Orlando Magic vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 2/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Orlando Magic (31-25) are headed to State Farm Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (24-31).

The Magic faced the Cavaliers and went home with a win by a final score of 116-109 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Magic ended up finishing with 23 and the Cavaliers totaled 18 fouls. They made 10 out of their 22 attempts from distance. Cleveland ended up going 80.8% at the charity stripe by converting 21 of 26 attempts. In addition, Cleveland snagged 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Cleveland doled out 31 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. When discussing defending, Orlando allowed their opponent to shoot 55.7% from the floor on 39 of 70 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Magic converted 16 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 88.9%. Orlando ended the game having earned a 51.2% field goal percentage (43 out of 84) and converted 14 of 25 three-point shots.

Moritz Wagner is a player who was a major contributor for this game. He notched 22 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 25 mins and collected 7 rebounds. Wagner went 58.3% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Orlando steps onto the hardwood with a record of 31-25 so far this year. They are giving up possession 14.6 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 21.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Orlando is pulling in 42.7 boards per contest and has earned 1,394 dimes for the year, which is 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Magic are shooting 35.1% on 3-pointers (613 of 1,744) and 75.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 111.8 points per outing (25th in basketball) while connecting on 47.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Magic are forcing 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.5 fouls. They are ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,346 conceded on the campaign. The Magic defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.9% (2,273 of 4,750) and they relinquish 40.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 35.7% on shots from distance while they are 7th in the NBA in points per game allowed (110.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks went home defeated by a final of 122-99 when they played the Hornets. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Atlanta permitted Charlotte to collect 46 in all (12 on the offensive side). They finished 40.5% from downtown by connecting on 15 out of 37 and ended up going 19 out of 20 from the free throw line (95.0%). The Hawks permitted the Hornets to knock down 44 of their 89 tries from the field which had them shooting 49.4% for this game. Overall, the Hawks finished 36 for 89 from the floor which had them sitting at 40.4%. In regard to 3-pointers, Atlanta converted 9 out of 38 tries (23.7%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 90.0%. The Hornets committed 18 fouls in this contest which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. The Hawks pulled down 30 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for this contest.

De'Andre Hunter pitched in for the Hawks for the contest. Hunter had 21 points in his 28 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the contest. He knocked down 6 out of 12 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 24-31 for the year. The Hawks commit 18.9 personal fouls every game and they go 81.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 26.2 times per contest (19th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. Atlanta has earned 6,673 pts on the campaign (121.3 per game) and they average 44.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are connecting on 46.6% from the field, which has them ranked 23rd in the NBA.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 29th in the league in points per game surrendered with 123.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 50.2% from the field (29th in the league). The Atlanta defense concedes 38.7% on shots from 3-point land (771 of 1,992) and opponents are making 78.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 28.6 dimes and 44.7 rebounds per game, which is 27th and 23rd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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