Los Angeles Clippers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Friday, March 29, 2024

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Los Angeles Clippers (45-27) are hitting the road to Kia Center on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Orlando Magic (42-30).

The Clippers took the court against the 76ers and went home with a win by a final score of 108-107 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Clippers left the arena with 16 while the 76ers had 18 personal fouls. They made 13 out of their 33 attempts from 3-point land. Philadelphia finished the game at 84.2% from the free throw line by making 16 of their 19 attempts. On top of that, Philadelphia snagged 51 rebounds (10 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Philadelphia doled out 17 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. With respect to defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 47.6% from the field on 39 out of 82 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 43 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Clippers buried 14 of their 20 tries for a rate of 70.0%. Los Angeles finished the game with a 44.4% field goal percentage (40 out of 90) and made 14 of their 36 shots from 3-point land.

Paul George is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He left the arena with 22 points on 7 of 18 shooting. He played 34 minutes played and totaled 10 boards. George went 38.9% from the field and also recorded 4 assists.

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Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 45-27 on the campaign. They are averaging 116.3 points per outing (12th in basketball) while shooting 49.2% from the field. The Clippers are shooting 38.7% on shots from beyond the arc (927 of 2,398) and 82.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is grabbing 42.4 boards per contest and has 1,855 assists for the season, which ranks 21st in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.5 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Clippers have forced 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 fouls. They relinquish 37.0% from 3-point land and they are 11th in basketball in points per game allowed (112.9). The Clippers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.2% (3,012 of 6,385) and they relinquish 41.9 boards per game as a squad. They rank 10th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,907 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Magic walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 101-93 against the Warriors. The Magic snagged 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. The Warriors committed 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Magic to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They were able to convert 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 52.4%. Regarding shooting from distance, Orlando converted 10 out of 32 attempts (31.3%). Overall, the Magic ended up shooting 36 for 85 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4%. The Magic permitted the Warriors to make 40 of 90 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.4% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 29.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 of 34 and finished the contest at 11 out of 13 at the charity stripe (84.6%). Regarding attacking the glass, Orlando allowed Golden State to get 52 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Cole Anthony ended up being a major contributor for the Magic for this contest. He converted 10 of 17 for this contest giving him a rate of 58.8%, and added 7 rebounds. Anthony scored 26 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 dimes for the contest.

Orlando has a record of 42-30 this year. As an offense, the Magic are shooting 47.8% from the floor, which ranks them 14th in basketball. Orlando has accounted for 7,963 pts this season (110.6 per contest) and they pull in 42.6 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.7 times per contest (26th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest. The Magic commit 20.1 fouls every game and they go 75.1% from the free throw line.

The Magic are ranked 3rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 108.7. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (18th in the league). The Orlando defense surrenders 35.5% on three-point shots (826 of 2,327) and opponents are converting on 77.3% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 23.9 dimes and 39.9 rebounds per contest, which is 1st and 1st in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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