Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat Prediction, 1/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat

Date: Friday, January 12, 2024

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Orlando Magic (21-16) are en route to Kaseya Center on Friday where they will take on the Miami Heat (21-16).

The Magic faced off with the Timberwolves and took a loss by a final of 113-92 in their last game. Orlando finished having earned a 36.2% field goal percentage (34 of 94) and converted 13 of their 42 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Magic made 11 of 18 attempts for a rate of 61.1%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 46 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 20 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 13 steals. Regarding defending, Orlando allowed the other team to go 53.8% from the floor on 43 out of 80 shooting. Minnesota distributed 34 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. Additionally, Minnesota collected 48 rebounds (5 offensive, 43 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Minnesota ended up going 78.9% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 19 attempts. They converted 12 of their 30 shots from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Magic walked away with 22 while the Timberwolves had 18 personal fouls.

Moritz Wagner is someone who came through in this matchup. Wagner finished the game at 66.7% from the field and recorded 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes and also snagged 8 boards. He accumulated 21 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Orlando enters this one with a win-loss mark of 21-16 this year. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 21.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Orlando is collecting 43.8 boards per game and has 918 dimes on the season, which ranks 25th in basketball in terms of passing. The Magic are shooting 34.9% on 3-pointers (405 of 1,160) and 76.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 113.3 points per contest (20th in the league) while shooting 46.9% from the field.

On defense, the Magic have forced 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.6 fouls. They are giving up 36.0% from beyond the arc while they are 10th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (112.0). The Magic defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.6% (1,516 of 3,188) and they relinquish 41.6 boards per game as a unit. They are 3rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 884 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Heat took a defeat with a final score of 128-120 against the Thunder. The Heat earned 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Thunder had 19 fouls for this game which took the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to convert 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.1%. With respect to three-point attempts, Miami knocked down 15 of 36 tries (41.7%). Overall, the Heat finished the game shooting 41 out of 89 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.1%. The Heat permitted the Thunder to make 51 of their 86 attempts from the field which had them shooting 59.3% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 42.4% from three-point range by connecting on 14 of 33 and ended up shooting 12 of 16 at the charity stripe (75.0%). When talking about rebounds, Miami allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 42 in all (4 on the offensive glass).

Bam Adebayo ended up being a major contributor for the Heat for this game. He buried 9 out of 16 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and had 11 rebounds. Adebayo totaled 25 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and tallied 6 assists in this contest.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 21-16 on the campaign. The Heat are responsible for committing 18.8 personal fouls every game and they go 81.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.2 times per contest (15th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.1 times per contest. Miami has earned 4,176 points this season (112.9 per contest) and they pull in 41.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Heat are shooting 46.9% from the field, which has them ranked 19th in the league.

The Miami defense allows 36.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (492 of 1,341) and opponents are making 77.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 26.9 dimes and 42.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 18th and 8th in basketball. The Heat on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the league in PPG given up with 112.1. They are forcing 14.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.1% from the field (21st in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Miami and under the total points

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