Philadelphia 76ers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 12/27/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Kia Center is where the Orlando Magic (17-11) will try to beat the Philadelphia 76ers (20-9) on Wednesday.

The 76ers faced off with the Heat and ended up losing by a score of 119-113 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the 76ers ended up with 22 while the Heat accounted for 17 fouls. They also converted 12 of their 32 attempts from beyond the arc. Miami finished the contest at 77.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 27 of their 35 tries. Furthermore, Miami grabbed 56 rebounds (13 offensive, 43 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Miami distributed 27 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to shoot 47.6% from the floor on 40 out of 84 shooting. They also doled out 23 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 11 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected 36 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the 76ers knocked down 16 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 64.0%. Philadelphia finished with a 42.6% FG percentage (40 out of 94) and knocked down 17 of their 45 3-point shots.

Tobias Harris is a guy who had an impact for this game. He left the arena with 27 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 42 minutes played and also collected 7 rebounds. Harris finished shooting 55.6% from the floor and totaled 6 assists.

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Philadelphia enters this one with a win-loss record of 20-9 on the year. They cough up possession 12.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Philadelphia is grabbing 44.9 boards per contest and has earned 754 assists for the year, which has them ranked 17th in the NBA in terms of passing. The 76ers are shooting 38.1% on shots from distance (359 of 943) and 85.0% from the charity stripe. They average 122.0 pts per contest (4th in the NBA) while shooting 48.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the 76ers are forcing 14.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They relinquish 34.5% from 3-point land and they are 6th in the league in PPG allowed (111.2). The 76ers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.2% (1,176 of 2,546) and they concede 42.4 boards per game as a team. They rank 14th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 752 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Magic walked away with a victory by a final of 117-110 when they played the Pacers. The Magic snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. The Pacers had 30 fouls for this contest which got the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 41 shots. They were able to knock down 33 of the free throws for a clip of 80.5%. When talking about shots from downtown, Orlando buried 6 out of 18 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Magic ended up shooting 39 for 73 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.4%. The Magic allowed the Pacers to knock down 43 of 82 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.4% for this contest. They shot 44.1% from distance by shooting 15 of 34 and finished the contest at 9 out of 13 at the charity stripe (69.2%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Orlando allowed Indiana to grab 33 in total (7 offensive).

Paolo Banchero pitched in for the Magic for the matchup. He converted 11 out of 20 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and had 7 rebounds. Banchero earned 34 points in his 36 mins of playing time and totaled 4 assists in the matchup.

Orlando has a win-loss mark of 17-11 this season. As an offense, the Magic are connecting on 47.5% from the field, which has them ranked 12th in the NBA. Orlando has accumulated 3,168 points on the year (113.1 per game) and they pull in 43.6 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.1 times per contest (25th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. The Magic commit 21.6 fouls per contest and they go 76.7% from the free throw line.

The Orlando defense gives up 36.9% on 3-pointers (340 of 922) and their opponents are connecting on 74.8% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 23.5 assists and 40.7 total boards per game, which ranks 2nd and 1st in basketball. The Magic on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the league in PPG given up with 110.4. They have forced 15.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (16th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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