Orlando Magic vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 3/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+9)

The Memphis Grizzlies will compete against the Orlando Magic at FedExForum on Tuesday. Memphis is 9-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 234.

The Magic took the court against the Nets and walked away with a win by a score of 119-106 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Magic left the arena with 21 while the Nets finished the game with 20 fouls. They also made 8 of 35 attempts from distance. Brooklyn went 85.7% from the charity stripe by burying 24 of their 28 tries. Moreover, Brooklyn pulled down 44 boards (15 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Brooklyn earned 17 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. With respect to the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the field on 37 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 30 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected 47 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Magic made 22 of 28 shots for a rate of 78.6%. Orlando finished with a 52.9% field goal percentage (45 out of 85) and converted 7 of their 22 three-point attempts.

Cole Anthony is one guy who was a contributor in this game. Anthony finished the game at 61.5% from the floor and dished out 3 assists. He played for 31 minutes played and totaled 6 boards. He totaled 21 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Orlando enters this game with a win-loss mark of 32-43 for the campaign. They have an average of 111.8 pts per game (26th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.2% from the field. The Magic are shooting 34.7% on 3-pointers (797 of 2,298) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Orlando is pulling down 43.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,734 assists on the season, which has them ranked 26th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 15.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.3 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Magic are forcing 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.6 fouls. They give up 35.0% on shots from distance while they are 17th in the league in PPG from their opponents (114.2). The Magic are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.7% (3,106 of 6,512) and they surrender 42.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 20th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,939 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Grizzlies got the win with a final of 123-119 against the Hawks. The Grizzlies were able to collect 33 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Hawks had 15 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Grizzlies to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.7%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Memphis converted 13 out of 33 attempts (39.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Grizzlies finished shooting 48 out of 89 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.9%. The Grizzlies permitted the Hawks to knock down 45 out of 98 attempts from the field which had them shooting 45.9% in this contest. They finished 22.6% from 3-point land by going 7 of 31 and ended up shooting 22 of 26 from the free throw line (84.6%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Memphis permitted Atlanta to snag 48 in total (14 offensive).

Ja Morant ended up having an impact for the Grizzlies for this game. He made 9 of 17 in the game for a field goal rate of 52.9%, and earned 3 rebounds. Morant scored 27 points in his 29 minutes on the court and totaled 6 dimes in this game.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 47-27 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Grizzlies are connecting on 47.4% from the floor, which is ranked 16th in the league. Memphis has earned 8,640 points this year (116.8 per game) and they grab 46.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.7 times per contest (11th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 13.6 times per game. The Grizzlies are committing 20.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The Memphis defense gives up 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (941 of 2,680) and their opposition knocks down 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 26.2 dimes and 44.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 26th and 22nd in the NBA. The Grizzlies on defense are ranked 9th in the league in points given up per game with 112.4. They are forcing their opponents into 15.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (2nd in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis (-9)

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