Orlando Magic vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The Orlando Magic (35-26) are on their way to Spectrum Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Charlotte Hornets (15-46).

The Magic faced off with the Pistons and took home the win by a score of 113-91 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Magic walked away with 16 and the Pistons totaled 19 fouls. They also knocked down 8 of their 36 tries from downtown. Detroit finished 85.0% at the free throw line by converting 17 of their 20 attempts. On top of that, Detroit pulled down 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Detroit recorded 25 dimes and had 11 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 38.4% from the floor on 33 of 86 shooting. They also distributed 24 dimes in this contest as well as creating 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned 48 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Magic converted 20 of 25 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Orlando walked away from the game having earned a 59.7% field goal percentage (43 of 72) and made 7 out of their 23 3-point shots.

Paolo Banchero is a player who had an impact in this matchup. Banchero went 62.5% from the field and recorded 5 assists. He played for 32 mins and collected 8 rebounds. He ended up scoring 29 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Orlando will play this game with a win-loss record of 35-26 for the year. They are averaging 111.5 pts per contest (26th in the league) while connecting on 47.7% from the field. The Magic are hitting 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (665 of 1,884) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Orlando is collecting 42.9 boards per contest and has tallied 1,513 dimes on the campaign, which is 24th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Magic are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.4 fouls. They are giving up 35.7% from beyond the arc and they are 5th in the league in PPG allowed (109.9). The Magic defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.5% (2,455 of 5,170) and they concede 40.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,474 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 111-106 when they played the Raptors. Regarding attacking the glass, Charlotte permitted Toronto to collect 45 overall (11 on the offensive side). They finished 34.2% from beyond the arc by going 13 of 38 and ended up shooting 14 out of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Hornets permitted the Raptors to convert 42 out of their 91 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 46.2% in this matchup. In all, the Hornets went 43 for 92 from the floor which had them at 46.7%. In terms of 3-point shots, Charlotte knocked down 8 of their 27 tries (29.6%). They were able to convert 12 of them for a clip of 75.0%. The Raptors had 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They turned it over 16 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Hornets collected 34 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 45 in the game.

Brandon Miller ended up having an impact for the Hornets in the game. He buried 11 of 21 in this game for a field goal percentage of 52.4%, and accounted for 10 rebounds. Miller earned 26 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the matchup.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 15-46 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Hornets are hitting on 45.8% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in the NBA. Charlotte has scored 6,563 points so far this year (107.6 per game) and they pull down 41.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.8 times per game (26th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest. The Hornets commit 18.7 fouls every game and they hit 78.4% from the free throw line.

The Charlotte defense allows 38.2% on shots from 3-point land (824 of 2,155) and opponents are converting on 79.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 28.4 assists and 45.4 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 27th and 26th in basketball. The Hornets on defense are ranked 23rd in the league in points given up per game with 118.0. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.5% from the floor (27th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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