Atlanta Hawks vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 1/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Orlando Magic

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2024

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Atlanta Hawks (14-19) are traveling to Kia Center on Sunday where they will try to beat the Orlando Magic (19-15).

The Hawks took the court against the Pacers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 150-116 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Hawks walked away with 11 and the Pacers accounted for 24 personal fouls. They also knocked down 19 out of their 39 shots from 3-point land. Indiana walked away from this one shooting 84.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of their 13 shots. Additionally, Indiana snagged 39 boards (8 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Indiana distributed 50 dimes and had 12 steals for this contest. When discussing defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 63.8% from the field on 60 of 94 shooting. They also dished out 21 dimes in this matchup while creating 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning rebounding, they compiled 39 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Hawks converted 26 of their 30 tries for a percentage of 86.7%. Atlanta ended the game with a 43.0% FG percentage (40 of 93) and made 10 of their 42 3-pointers.

Dejounte Murray is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. Murray finished the game shooting 68.4% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and snagged 1 rebound. He walked away with 30 points on 13 of 19 shooting.

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Atlanta enters this contest with a mark of 14-19 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.2 personal fouls per game. As a team, Atlanta is snagging 44.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 862 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 19th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are hitting 37.1% on shots from 3-point land (474 of 1,278) and 82.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 122.8 points per contest (3rd in the league) while shooting 47.1% from the field.

On defense, the Hawks have forced 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They are 24th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 945 relinquished for the year. The Hawks are allowing a shooting percentage of 50.1% (1,508 of 3,008) and they concede 43.8 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 38.3% on 3-point attempts and they rank 28th in the league in PPG allowed (123.2).

For their last game, the Magic went home victorious with a score of 122-120 when they faced the Nuggets. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Orlando permitted Denver to snag 38 in total (9 on the offensive side). They went 27.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 33 and finished the contest at 15 out of 19 from the charity stripe (78.9%). The Magic allowed the Nuggets to convert 48 out of their 95 attempts from the field which left them shooting 50.5% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Magic went 41 for 82 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. In reference to 3-point shots, Orlando converted 17 out of their 36 attempts (47.2%). They were able to bury 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 67.6%. The Nuggets had 23 personal fouls for the game which took the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 34 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Magic collected 29 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the matchup.

Paolo Banchero ended up being a factor for the Magic in this contest. Banchero earned 32 points in his 41 mins of playing time and earned 11 assists for this game. He made 8 of 21 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 38.1%, and added 10 rebounds.

Orlando has a record of 19-15 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Magic are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in the league. Orlando has scored 3,861 points for the season (113.6 per game) and they pull in 43.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 24.9 times per game (26th in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.1 times per contest. The Magic are committing 21.5 fouls per game and they go 77.1% from the charity stripe.

The Magic are ranked 7th in the league in PPG given up with 111.8. They are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (17th in the NBA). The Orlando defense allows 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (408 of 1,124) and their opposition knocks down 74.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 23.6 dimes and 41.3 total rebounds per game, ranking them 2nd and 4th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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