Orlando Magic vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/13/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, January 13, 2023

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+5)

Vivint Arena is where the Utah Jazz will attempt to defeat the Orlando Magic on Friday. Orlando opens as 5-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 230.

The Magic played the Trail Blazers and took home the win by a score of 109-106 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Magic ended up walking away with 20 and the Trail Blazers recorded 22 personal fouls. They also converted 6 of 35 tries from long range. Portland finished 84.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 19 tries. Furthermore, Portland pulled down 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Portland earned 22 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. When discussing defense, Orlando allowed their opponent to shoot 48.3% from the field on 42 of 87 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Magic converted 20 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Orlando ended with a 51.3% FG percentage (40 of 78) and buried 9 out of their 24 shots from distance.

Franz Wagner is someone who was a major factor for the contest. Wagner finished the game shooting 60.0% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes. He played 34 mins and also totaled 2 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 29 points on 12 out of 20 shooting.

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Orlando steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 16-26 for the season. They turn the ball over 15.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Orlando is collecting 43.0 boards per contest and has accumulated 934 dimes this season, which ranks 28th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Magic are connecting on 34.4% from downtown (450 of 1,308) and 79.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 110.4 points per game (27th in the NBA) while hitting 47.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Magic are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.2% from 3-point land and they are 17th in basketball in opponents PPG (114.2). The Magic are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.2% (1,742 of 3,692) and they surrender 42.2 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 24th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,080 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Jazz got the win with a final of 116-114 against the Cavaliers. In the matter of rebounding, Utah permitted Cleveland to grab 37 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 27.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 out of 37 and finished the game at 20 of 24 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Jazz allowed the Cavaliers to bury 42 of their 90 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7% for the game. When all was said and done, the Jazz shot 38 for 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.7%. In reference to 3-pointers, Utah converted 10 of their 36 tries (27.8%). They were able to bury 30 of those for a clip of 81.1%. The Cavaliers earned 25 fouls in this game which got the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 37 tries. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 3 steals for the game. The Jazz were able to corral 39 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 54 for this contest.

Jordan Clarkson ended up being a factor for the Jazz for the matchup. Clarkson accumulated 32 points in his 34 mins of playing time and added 4 assists for this game. He knocked down 11 out of 19 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.9%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss record of 21-23 for the season. The Jazz commit 21.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 78.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 26.2 times per game (9th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.3 times per contest. Utah has earned 5,171 points so far this year (117.5 per game) and they pull in 43.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jazz are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which ranks 14th in the NBA.

The Utah defense surrenders 34.9% on three-point shots (476 of 1,364) and their opposition knocks down 78.5% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 23.5 dimes and 43.5 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 6th and 14th in the NBA. The Jazz are ranked 24th in basketball in PPG given up with 116.8. They are able to force 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.3% from the floor (26th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando (+5)

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