Orlando Magic vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 10/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Memphis Grizzlies (27-55 last year) are hosting the Orlando Magic (47-35 last season) at FedExForum on Saturday.

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Heat and walked away with a win by a score of 116-97 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Magic walked away with 22 while the Heat finished the game with 27 fouls. They also knocked down 11 of their 34 attempts from beyond the arc. Miami finished the game shooting 75.9% when shooting free throws by converting 22 of 29 attempts. Moreover, Miami pulled down 42 rebounds (13 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Miami doled out 38 assists and had 13 steals in this game. In regard to the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 39.0% from the field on 32 of 82 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 57 with 15 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Magic converted 16 of 22 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. Orlando walked away from the game having earned a 42.7% FG percentage (41 out of 96) and converted 18 out of their 49 3-point attempts.

Paolo Banchero is someone who played a role in this game. Banchero finished shooting 50.0% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes and also snagged 11 rebounds. He finished with 33 points on 12 of 24 shooting.

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Orlando enters this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 47-35 last year. They turned it over 14.7 times per game and as a squad committed 19.7 personal fouls every game. As a group, Orlando snagged 42.3 rebounds per game and totaled 2,023 dimes over the course of last year, which was 28th in the league in terms of passing. The Magic connected on 35.2% on 3-point shots (903 of 2,568) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. They averaged 110.5 pts per contest (24th in basketball) while hitting 47.6% from the field.

On defense, the Magic were able to force their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per contest and they drew 20.9 personal fouls. They conceded 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they ranked 4th in the league in opponents PPG (108.4). The Magic defense allowed a FG percentage of 47.4% (3,264 of 6,884) and they surrendered 39.9 boards per contest as a group. They were ranked 1st in the league in giving up assists with 1,958 relinquished over the course of last year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Grizzlies walked away with a victory by a final of 126-124 against the Jazz. The Grizzlies were able to pull down 35 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in this game. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 10 steals for the contest. The Jazz committed 24 fouls for the contest which took the Grizzlies to the free throw line for 32 shots. They were able to bury 23 of them for a percentage of 71.9%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Memphis made 17 of 45 attempts (37.8%). Overall, the Grizzlies shot 43 out of 91 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.3%. The Grizzlies permitted the Jazz to knock down 40 of their 85 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.1% for this game. They finished the game shooting 38.5% from distance by going 10 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 34 of 45 from the free throw line (75.6%). With respect to how they rebounded, Memphis permitted Utah to pull down 41 in total (13 offensive).

Santi Aldama ended up having an impact for the Grizzlies for this game. Aldama totaled 27 points in his 31 mins on the court and tallied 2 dimes for the game. He converted 10 of 16 for the game giving him a rate of 62.5%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Memphis had a win-loss record of 27-55 last season. The Grizzlies committed 19.1 fouls every game while shooting 76.4% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 24.7 times per contest (27th in the league) and they gave up possession 15.1 times per contest. Memphis scored 8,677 pts throughout last year (105.8 per contest) and they pulled down 42.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Grizzlies hit 43.5% from the floor, which was ranked 30th in the NBA.

The Memphis defense gave up 37.8% on shots from distance (1,098 of 2,905) and opponents knocked down 77.9% of their foul shots. They conceded 26.6 assists and 45.6 boards every game, which was ranked 15th and 29th in the NBA. The Grizzlies defensively were ranked 12th in basketball in points given up per game with 112.8. They forced their opponents into 15.1 TO's per game and let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (19th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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