Orlando Magic vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 1/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Friday, January 26, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

FedExForum is the site where the Memphis Grizzlies (17-27) will take on the Orlando Magic (23-21) on Friday.

The Magic played the Cavaliers and ended up losing by a score of 126-99 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Magic finished with 17 while the Cavaliers accumulated 20 fouls. They also made 20 of 38 tries from beyond the arc. Cleveland finished the game at 72.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 22 tries. On top of that, Cleveland collected 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Cleveland doled out 29 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. When talking about defense, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 56.3% from the field on 45 of 80 shooting. They also doled out 25 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Magic made 20 of 30 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Orlando ended the contest with a 45.9% FG percentage (34 of 74) and converted 11 out of their 29 3-pointers.

Paolo Banchero is someone who was a contributor for this game. He left the arena with 18 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He played for 29 mins played and totaled 3 rebounds. Banchero finished the game at 42.9% from the field and also dished out 6 dimes.

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Orlando will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 23-21 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 21.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Orlando is pulling in 43.4 boards per game and has tallied 1,079 dimes for the year, which is 25th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Magic are connecting on 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (472 of 1,379) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. They average 111.4 pts per game (25th in the NBA) while hitting 46.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Magic have forced 15.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.2 personal fouls. They surrender 35.9% on 3-point shots and they are 7th in the NBA in opponents points per game (111.2). The Magic are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.3% (1,785 of 3,771) and they surrender 41.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 2nd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,045 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Grizzlies took home the win by a final score of 105-96 when they faced the Heat. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Memphis permitted Miami to snag 44 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 11 of 33 and finished the contest at 19 of 25 at the free throw line (76.0%). The Grizzlies allowed the Heat to convert 33 of 82 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.2% in the matchup. Overall, the Grizzlies walked away from this one shooting 36 for 80 from the field which had them at 45.0%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Memphis knocked down 17 of 36 tries (47.2%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a clip of 84.2%. The Heat committed 17 fouls for the contest which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They coughed it up 18 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Grizzlies snagged 37 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in the game.

Vince Williams Jr. ended up having an impact for the Grizzlies in the matchup. Williams scored 25 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes in this contest. He converted 8 out of 10 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss record of 17-27 this season. The Grizzlies have committed 20.0 fouls every game and they connect on 77.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.9 times per contest (24th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per contest. Memphis has scored 4,742 points for the campaign (107.8 per game) and they grab 42.3 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Grizzlies are shooting 43.9% from the floor, which is ranked 29th in the league.

The Memphis defense allows 38.4% on shots from distance (587 of 1,530) and their opponents are making 78.8% of their free throw shots. They have given up 26.0 assists and 45.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 11th and 27th in the league. The Grizzlies on defense are ranked 13th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.9. They are forcing 15.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (12th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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