Orlando Magic vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 1/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+4)

Chase Center is where the Golden State Warriors (15-17) will play the Orlando Magic (19-13) on Tuesday. Golden State opens this game as 4-point favorites. The total is 230.5.

The Magic faced off with the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 112-107 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Magic ended up with 18 while the Suns recorded 17 fouls. They converted 8 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Phoenix ended up shooting 84.2% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of 19 tries. Moreover, Phoenix pulled down 35 boards (6 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Phoenix doled out 21 dimes and had 11 steals for the contest. With regard to defense, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 44 out of 88 shooting. They also distributed 22 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected 45 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Magic knocked down 11 of 12 shots for a percentage of 91.7%. Orlando finished the contest with a 46.7% FG percentage (42 out of 90) and made 12 out of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Paolo Banchero is someone who had an impact in this contest. He totaled 28 points on 12 of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and also snagged 9 rebounds. Banchero shot 52.2% from the floor and dished out 7 dimes.

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Orlando will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 19-13 on the season. They are averaging 112.8 points per contest (22nd in basketball) while connecting on 47.3% from the floor. The Magic are hitting 33.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (319 of 961) and 76.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is pulling in 43.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 796 dimes this year, which ranks 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 21.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Magic are forcing 15.3 turnovers every game and they draw 22.9 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.2% on shots from downtown and they are 5th in the league in opponents points per game (110.7). The Magic are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.1% (1,290 of 2,739) and they relinquish 40.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 2nd in basketball in allowing assists with 742 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Warriors took a loss by a final score of 132-122 when they played the Mavericks. In relation to team rebounding, Golden State allowed Dallas to pull down 43 in total (6 offensive). They finished the game shooting 40.0% from three-point range by shooting 16 of 40 and ended up shooting 18 of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). The Warriors allowed the Mavericks to bury 49 out of their 88 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 55.7% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Warriors went 47 out of 103 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.6%. With regard to shots from downtown, Golden State made 19 out of their 48 tries (39.6%). They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.2%. The Mavericks committed 14 fouls for the matchup which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Warriors recorded 31 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards totaling 47 for the matchup.

Stephen Curry ended up being a factor for the Warriors for the contest. He made 9 out of 25 for the game giving him a rate of 36.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Curry totaled 25 points in his 35 mins on the court and accounted for 7 dimes for the matchup.

Golden State has a record of 15-17 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Warriors are hitting on 45.9% from the field, which has them ranked 25th in the league. Golden State has 3,738 pts this year (116.8 per contest) and they pull down 47.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 28.1 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.1 times per game. The Warriors commit 21.2 fouls per contest while shooting 79.5% from the charity stripe.

The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 19th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 116.3. They have forced 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (13th in basketball). The Golden State defense gives up 34.8% from downtown (399 of 1,145) and opponents are connecting on 79.7% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 25.2 assists and 43.2 rebounds per game, ranking them 9th and 14th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando (+4)

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