Orlando Magic vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/15/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs New York Knicks

Date: Monday, January 15, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+6)

The Orlando Magic (21-18) are traveling to Madison Square Garden on Monday where they will attempt to beat the New York Knicks (23-16). Orlando is 6-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 232.

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and ended up losing by a score of 112-100 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Magic finished with 22 and the Thunder accounted for 19 fouls. They also made 8 out of their 36 attempts from distance. Oklahoma City finished shooting 85.7% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 21 attempts. Moreover, Oklahoma City pulled down 46 rebounds (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 8 rejections. Oklahoma City earned 23 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 45.7% from the floor on 43 out of 94 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists in this contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 50 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Magic converted 15 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 62.5%. Orlando wrapped up the contest having earned a 46.4% field goal percentage (39 out of 84) and knocked down 7 of their 35 3-point attempts.

Paolo Banchero is one player who was a major factor in this game. Banchero ended up going 42.1% from the floor and also earned 8 assists. He played for 36 mins and pulled down 9 boards. He scored 20 points on 8 of 19 shooting.

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Orlando comes into this game with a win-loss record of 21-18 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 15.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 21.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 965 assists so far this year, which ranks 24th in the league in terms of passing. The Magic are shooting 34.3% from downtown (424 of 1,235) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 112.5 points per outing (24th in the NBA) while shooting 46.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Magic are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.4 fouls. They are conceding 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 8th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.6). The Magic defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.4% (1,596 of 3,365) and they surrender 41.7 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 4th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 930 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Knicks got the win with a final of 106-94 when they played the Grizzlies. When discussing rebounds, New York permitted Memphis to grab 35 overall (9 on the offensive side). They went 23.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 out of 38 and ended up going 13 out of 15 from the free throw line (86.7%). The Knicks permitted the Grizzlies to bury 36 out of 87 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.4% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Knicks ended up shooting 40 for 83 from the field which had them shooting 48.2%. In terms of shooting from downtown, New York knocked down 13 of 38 attempts (34.2%). They were able to knock down 13 of those for a percentage of 68.4%. The Grizzlies had 16 fouls for this game which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They also gave up possession 22 times, while getting 11 steals in the matchup. The Knicks corralled 41 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 56 in the game.

Julius Randle ended up being important for the Knicks for the matchup. Randle scored 24 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 5 dimes in the game. He converted 9 of 21 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 11 rebounds.

New York has a win-loss record of 23-16 on the year. As an offensive team, the Knicks are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which ranks 20th in basketball. New York has accounted for 4,510 pts this year (115.6 per contest) and they pull in 45.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 24.1 times per contest (28th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 13.7 times per game. The Knicks commit 18.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.8% from the free throw line.

The Knicks are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG given up with 111.6. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (16th in the league). The New York defense allows 36.8% from downtown (511 of 1,387) and their opponents are converting on 77.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 25.9 dimes and 40.6 total boards per game, which is ranked 12th and 1st in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-6)

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