New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/23/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Orlando Magic

Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-3)

Amway Center is the location where the Orlando Magic will play the New York Knicks on Thursday. Orlando opens this matchup as 3-point dogs. The total is set at 232.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Timberwolves and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 140-134 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Knicks walked away with 22 and the Timberwolves accumulated 24 fouls. They made 14 out of their 24 attempts from distance. Minnesota finished the game shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by burying 24 of 32 tries. Moreover, Minnesota totaled 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Minnesota recorded 34 assists and had 9 steals for this game. In the matter of defending, New York allowed the other team to go 61.4% from the field on 51 out of 83 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Knicks buried 24 of 28 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. New York finished having earned a 56.5% field goal percentage (48 out of 85) and converted 14 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Julius Randle is one player who was a contributor in this game. He scored 57 points on 19 out of 29 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and collected 4 boards. Randle ended up going 65.5% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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New York heads into this matchup with a record of 42-31 for the campaign. They are averaging 115.4 pts per contest (14th in the league) while hitting 46.6% from the floor. The Knicks are connecting on 34.9% on three-point attempts (902 of 2,583) and 76.8% from the free throw line. As a team, New York is snagging 46.8 boards per game and is sitting with 1,631 dimes for the campaign, which is 28th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.6 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Knicks are able to force 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.9 fouls. They give up 34.9% on shots from downtown while they are 11th in the league in points per game allowed (112.6). The Knicks are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.8% (2,965 of 6,477) and they concede 42.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 12th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,813 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Magic took home the win by a final score of 122-112 against the Wizards. The Magic recorded 35 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in the game. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Wizards had 23 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Magic to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to bury 24 of them for a rate of 96.0%. Regarding shooting from distance, Orlando converted 12 of 27 tries (44.4%). Overall, the Magic ended up shooting 43 out of 80 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.8%. The Magic permitted the Wizards to convert 42 of 83 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.6% in the game. They finished 31.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 10 of 32 and ended up shooting 18 out of 23 at the free throw line (78.3%). Regarding rebounding, Orlando allowed Washington to grab 33 in all (4 on the offensive glass).

Gary Harris was important for the Magic for the contest. He made 7 of 10 in the game for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and had 2 rebounds. Harris scored 22 points in his 24 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Orlando has a win-loss record of 30-43 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Magic are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which is 18th in the NBA. Orlando has accounted for 8,153 pts for the year (111.7 per contest) and they pull down 42.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 23.0 times per game (26th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.0 times per contest. The Magic are committing 20.4 fouls every game and they hit 78.7% from the charity stripe.

The Orlando defense gives up 35.3% from downtown (946 of 2,683) and opponents are converting on 79.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 26.0 assists and 41.9 boards every game, ranking them 24th and 6th in basketball. The Magic defensively are ranked 17th in basketball in PPG allowed with 114.4. They are forcing 14.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.9% from the floor (20th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando (+3)

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