Indiana Pacers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 11/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Kia Center is where the Orlando Magic (5-6) will go up against the Indiana Pacers (5-5) on Wednesday.

The Pacers stepped onto the hardwood against the Knicks and walked away with a win by a score of 132-121 in their last contest. Indiana wrapped up the contest with a 51.1% field goal percentage (45 out of 88) and knocked down 21 of their 46 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Pacers buried 21 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 84.0%. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected a total of 32 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 27 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of defense, Indiana allowed 55.4% from the field on 46 out of 83 shooting. New York recorded 23 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Additionally, New York collected 39 boards (8 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. New York walked away from this one shooting 81.5% from the charity stripe by making 22 of their 27 tries. They also buried 7 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land. Regarding fouls, the Pacers finished with 22 while the Knicks totaled 20 fouls.

Bennedict Mathurin is one guy who came through in this game. Mathurin ended up going 72.2% from the floor and earned 2 dimes. He saw the court for 41 minutes and pulled down 8 boards. He ended up scoring 38 points on 13 out of 18 shooting.

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Indiana will enter this contest with a mark of 5-5 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per game and as a team they commit 22.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 40.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 283 assists this season, which is 11th in the league in terms of passing. The Pacers are hitting 37.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (124 of 331) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 116.2 points per outing (8th in the NBA) while connecting on 49.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.0 fouls. They give up 33.2% on 3-pointers while they are 25th in the league in PPG from their opponents (118.8). The Pacers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.2% (428 of 907) and they surrender 44.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 4th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 234 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Magic took home the win by a final score of 121-94 against the Wizards. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Orlando permitted Washington to grab 37 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 30.3% from distance by going 10 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 25 from the free throw line (72.0%). The Magic permitted the Wizards to make 33 of 72 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.8% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Magic shot 41 for 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.1%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Orlando converted 17 of their 48 attempts (35.4%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throws for a clip of 88.0%. The Wizards had 25 personal fouls in this contest which took the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They also coughed it up 12 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Magic were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in the matchup.

Franz Wagner ended up being important for the Magic in the game. He knocked down 9 out of 20 for this contest for a rate of 45.0%, and added 4 rebounds. Wagner scored 23 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 7 assists for this contest.

Orlando has a mark of 5-6 this season. As an offense, the Magic are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which is 23rd in the league. Orlando has scored 1,188 pts on the campaign (108.0 per game) and they pull in 43.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 24.7 times per contest (20th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest. The Magic are committing 19.6 fouls every game and they connect on 77.0% from the free throw line.

The Magic on defense are ranked 2nd in the NBA in PPG allowed with 106.3. They are forcing their opponents into 15.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (13th in the NBA). The Orlando defense allows 37.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (133 of 359) and opponents are making 75.8% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 24.0 assists and 42.4 rebounds every game, which ranks them 8th and 10th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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