Orlando Magic vs New York Knicks Prediction, 3/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs New York Knicks

Date: Friday, March 8, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is the site where the New York Knicks (36-26) will attempt to defeat the Orlando Magic (37-26) on Friday.

The Magic took the court against the Wizards and took home the win by a score of 119-109 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Magic finished with 14 and the Wizards racked up 20 fouls. They also buried 12 out of their 38 tries from three-point range. Washington shot 85.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 20 attempts. Moreover, Washington snagged 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Washington distributed 26 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. In regard to defense, Orlando let their opponent shoot 45.5% from the field on 40 out of 88 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected 42 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Magic made 19 of 21 attempts for a rate of 90.5%. Orlando ended having earned a 54.3% field goal percentage (44 out of 81) and knocked down 12 of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Franz Wagner is a player who was important for the contest. He ended up scoring 28 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 39 mins and snagged 5 boards. Wagner shot 60.0% from the field and distributed 2 assists.

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Orlando comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 37-26 on the season. They turn it over 14.9 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Orlando is pulling in 42.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,557 dimes so far this season, which ranks 24th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Magic are connecting on 35.5% from downtown (690 of 1,945) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 111.4 pts per game (26th in basketball) while hitting 47.9% from the field.

On defense, the Magic are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.3 fouls. They are conceding 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 3rd in the NBA in opponents points per game (109.5). The Magic defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.4% (2,528 of 5,330) and they concede 40.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are 5th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,519 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Knicks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-100 when they played the Hawks. The Knicks snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Hawks were called for 13 fouls for the contest which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They were able to knock down 8 of them for a rate of 72.7%. When discussing three-point shots, New York made 16 of 52 tries (30.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Knicks walked away from this one shooting 38 for 99 from the floor which had them at 38.4%. The Knicks allowed the Hawks to convert 44 of 87 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 32.3% from 3-point land via 10 of 31 and ended up shooting 18 out of 23 at the charity stripe (78.3%). With respect to rebounding, New York allowed Atlanta to pull down 51 in total (13 offensive).

Donte DiVincenzo pitched in for the Knicks in this matchup. He buried 7 of 24 for the game for a field goal percentage of 29.2%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. DiVincenzo totaled 21 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 6 assists in this game.

New York has a record of 36-26 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Knicks are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which has them ranked 24th in the league. New York has earned 7,020 points so far this season (113.2 per contest) and they collect 45.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.0 times per game (29th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per game. The Knicks are committing 17.8 fouls every game and they hit 78.3% from the charity stripe.

The New York defense gives up 37.3% from downtown (803 of 2,155) and their opposition knocks down 75.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 26.0 dimes and 40.6 rebounds per contest, ranking them 10th and 2nd in the NBA. The Knicks on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the league in PPG allowed with 109.8. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (16th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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