Washington Wizards vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/21/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Orlando Magic

Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Amway Center is the site where the Orlando Magic will meet the Washington Wizards on Tuesday.

The Wizards played the Kings and ended up losing by a score of 132-118 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Wizards finished with 18 and the Kings recorded 22 fouls. They also knocked down 22 out of their 37 attempts from beyond the arc. Sacramento ended up shooting 60.9% at the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 23 tries. Furthermore, Sacramento collected 44 boards (7 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Sacramento doled out 34 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. In the matter of the defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 55.8% from the field on 48 out of 86 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 46 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Wizards converted 23 of 27 attempts for a percentage of 85.2%. Washington ended the game with a 45.1% field goal percentage (41 of 91) and converted 13 of their 36 shots from downtown.

Kyle Kuzma is someone who was a factor for the game. Kuzma shot 52.2% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists. He was on the court for 32 mins and snagged 7 rebounds. He ended up scoring 33 points on 12 out of 23 shooting.

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Washington will enter this contest with a record of 32-39 for the season. They have an average of 112.8 points per contest (24th in the league) while shooting 48.5% from the field. The Wizards are hitting 35.8% on shots from downtown (794 of 2,220) and 79.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Washington is snagging 43.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,792 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 16th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.8 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wizards are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,724 conceded for the year. The Wizards are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.9% (2,985 of 6,368) and they relinquish 42.6 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 36.4% from beyond the arc while they are 16th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.5).

In their last game, the Magic took a loss by a score of 111-105 when they faced the Lakers. Concerning cleaning the glass, Orlando allowed Los Angeles to snag 52 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 40.6% from beyond the arc by going 13 of 32 and ended up shooting 26 of 32 at the free throw line (81.3%). The Magic allowed the Lakers to knock down 36 of 78 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 46.2% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Magic ended up shooting 41 for 102 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.2%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Orlando converted 10 out of 38 attempts (26.3%). They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.5%. The Lakers earned 19 personal fouls for the game which got the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Magic were able to collect 31 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in the game.

Paolo Banchero ended up being a major contributor for the Magic in this game. He made 8 out of 20 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Banchero scored 21 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists in the game.

Orlando has a record of 29-43 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Magic are hitting on 47.0% from the floor, which is ranked 19th in the NBA. Orlando has 8,031 points on the campaign (111.5 per game) and they grab 42.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.9 times per contest (27th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.0 times per contest. The Magic are committing 20.4 fouls every game and they hit 78.4% from the free throw line.

The Magic on the defensive side of the court are 17th in basketball in points allowed per game with 114.4. They are forcing 14.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.8% from the field (20th in the NBA). The Orlando defense concedes 35.3% on 3-pointers (936 of 2,651) and their opposition makes 79.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 25.9 assists and 42.1 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 21st and 7th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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