Orlando Magic vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 1/1/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Detroit Pistons (14-18) will go up against the Orlando Magic (20-14) at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday.

The Magic took the court against the Nets and walked away with a win by a score of 102-101 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Magic ended up with 23 and the Nets had 19 fouls. They made 13 of 30 shots from beyond the arc. Brooklyn finished the contest at 85.7% from the charity stripe by making 24 of 28 shots. Furthermore, Brooklyn snagged 38 boards (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Brooklyn distributed 22 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In regard to defending, Orlando allowed 43.8% from the field on 32 out of 73 shooting. They also doled out 30 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected 42 with 16 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Magic made 16 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 64.0%. Orlando ended having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (37 of 83) and converted 12 out of their 36 three-point attempts.

Tristan Da Silva is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up scoring 21 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins played and totaled 6 boards. Da Silva finished shooting 53.3% from the field and totaled 7 assists.

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Orlando heads into this one with a win-loss record of 20-14 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Orlando is collecting 41.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 807 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Magic are shooting 30.8% on three-point shots (384 of 1,247) and 79.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 105.9 pts per contest (30th in basketball) while going 44.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Magic are able to force 17.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.4 personal fouls. They rank 5th in the league in giving up assists with 756 surrendered on the season. The Magic defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.2% (1,264 of 2,735) and they relinquish 40.3 boards per game as a group. They surrender 36.3% from beyond the arc and they rank 2nd in the NBA in PPG allowed (103.5).

When they last played, the Pistons took a defeat with a final score of 134-121 against the Nuggets. In relation to cleaning the glass, Detroit allowed Denver to snag 40 in all (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 48.1% from 3-point land by shooting 13 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 36 at the free throw line (80.6%). The Pistons permitted the Nuggets to make 46 out of 82 tries from the field which had them sitting at 56.1% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Pistons ended up going 46 out of 95 from the floor which had them shooting 48.4%. When talking about shots from downtown, Detroit converted 12 of 39 attempts (30.8%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.9%. The Nuggets earned 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Pistons pulled down 26 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in the matchup.

Cade Cunningham was important for the Pistons for this game. He made 7 of 18 for the contest for a field goal rate of 38.9%, and added 2 rebounds. Cunningham recorded 17 points in his 27 mins on the court and had 8 assists for this contest.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 14-18 this season. The Pistons are responsible for committing 20.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 25.8 times per contest (14th in the league) and they turn it over 15.8 times per contest. Detroit has accounted for 3,591 pts this season (112.2 per game) and they snag 44.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Pistons are shooting 46.6% from the field, which is ranked 14th in the NBA.

The Pistons are ranked 21st in the NBA in PPG allowed with 115.2. They are forcing 14.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (22nd in basketball). The Detroit defense allows 38.4% on shots from beyond the arc (458 of 1,192) and their opposition makes 78.6% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 25.6 dimes and 42.6 boards per game, which has them ranked 11th and 6th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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