Charlotte Hornets vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 11/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Orlando Magic

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Charlotte Hornets (4-5) are headed to Kia Center on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Orlando Magic (4-6) in the NBA Cup.

The Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 107-105 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Hornets walked away with 22 while the 76ers recorded 23 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 33 attempts from long range. Philadelphia ended up going 76.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of 26 attempts. In addition, Philadelphia grabbed 40 boards (8 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Philadelphia doled out 24 assists and had 8 steals in this game. When talking about defense, Charlotte allowed 46.4% from the floor on 39 out of 84 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 50 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Hornets knocked down 19 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 86.4%. Charlotte finished the contest having earned a 37.9% FG percentage (36 out of 95) and made 14 out of their 54 shots from 3-point land.

LaMelo Ball is one player who was a major factor in this contest. Ball finished the game at 43.3% from the floor and totaled 8 assists. He saw the court for 41 minutes played and also snagged 4 boards. He left the arena with 38 points on 13 of 30 shooting.

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Charlotte enters this game with a record of 4-5 on the year. They are turning it over 15.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 22.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Charlotte is collecting 45.6 boards per game and has accumulated 201 assists on the year, which is 26th in basketball in terms of passing. The Hornets are shooting 36.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (146 of 402) and 78.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 110.0 pts per game (22nd in basketball) while hitting 43.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Hornets have forced 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 fouls. They rank 16th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 239 surrendered on the season. The Hornets defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.4% (364 of 785) and they concede 42.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 34.5% on shots from distance while they are 17th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Magic went home victorious with a score of 121-94 when they played the Wizards. When it comes to team rebounding, Orlando allowed Washington to collect 37 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 30.3% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 25 at the free throw line (72.0%). The Magic allowed the Wizards to convert 33 out of their 72 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 45.8% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Magic finished shooting 41 for 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.1%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Orlando converted 17 of 48 tries (35.4%). They were able to convert 22 of those for a percentage of 88.0%. The Wizards had 25 fouls in this game which got the Magic to the free throw line for 25 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Magic snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 44 for this game.

Franz Wagner ended up being a factor for the Magic for this contest. Wagner had 23 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and had 7 assists in this game. He made 9 out of 20 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 45.0%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Orlando has a mark of 4-6 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Magic are connecting on 44.1% from the field, which ranks 24th in the league. Orlando has accumulated 1,067 points on the year (106.7 per game) and they pull down 42.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 24.7 times per game (20th in the league) and they turn it over 15.2 times per game. The Magic are responsible for committing 19.5 fouls per game and they go 76.0% from the free throw line.

The Orlando defense allows 37.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (123 of 326) and their opposition knocks down 76.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 24.4 dimes and 42.9 boards per game, which ranks 7th and 13th in the league. The Magic on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the league in PPG surrendered with 107.5. They are able to force 15.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (13th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charlotte

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