Orlando Magic vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 11/20/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Intuit Dome is where the Los Angeles Clippers (8-7) will try to defeat the Orlando Magic (9-6) on Wednesday.

The Magic faced off with the Suns and took home the win by a score of 109-99 in their last game. Orlando ended the contest having earned a 51.3% field goal percentage (39 out of 76) and converted 11 out of their 29 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Magic buried 20 of their 25 shots for a rate of 80.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 28 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to the defense, Orlando let their opponent shoot 42.2% from the floor on 35 out of 83 shooting. Phoenix distributed 25 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Moreover, Phoenix collected 45 rebounds (16 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 7 blocked shots. Phoenix ended up shooting 68.0% when shooting free throws by converting 17 of 25 attempts. They also knocked down 12 out of their 41 tries from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the Magic walked away with 19 while the Suns totaled 21 personal fouls.

Franz Wagner is a guy who played a role for this contest. Wagner ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and also earned 8 dimes. He was on the court for 39 minutes played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 32 points on 12 out of 24 shooting.

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Orlando steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 9-6 for the year. They average 106.9 pts per game (28th in basketball) while hitting 44.5% from the floor. The Magic are shooting 31.0% on shots from 3-point land (178 of 575) and 78.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 43.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 366 dimes this season, which is 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.7 times per game and as a group are committing 19.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Magic are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.1 fouls. They rank 11th in basketball in giving up assists with 352 conceded so far this season. The Magic are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.6% (551 of 1,235) and they relinquish 42.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 35.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 1st in basketball in opponents PPG (102.2).

For their last game, the Clippers went home victorious with a score of 102-99 against the Warriors. The Clippers recorded 39 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in the game. They coughed up the ball 20 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. The Warriors committed 14 fouls in this game which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Los Angeles buried 16 of 34 attempts (47.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Clippers shot 35 for 82 from the field which had them sitting at 42.7%. The Clippers allowed the Warriors to make 37 out of 84 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 44.0% in the game. They finished shooting 36.4% from three-point range via 16 of 44 and finished the contest at 9 of 19 at the free throw line (47.4%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Los Angeles allowed Golden State to snag 45 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Norman Powell was important for the Clippers for this game. Powell racked up 23 points in his 26 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He made 9 out of 15 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Los Angeles has a record of 8-7 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Clippers are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which is ranked 15th in basketball. Los Angeles has accumulated 1,638 points on the season (109.2 per game) and they pull in 45.5 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.3 times per game (17th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 16.8 times per game. The Clippers are committing 19.1 fouls per game and they go 76.4% from the charity stripe.

The Los Angeles defense allows 35.6% on three-point shots (203 of 570) and opponents are knocking down 76.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 24.3 assists and 42.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 6th and 6th in the league. The Clippers on the defensive side of the court are 4th in the league in points allowed per contest with 109.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (12th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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