Orlando Magic vs New York Knicks Prediction, 12/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs New York Knicks

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Orlando Magic (15-7) are hitting the road to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday where they will meet the New York Knicks (12-8).

The Magic faced off with the Nets and notched a win by a score of 100-92 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Magic left the arena with 29 while the Nets accumulated 31 fouls. They converted 8 of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. Brooklyn finished the game shooting 77.4% when shooting free throws by making 24 of 31 attempts. Moreover, Brooklyn grabbed 33 boards (8 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 11 blocked shots. Brooklyn doled out 19 assists and had 10 steals in this game. Regarding defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 38.0% from the field on 30 out of 79 shooting. They also recorded 23 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 52 with 14 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Magic converted 25 of their 32 tries for a rate of 78.1%. Orlando ended the contest with a 45.9% field goal percentage (34 of 74) and converted 7 of their 28 three-point shots.

Franz Wagner is someone who was a major factor in the game. He left the arena with 20 points on 4 out of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and also totaled 9 boards. Wagner ended up shooting 23.5% from the field and distributed 8 dimes.

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Orlando steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 15-7 on the season. They turn it over 14.9 times per game and as a group are committing 20.1 personal fouls per game. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 42.4 boards per game and has accounted for 546 dimes for the campaign, which is 13th in the league in terms of passing. The Magic are shooting 31.7% from downtown (265 of 837) and 78.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 108.0 points per outing (26th in the league) while going 45.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Magic are forcing 17.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.1 fouls. They are ranked 11th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 496 surrendered this season. The Magic defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.4% (813 of 1,792) and they relinquish 41.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 36.2% on 3-point shots and they rank 1st in basketball in PPG allowed (102.3).

When they last played, the Knicks walked away with a victory by a final of 118-85 when they faced the Pelicans. The Knicks recorded 46 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 60 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. The Pelicans committed 19 fouls for the contest which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a percentage of 87.5%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, New York made 20 out of their 45 tries (44.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Knicks went 42 for 92 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.7%. The Knicks permitted the Pelicans to bury 35 of their 94 attempts from the field which had them at 37.2% in this matchup. They shot 14.8% from three-point range by hitting 4 of 27 and finished the game at 11 out of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). Regarding attacking the glass, New York allowed New Orleans to get 42 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Mikal Bridges was important for the Knicks in the game. He made 12 of 19 for this contest for a rate of 63.2%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Bridges earned 31 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the game.

New York has a win-loss record of 12-8 for the season. The Knicks are responsible for committing 17.7 fouls per game and they go 83.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 27.8 times per game (9th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per game. New York has totaled 2,356 points this year (117.8 per game) and they grab 42.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Knicks are shooting 49.7% from the floor, which ranks 2nd in basketball.

The Knicks are ranked 11th in the NBA in PPG given up with 111.5. They are able to force 12.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (17th in the league). The New York defense gives up 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc (283 of 770) and their opponents are converting on 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 25.9 assists and 39.9 boards per contest, which is ranked 13th and 1st in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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