Orlando Magic vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 3/31/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, March 31, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Washington Wizards will try to defeat the Orlando Magic at Capital One Arena on Friday.

The Magic played the Grizzlies and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 113-108 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Magic walked away with 15 and the Grizzlies finished the game with 17 fouls. They also converted 12 of their 34 attempts from long range. Memphis finished shooting 73.9% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of 23 tries. On top of that, Memphis collected 49 boards (7 offensive, 42 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Memphis distributed 26 assists and had 11 steals in the game. With respect to the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 47.7% from the field on 42 out of 88 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in this contest in addition to creating 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 47 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Magic knocked down 12 of their 15 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Orlando ended with a 41.0% field goal percentage (41 of 100) and converted 14 out of their 49 3-point attempts.

Franz Wagner is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He accumulated 25 points on 8 of 21 shooting. He played 32 mins and also pulled down 3 boards. Wagner finished 38.1% from the field and dished out 3 dimes.

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Orlando enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 32-44 this year. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Orlando is collecting 43.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,758 dimes for the season, which ranks 26th in the league in terms of passing. The Magic are shooting 34.6% on three-point shots (811 of 2,347) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. They average 111.7 pts per contest (26th in basketball) while shooting 47.1% from the field.

On defense, the Magic have forced 14.8 turnovers per game while drawing 20.5 fouls. They currently rank 17th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,965 surrendered on the year. The Magic are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.7% (3,148 of 6,600) and they surrender 42.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 35.0% on shots from downtown and they rank 17th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.2).

In their last game, the Wizards walked away with a victory by a final of 130-111 when they played the Celtics. In regard to team rebounding, Washington permitted Boston to get 38 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 25.0% from three-point range by connecting on 11 of 44 and finished the game at 10 out of 11 at the free throw line (90.9%). The Wizards allowed the Celtics to make 45 of their 93 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.4% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Wizards finished 54 out of 99 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.5%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Washington converted 13 out of 37 tries (35.1%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 69.2%. The Celtics were called for 14 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Wizards were able to snag 37 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 43 for this contest.

Kristaps Porzingis ended up being a factor for the Wizards for this game. He knocked down 14 out of 21 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 13 rebounds. Porzingis scored 32 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 dimes in the game.

Washington has a record of 34-42 this season. The Wizards commit 18.6 fouls every game and they hit 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.4 times per game (14th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.1 times per game. Washington has earned 8,594 points on the campaign (113.1 per game) and they grab 43.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Wizards are connecting on 48.7% from the floor, which ranks 7th in the league.

The Washington defense allows 36.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (906 of 2,492) and their opponents are knocking down 80.4% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 24.5 assists and 42.6 total boards per game, which has them ranked 7th and 11th in basketball. The Wizards on the defensive end are ranked 16th in basketball in PPG given up with 113.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the field (11th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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