Orlando Magic vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 11/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Utah Jazz

Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Orlando Magic (2-2) are traveling to Delta Center on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Utah Jazz (1-3).

The Magic faced off with the Clippers and went home with a loss by a final score of 118-102 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Magic ended up finishing with 24 while the Clippers accounted for 26 personal fouls. They buried 14 out of their 31 attempts from three-point range. Los Angeles shot 69.6% from the free throw line by making 16 of their 23 tries. Moreover, Los Angeles pulled down 44 rebounds (9 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Los Angeles earned 29 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. With respect to defending, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 49.4% from the floor on 44 of 89 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned a total of 40 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Magic buried 19 of 33 shots for a percentage of 57.6%. Orlando wrapped up the contest having earned a 46.9% field goal percentage (38 of 81) and knocked down 7 of their 30 three-point shots.

Paolo Banchero is a guy who was a factor in the game. Banchero ended up going 38.5% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists. He saw the court for 32 mins and also snagged 4 boards. He ended up with 15 points on 5 of 13 shooting.

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Orlando heads into this contest with a mark of 2-2 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.3 times per game and as a team are committing 20.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Orlando is snagging 46.5 boards per game and has accounted for 92 assists for the season, which is 16th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Magic are shooting 30.7% on shots from distance (39 of 127) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 105.8 pts per contest (23rd in the NBA) while shooting 45.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Magic are able to force 16.8 turnovers per game while drawing 22.8 fouls. They surrender 34.7% on shots from distance while they are 1st in basketball in points per game from their opponents (101.8). The Magic defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.7% (153 of 335) and they surrender 40.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 15th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 91 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-102 when they played the Nuggets. The Jazz snagged 34 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 for the game. They coughed it up 12 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Nuggets were called for 14 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Jazz to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They were able to make 7 of those for a rate of 46.7%. In terms of shooting from distance, Utah made 11 out of their 37 attempts (29.7%). When the game finished, the Jazz shot 42 for 98 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.9%. The Jazz permitted the Nuggets to bury 47 of 84 attempts from the field which had them shooting 56.0% in this game. They finished the game shooting 32.1% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 9 of 28 and finished the game at 7 out of 17 at the free throw line (41.2%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Utah allowed Denver to collect 43 in all (7 offensive).

Lauri Markkanen ended up being a major contributor for the Jazz in this contest. Markkanen tallied 27 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 5 assists in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 24 in this matchup giving him a rate of 41.7%, and accounted for 14 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 1-3 for the season. The Jazz are responsible for committing 21.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 75.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.3 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.0 times per contest. Utah has scored 440 pts this year (110.0 per game) and they collect 48.8 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Jazz are shooting 43.9% from the floor, which ranks 22nd in basketball.

The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 28th in basketball in PPG given up with 121.0. They are forcing 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 51.7% from the floor (30th in basketball). The Utah defense allows 34.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (52 of 151) and their opponents are converting on 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 27.3 assists and 40.8 boards every game, which is ranked 24th and 4th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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