Orlando Magic vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 11/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Sunday, November 3, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

The Orlando Magic (3-2) are on their way to American Airlines Center on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Dallas Mavericks (3-1).

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and went home with a loss by a final score of 102-99 in their last game. Orlando finished with a 40.7% FG percentage (35 out of 86) and buried 11 out of their 46 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Magic buried 18 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 90.0%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 57 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 28 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to defense, Orlando allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the field on 36 of 84 shooting. Chicago earned 32 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. Additionally, Chicago collected 51 rebounds (18 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Chicago ended up going 68.0% at the charity stripe by burying 17 of 25 tries. They buried 13 of 34 attempts from downtown. When discussing fouls, the Magic ended up finishing with 19 and the Bulls finished the game with 21 fouls.

Paolo Banchero is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 31 points on 12 out of 22 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and pulled down 7 boards. Banchero ended up shooting 54.5% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes.

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Orlando steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 3-2 on the campaign. They are turning it over 14.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.8 fouls per game. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 45.0 boards per game and has tallied 128 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 10th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Magic are connecting on 34.6% from downtown (74 of 214) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.2 points per contest (20th in the NBA) while hitting 44.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Magic are able to force 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 23.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 25th in basketball in giving up assists with 132 surrendered so far this year. The Magic defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 44.9% (190 of 423) and they relinquish 43.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 38.1% from beyond the arc and they rank 6th in basketball in points per game allowed (107.8).

The last time they took the court, the Mavericks got the win with a final of 120-114 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Mavericks were able to corral 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for the contest. They turned the ball over 20 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. The Timberwolves earned 21 personal fouls for this contest which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Dallas made 16 out of 39 attempts (41.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks ended up shooting 45 out of 93 from the floor which had them shooting 48.4%. The Mavericks permitted the Timberwolves to convert 39 of their 77 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 48.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 19 out of 39 and ended up going 17 of 26 from the free throw line (65.4%). Regarding rebounds, Dallas allowed Minnesota to collect 42 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Kyrie Irving was important for the Mavericks for this contest. Irving earned 35 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes for the game. He knocked down 13 of 23 in the game for a field goal percentage of 56.5%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Dallas has a record of 3-1 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Mavericks are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which is 26th in basketball. Dallas has totaled 452 points so far this year (113.0 per contest) and they average 46.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 25.3 times per game (18th in basketball) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per game. The Mavericks have committed 23.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.6% from the charity stripe.

The Dallas defense allows 36.9% on shots from 3-point land (55 of 149) and opponents are making 75.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 28.3 dimes and 47.8 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 25th and 25th in basketball. The Mavericks are ranked 9th in the league in PPG given up with 109.8. They are forcing 16.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (7th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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