Orlando Magic vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 11/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+3)

The Brooklyn Nets (5-5) will try to defeat the Orlando Magic (5-4) at Barclays Center on Tuesday. Orlando is 3-point underdogs. The total comes in at 224.

The Magic faced off with the Bucks and took home the win by a score of 112-97 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Magic ended up walking away with 17 and the Bucks finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They also knocked down 9 out of their 29 shots from downtown. Milwaukee finished the contest at 48.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 25 tries. Furthermore, Milwaukee collected 36 rebounds (5 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 1 block. Milwaukee distributed 25 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. When discussing the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 49.4% from the field on 38 of 77 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With respect to rebounding, they compiled 43 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Magic converted 30 of their 35 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Orlando ended having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (36 of 84) and buried 10 of their 26 3-pointers.

Paolo Banchero is one guy who had an impact in the matchup. He walked away with 26 points on 10 of 22 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and also pulled down 12 rebounds. Banchero shot 45.5% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists.

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Orlando heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 5-4 so far this year. They currently have an average of 110.1 pts per contest (21st in the league) while connecting on 45.4% from the field. The Magic are shooting 33.1% on 3-point shots (89 of 269) and 74.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 45.3 rebounds per contest and has earned 218 dimes for the campaign, which is 24th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 16.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 21.1 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Magic are forcing 17.3 turnovers per game and they draw 23.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 2nd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 203 conceded for the campaign. The Magic defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.7% (351 of 752) and they concede 39.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 34.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 5th in basketball in points per game allowed (106.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Nets walked away with a victory by a final of 102-94 when they played the Wizards. With respect to attacking the glass, Brooklyn allowed Washington to snag 42 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 24.4% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 10 out of 41 and ended up shooting 18 of 25 at the free throw line (72.0%). The Nets permitted the Wizards to convert 33 out of 88 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5% for the matchup. In all, the Nets finished 37 out of 98 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.8%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Brooklyn buried 12 of 49 attempts (24.5%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. The Wizards had 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Nets to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They also turned the ball over 18 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Nets corralled 46 defensive boards and 20 offensive boards for a total of 66 in this matchup.

Mikal Bridges ended up being a factor for the Nets for this game. He converted 11 of 29 for the contest for a rate of 37.9%, and had 13 rebounds. Bridges recorded 27 points in his 34 minutes on the court and added 2 assists for this game.

Brooklyn has a win-loss mark of 5-5 for the campaign. The Nets are committing 18.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.8 times per contest (11th in the league) and they turn it over 13.6 times per contest. Brooklyn has accumulated 1,132 points on the year (113.2 per contest) and they pull down 47.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nets are hitting on 45.9% from the floor, which ranks them 18th in the NBA.

The Brooklyn defense concedes 33.2% on 3-point attempts (132 of 398) and their opponents are making 81.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 24.0 assists and 44.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 7th and 16th in the NBA. The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 16th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 113.3. They are forcing 11.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (7th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Brooklyn (-3) and under 224 points

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