Orlando Magic vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 4/7/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Brooklyn Nets host the Orlando Magic at Barclays Center on Friday.

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and took a loss by a score of 117-113 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Magic left the arena with 22 and the Cavaliers totaled 16 personal fouls. They converted 15 of 31 tries from 3-point range. Cleveland finished 90.0% at the free throw line by making 18 of their 20 tries. Furthermore, Cleveland pulled down 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 1 block. Cleveland doled out 23 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. In the matter of defending, Orlando allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 42 of 84 shooting. They also doled out 25 dimes in this contest as well as creating 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned 47 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Magic made 13 of 17 tries for a rate of 76.5%. Orlando walked away from the contest having earned a 50.6% field goal percentage (45 out of 89) and made 10 of their 23 shots from distance.

Markelle Fultz is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 11 out of 17 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and grabbed 2 rebounds. Fultz finished 64.7% from the floor and distributed 8 dimes.

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Orlando enters this one with a win-loss mark of 34-45 for the campaign. They have an average of 112.0 points per game (26th in the league) while going 47.3% from the floor. The Magic are shooting 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (846 of 2,427) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Orlando is snagging 43.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,839 assists on the year, which ranks 27th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.3 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Magic are able to force 14.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.6 fouls. They are conceding 35.1% on three-point shots and they are ranked 17th in the NBA in opponents PPG (114.0). The Magic defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.5% (3,263 of 6,867) and they surrender 42.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 16th in the league in giving up assists with 2,034 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nets took home the win by a final score of 123-108 when they faced the Pistons. In regard to cleaning the glass, Brooklyn allowed Detroit to grab 34 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 46.4% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 13 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 14 at the free throw line (92.9%). The Nets permitted the Pistons to knock down 41 out of their 84 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 48.8% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Nets ended up going 45 for 86 from the floor which had them at 52.3%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Brooklyn converted 17 out of their 43 attempts (39.5%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a rate of 69.6%. The Pistons had 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Nets were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this contest.

Mikal Bridges ended up having an impact for the Nets for the contest. Bridges earned 26 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 6 assists in this matchup. He made 10 of 26 for the game for a rate of 38.5%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 44-36 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Nets are shooting 48.9% from the field, which ranks 5th in the league. Brooklyn has accumulated 9,089 points this season (113.6 per game) and they pull in 40.4 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.6 times per contest (13th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.7 times per contest. The Nets are responsible for committing 21.2 fouls per game while shooting 79.9% from the charity stripe.

The Brooklyn defense concedes 36.8% on shots from distance (947 of 2,570) and their opposition makes 76.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 23.4 assists and 44.9 boards per contest, which is 4th and 26th in basketball. The Nets defensively are ranked 11th in the league in PPG surrendered with 112.6. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (4th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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