Orlando Magic vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 1/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Monday, January 29, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

American Airlines Center is where the Dallas Mavericks (25-21) will take on the Orlando Magic (23-22) on Monday.

The Magic faced off with the Grizzlies and went home with a loss by a final score of 107-106 in their last contest. Orlando walked away from the contest having earned a 46.9% field goal percentage (38 of 81) and converted 9 of their 34 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Magic converted 21 of 29 tries for a rate of 72.4%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected 40 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 21 dimes for the matchup as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about the defense, Orlando allowed 46.7% from the field on 42 out of 90 shooting. Memphis dished out 30 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Memphis had 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Memphis finished shooting 61.5% at the charity stripe by burying 8 of their 13 tries. They also converted 15 out of their 41 shots from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Magic left the arena with 14 and the Grizzlies totaled 21 personal fouls.

Paolo Banchero is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. Banchero shot 40.0% from the floor and also dished out 6 assists. He played for 34 mins played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He was able to score 27 points on 8 out of 20 shooting.

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Orlando comes into this one with a win-loss record of 23-22 so far this season. They have an average of 111.3 points per game (25th in the league) while shooting 46.8% from the floor. The Magic are connecting on 34.0% on shots from distance (481 of 1,413) and 75.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Orlando is grabbing 43.3 boards per game and has accounted for 1,100 dimes this season, which ranks 29th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.7 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 21.1 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Magic are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game and they draw 22.1 fouls. They rank 2nd in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,075 surrendered for the year. The Magic are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.3% (1,827 of 3,861) and they surrender 41.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 35.9% on shots from distance and they are 6th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.1).

In their last game, the Mavericks took a loss by a final score of 120-115 when they played the Kings. In reference to team rebounding, Dallas permitted Sacramento to snag 39 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 36.7% from downtown by going 11 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 30 at the free throw line (76.7%). The Mavericks permitted the Kings to knock down 43 out of 80 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.8% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Mavericks finished the game shooting 43 out of 98 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Dallas made 16 out of their 46 tries (34.8%). They were able to bury 13 of them for a rate of 72.2%. The Kings committed 20 fouls in the matchup which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Mavericks collected 30 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 43 for the contest.

Luka Doncic was important for the Mavericks in this game. Doncic recorded 28 points in his 46 mins on the court and had 17 assists in the matchup. He buried 9 of 26 for the matchup giving him a rate of 34.6%, and had 10 rebounds.

Dallas has a win-loss record of 25-21 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mavericks are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which is ranked 16th in basketball. Dallas has totaled 5,458 pts on the season (118.7 per contest) and they grab 41.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.5 times per game (22nd in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per game. The Mavericks commit 19.1 fouls per game while shooting 75.7% from the free throw line.

The Mavericks are ranked 21st in the NBA in PPG allowed with 118.3. They have forced 14.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.5% from the field (21st in the NBA). The Dallas defense surrenders 36.6% on 3-point shots (606 of 1,654) and opponents are connecting on 76.4% of their free throw shots. They give up 27.4 dimes and 46.0 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 22nd and 28th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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