Portland Trail Blazers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/5/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Sunday, March 5, 2023

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Amway Center is the location where the Orlando Magic will attempt to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Hawks and ended up losing by a score of 129-111 in their last game. Portland finished the contest with a 47.1% FG percentage (41 out of 87) and converted 13 out of their 39 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers converted 16 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. In terms of rebounding, they compiled 34 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 22 dimes in this contest in addition to creating 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. In relation to defense, Portland allowed 57.1% from the field on 52 out of 91 shooting. Atlanta distributed 30 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. Additionally, Atlanta grabbed 43 rebounds (10 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 7 rejections. Atlanta finished 81.3% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 16 shots. They also converted 12 of their 26 tries from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 15 and the Hawks finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Damian Lillard is one guy who was a contributor for this contest. Lillard finished shooting 47.6% from the floor and earned 8 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He walked away with 33 points on 10 of 21 shooting.

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Portland comes into this game with a record of 29-34 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 114.9 pts per contest (14th in basketball) while shooting 48.1% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 37.4% on shots from downtown (828 of 2,212) and 80.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Portland is pulling in 41.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,518 dimes for the season, which ranks 23rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game while drawing 21.3 fouls. They surrender 37.1% from beyond the arc while they are 19th in basketball in points per game allowed (115.7). The Trail Blazers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.7% (2,679 of 5,500) and they surrender 41.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 22nd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,647 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Magic took home the win by a final score of 117-106 against the Hornets. The Magic were able to snag 29 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the contest. They also turned it over 18 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Hornets had 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a rate of 78.9%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Orlando converted 10 out of 26 attempts (38.5%). Overall, the Magic shot 46 for 86 from the floor which had them sitting at 53.5%. The Magic permitted the Hornets to knock down 38 out of 78 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 48.7% for this game. They went 37.5% from distance by hitting 9 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 25 from the charity stripe (84.0%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Orlando allowed Charlotte to snag 34 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Paolo Banchero ended up being a major contributor for the Magic for the game. He converted 13 out of 26 for the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Banchero had 31 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 5 dimes for this contest.

Orlando has a win-loss record of 27-37 on the year. As an offense, the Magic are shooting 47.0% from the field, which has them ranked 18th in the NBA. Orlando has totaled 7,094 pts on the season (110.8 per game) and they grab 42.9 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 22.6 times per contest (27th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.2 times per game. The Magic are committing 20.3 fouls every game and they connect on 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Orlando defense gives up 35.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (832 of 2,375) and their opposition makes 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 25.8 assists and 42.0 rebounds every game, which is 21st and 7th in basketball. The Magic defensively are ranked 17th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 113.6. They are able to force 14.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (17th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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