Orlando Magic vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/10/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Moda Center is the site where the Portland Trail Blazers will attempt to defeat the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.

The Magic faced off with the Warriors and earned the victory with a final of 115-101 in their last game. Orlando walked away from the contest with a 50.6% field goal percentage (44 out of 87) and buried 13 of their 32 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Magic converted 14 of 24 shots for a rate of 58.3%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they compiled 44 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 26 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Orlando let their opponent shoot 37.5% from the floor on 33 of 88 shooting. Golden State doled out 26 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Golden State had 49 boards (11 offensive, 38 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Golden State finished the game at 81.0% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 21 attempts. They buried 18 of 58 tries from long range. In regard to personal fouls, the Magic ended up finishing with 14 while the Warriors accumulated 17 personal fouls.

Paolo Banchero is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. Banchero finished the game at 45.0% from the field and also totaled 3 assists. He played 31 minutes and also snagged 5 rebounds. He accounted for 25 points on 9 of 20 shooting.

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Orlando comes into this contest with a mark of 15-25 this season. They turn it over 15.5 times per game and as a team are committing 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Orlando is pulling in 43.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 891 dimes for the year, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Magic are shooting 34.4% on three-point attempts (427 of 1,240) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They average 110.4 pts per contest (27th in the league) while going 46.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Magic are forcing 13.9 turnovers every game while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 16th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,019 relinquished on the year. The Magic are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (1,648 of 3,508) and they relinquish 42.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 34.1% from 3-point land and they are ranked 17th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Trail Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 117-105 when they faced the Raptors. The Trail Blazers were able to corral 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 22 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. The Raptors earned 28 fouls for the contest which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 37 tries. They were able to make 28 of them for a percentage of 75.7%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Portland made 9 of 30 tries (30.0%). When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers shot 34 for 76 from the field which had them sitting at 44.7%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Raptors to make 40 out of their 91 tries from the field which had them shooting 44.0% for this contest. They shot 38.7% from three-point range by going 12 of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 29 from the free throw line (86.2%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Portland allowed Toronto to snag 41 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Damian Lillard was important for the Trail Blazers for this game. He buried 11 out of 23 for the game for a field goal percentage of 47.8%, and had 4 rebounds. Lillard tallied 34 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and earned 8 dimes for the game.

Portland has a win-loss record of 19-20 for the year. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 20.7 personal fouls per game while shooting 77.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.2 times per contest (20th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.8 times per contest. Portland has accounted for 4,376 points this season (112.2 per game) and they grab 43.4 boards per contest. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are shooting 47.6% from the field, which ranks them 12th in the league.

The Portland defense concedes 35.9% on 3-point shots (449 of 1,252) and their opponents are converting on 77.4% of their foul shots. They have allowed 25.3 dimes and 41.4 boards per game, which is 16th and 3rd in the NBA. The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 12th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.1. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (17th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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