Orlando Magic vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/30/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Monday, January 30, 2023

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+11)

The Philadelphia 76ers will try to defeat the Orlando Magic at Wells Fargo Center on Monday. Orlando opens this game as 11-point dogs from oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 230.

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and ended up losing by a score of 128-109 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Magic finished with 18 and the Bulls accumulated 22 fouls. They also knocked down 16 of their 35 tries from beyond the perimeter. Chicago ended up shooting 84.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 19 shots. Additionally, Chicago pulled down 38 boards (4 offensive, 34 defensive), but finished the game with no blocks. Chicago distributed 30 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. In the matter of the defense, Orlando let their opponent shoot 59.3% from the floor on 48 out of 81 shooting. They also doled out 29 dimes in this game while forcing 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned 36 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Magic made 17 of their 24 tries for a rate of 70.8%. Orlando walked away from the contest with a 49.4% FG percentage (41 of 83) and made 10 of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Moritz Wagner is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. Wagner finished 72.7% from the field and also dished out 3 dimes. He was on the court for 23 minutes played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He walked away with 27 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Orlando will play this contest with a mark of 19-31 so far this year. They are giving up possession 15.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Orlando is pulling in 42.4 boards per contest and has earned 1,139 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 28th in basketball in terms of passing. The Magic are shooting 35.3% on three-point shots (548 of 1,554) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They average 111.1 pts per game (27th in basketball) while hitting 47.4% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Magic are able to force 14.0 turnovers every game and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.8% on 3-point shots while they are 18th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.6). The Magic defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.5% (2,082 of 4,384) and they relinquish 42.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 23rd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,297 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the 76ers walked away with a victory by a final of 126-119 against the Nuggets. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Philadelphia permitted Denver to grab 36 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 41.2% from distance via 14 out of 34 and finished the game at 17 out of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). The 76ers allowed the Nuggets to make 44 of 81 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 54.3% for this contest. Overall, the 76ers went 46 out of 89 from the floor which had them at 51.7%. In the matter of three-point shots, Philadelphia converted 18 of 35 attempts (51.4%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. The Nuggets had 14 fouls for this contest which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. The 76ers were able to pull down 27 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 39 for this contest.

Joel Embiid ended up being a major contributor for the 76ers for this game. He converted 18 out of 31 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 58.1%, and tallied 18 rebounds. Embiid earned 47 points in his 38 minutes on the court and tallied 5 dimes for the contest.

Philadelphia has a mark of 32-16 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the 76ers are shooting 48.3% from the field, which ranks 6th in basketball. Philadelphia has scored 5,510 pts so far this year (114.8 per game) and they pull in 40.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 25.2 times per contest (13th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 13.9 times per game. The 76ers commit 20.6 personal fouls per contest and they go 82.6% from the charity stripe.

The Philadelphia defense surrenders 34.6% on shots from 3-point land (544 of 1,571) and their opponents are converting on 78.3% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 24.1 assists and 42.0 boards every game, which is ranked 9th and 7th in basketball. The 76ers on defense are ranked 4th in the league in points given up per game with 110.9. They have forced 15.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (15th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-11)

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