Orlando Magic vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 4/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Houston Rockets

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Rockets (38-40) will take on the Orlando Magic (46-32) at Toyota Center on Tuesday.

The Magic took the court against the Bulls and earned the victory with a final of 113-98 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Magic ended up finishing with 17 and the Bulls finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Chicago finished the contest at 72.7% from the charity stripe by burying 16 of 22 shots. On top of that, Chicago pulled down 37 boards (8 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Chicago earned 20 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In terms of defense, Orlando let their opponent shoot 50.7% from the floor on 38 out of 75 shooting. They also doled out 24 dimes for the game in addition to creating 21 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Magic converted 18 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 94.7%. Orlando wrapped up the contest having earned a 46.7% FG percentage (42 out of 90) and made 11 of their 34 shots from 3-point land.

Paolo Banchero is a player who had an impact for the contest. He scored 24 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He played for 36 minutes played and grabbed 6 rebounds. Banchero finished 47.1% from the floor and earned 5 dimes.

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Orlando comes into this contest with a mark of 46-32 on the campaign. They are averaging 110.6 pts per contest (25th in the league) while connecting on 47.7% from the floor. The Magic are connecting on 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc (866 of 2,452) and 75.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 40.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,929 assists this year, which is 26th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.9 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Magic have forced 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.9 personal fouls. They are 1st in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,864 relinquished this season. The Magic are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.4% (3,104 of 6,551) and they surrender 38.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 35.6% from 3-point land while they are 3rd in basketball in points per game allowed (108.3).

In their last game, the Rockets went home defeated by a final of 147-136 against the Mavericks. When talking about rebounding, Houston permitted Dallas to snag 47 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 38.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 15 of 39 and finished the contest at 40 out of 45 from the free throw line (88.9%). The Rockets allowed the Mavericks to make 46 out of their 85 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 54.1% in this game. Overall, the Rockets finished the game shooting 46 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.5%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Houston knocked down 17 of their 41 attempts (41.5%). They were able to make 27 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.1%. The Mavericks had 26 personal fouls for this contest which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 35 tries. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 11 steals for the matchup. The Rockets collected 28 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 32 in the game.

Dillon Brooks was important for the Rockets for this game. He made 9 out of 14 for the game for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and added 2 rebounds. Brooks recorded 29 points in his 42 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for this game.

Houston has a mark of 38-40 on the campaign. The Rockets have committed 20.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.7 times per contest (27th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. Houston has accumulated 8,904 points for the season (114.2 per contest) and they collect 43.6 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rockets are connecting on 45.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 27th in the NBA.

The Rockets are ranked 12th in the league in points allowed per contest with 113.3. They have forced 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the floor (8th in the NBA). The Houston defense gives up 35.1% on shots from distance (971 of 2,769) and opponents are connecting on 76.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 24.4 dimes and 42.5 boards per contest, ranking them 3rd and 25th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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