Orlando Magic vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 12/23/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+1)

The Orlando Magic (16-11) are hitting the road to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Indiana Pacers (14-13). Orlando opens as 1-point underdogs. The total has been set at 244.

The Magic faced the Bucks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 118-114 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Magic walked away with 23 and the Bucks racked up 22 fouls. They made 11 out of their 37 shots from downtown. Milwaukee went 88.6% at the free throw line by converting 31 of their 35 shots. In addition, Milwaukee had 51 rebounds (10 offensive, 41 defensive) and earned 9 blocks. Milwaukee distributed 26 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. In regard to defending, Orlando allowed the other team to go 42.2% from the floor on 38 of 90 shooting. They also dished out 26 dimes for the game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Magic knocked down 16 of 23 tries for a percentage of 69.6%. Orlando ended with a 45.5% FG percentage (45 out of 99) and converted 8 of their 33 shots from distance.

Franz Wagner is one guy who had an impact in this game. He was able to score 29 points on 13 of 23 shooting. He played 39 mins and also grabbed 6 boards. Wagner ended up shooting 56.5% from the floor and also dished out 6 assists.

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Orlando comes into this matchup with a record of 16-11 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 21.7 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Orlando is snagging 43.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 681 dimes on the campaign, which is 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Magic are shooting 33.5% on shots from distance (273 of 814) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They average 113.0 pts per contest (19th in the NBA) on 47.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Magic are able to force 15.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 2nd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 631 relinquished so far this year. The Magic defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.8% (1,077 of 2,300) and they surrender 41.0 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 36.6% on shots from downtown while they are 5th in the league in points per game allowed (110.4).

When they last played, the Pacers took a loss by a score of 116-103 when they played the Grizzlies. In the matter of how they rebounded, Indiana permitted Memphis to collect 41 in total (8 on the offensive side). They went 45.7% from three-point range by going 16 of 35 and finished the game at 14 of 21 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Pacers permitted the Grizzlies to convert 43 of 84 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 51.2% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Pacers ended up going 38 out of 90 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.2%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Indiana made 18 of their 52 attempts (34.6%). They were able to make 9 of them for a rate of 81.8%. The Grizzlies were called for 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Pacers to the charity stripe for 11 shots. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 12 steals for the game. The Pacers were able to pull down 27 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 39 for the game.

Obi Toppin ended up having an impact for the Pacers in this contest. Toppin tallied 22 points in his 28 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 8 of 14 for the contest for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and had 5 rebounds.

Indiana has a record of 14-13 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Pacers are connecting on 50.5% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in the league. Indiana has totaled 3,431 points on the season (127.1 per contest) and they grab 40.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 30.7 times per game (1st in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.3 times per contest. The Pacers have committed 22.2 fouls per game and they go 79.7% from the free throw line.

The Pacers on defense are ranked 29th in the league in points allowed per game with 126.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 51.0% from the field (30th in the league). The Indiana defense allows 39.8% on shots from distance (295 of 741) and opponents are connecting on 82.3% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 25.6 dimes and 42.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 11th and 9th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana (-1)

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