Orlando Magic vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Washington Wizards

Date: Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (-7)

The Washington Wizards (5-23) will go up against the Orlando Magic (17-11) at Capital One Arena on Tuesday. Washington opens this matchup as 7-point underdogs. The total is set at 238.5.

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Pacers and notched a win by a score of 117-110 in their last contest. Orlando ended the game having earned a 53.4% FG percentage (39 out of 73) and made 6 out of their 18 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Magic converted 33 of 41 tries for a percentage of 80.5%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 22 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In reference to the defense, Orlando allowed 52.4% from the floor on 43 out of 82 shooting. Indiana earned 27 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. On top of that, Indiana collected 33 boards (7 offensive, 26 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Indiana finished 69.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 13 shots. They also made 15 of their 34 attempts from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Magic ended up walking away with 18 while the Pacers had 30 personal fouls.

Paolo Banchero is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. Banchero ended up going 55.0% from the field and also distributed 4 assists. He was on the court for 36 mins played and also totaled 7 boards. He ended up scoring 34 points on 11 out of 20 shooting.

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Orlando will play this contest with a mark of 17-11 for the season. They are turning it over 14.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 21.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Orlando is snagging 43.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 703 dimes for the campaign, which is 24th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Magic are hitting 33.5% on shots from 3-point land (279 of 832) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 113.1 points per game (20th in the league) while going 47.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Magic are forcing 15.6 turnovers per game and they draw 23.1 personal fouls. They rank 2nd in the league in giving up assists with 658 conceded this year. The Magic defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.0% (1,120 of 2,382) and they surrender 40.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 36.9% on shots from downtown while they are 5th in the league in opponents PPG (110.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wizards took a defeat with a final score of 129-118 when they played the Warriors. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Washington allowed Golden State to collect 57 in all (14 offensive). They finished the game shooting 40.0% from distance by shooting 18 out of 45 and finished the contest at 17 of 20 from the charity stripe (85.0%). The Wizards allowed the Warriors to convert 47 out of 97 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.5% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Wizards finished the game shooting 44 for 97 from the field which had them sitting at 45.4%. With regard to three-point attempts, Washington converted 11 of 35 attempts (31.4%). They were able to convert 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 79.2%. The Warriors were called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Wizards earned 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in the game.

Jordan Poole pitched in for the Wizards in this game. He made 7 out of 21 for this contest giving him a rate of 33.3%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. Poole earned 25 points in his 27 mins on the court and totaled 3 dimes in this game.

Washington has a record of 5-23 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Wizards are shooting 48.3% from the field, which is 8th in the league. Washington has accounted for 3,277 points on the campaign (117.0 per contest) and they pull down 39.2 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 27.5 times per contest (7th in the league) and they turn it over 13.8 times per game. The Wizards have committed 19.8 fouls every game and they shoot 77.6% from the charity stripe.

The Wizards defensively are ranked 30th in the league in points given up per game with 126.6. They have forced 14.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.0% from the floor (28th in the NBA). The Washington defense concedes 37.3% from downtown (371 of 994) and their opposition makes 78.1% of their foul shots. They concede 30.1 dimes and 49.4 boards per game, which ranks 30th and 30th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+7)

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