talking about shooting from distance, Orlando knocked down 10 of 26 attempts (38.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Magic walked away from this one shooting 46 for 86 from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.5%. The Magic allowed the Hornets to convert 38 out of 78 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 48.7% for the contest. They finished 37.5% from distance by connecting on 9 out of 24 and finished the contest at 21 out of 25 from the free throw line (84.0%). In regard to how they rebounded, Orlando allowed Charlotte to snag 34 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Paolo Banchero ended up having an impact for the Magic in this game. He made 13 of 26 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Banchero had 31 points in his 36 minutes on the court and tallied 5 assists in this matchup.

Orlando has a mark of 27-38 on the season. The Magic are committing 20.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 22.7 times per game (26th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 15.1 times per game. Orlando has accounted for 7,213 points so far this season (111.0 per game) and they average 42.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Magic are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which has them ranked 18th in the NBA.

The Magic are ranked 17th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 113.7. They are forcing 14.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the field (17th in basketball). The Orlando defense concedes 35.0% on 3-pointers (848 of 2,422) and their opponents are connecting on 78.4% of their foul shots. They concede 25.8 dimes and 42.1 boards per game, which is ranked 22nd and 7th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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